I installed a DVD-ROM drive to my W2K-Pro machine which already had a
working DC-ROM drive installed and working. Both the CD-ROM and DVD-ROM
drives are listed in Computer Management's Logical Drives listing. How
do I get Windows Explorer to recognize the existence of this added drive?

Thanks, in advance, for any advice.

Does it appear as a CD-rom? Does it have a drive letter assigned? Did
you install DVD software?

henriJ wrote:

> I installed a DVD-ROM drive to my W2K-Pro machine which already had a
> working DC-ROM drive installed and working. Both the CD-ROM and DVD-ROM
> drives are listed in Computer Management's Logical Drives listing. How
> do I get Windows Explorer to recognize the existence of this added drive?
>
> Thanks, in advance, for any advice.

Thanks for your response.

The new DVD-ROM drives appears in Win2K-Pro Computer Management's
logical drive list and has a drive letter assigned. I wasn't able to
install the DVD-ROM software (from Plextor) because it is on a DVD-ROM
disk and my existing CD-ROM drive won't read DVD-ROM disks and because
Windows Explorer, which does not show the existence of the new DVD-ROM
drive, won't let me bring the DVD drive up.

HenriJ


Bob I wrote:

> Does it appear as a CD-rom? Does it have a drive letter assigned? Did
> you install DVD software?
>
> henriJ wrote:
>
>> I installed a DVD-ROM drive to my W2K-Pro machine which already had a
>> working DC-ROM drive installed and working. Both the CD-ROM and
>> DVD-ROM drives are listed in Computer Management's Logical Drives
>> listing. How do I get Windows Explorer to recognize the existence of
>> this added drive?
>>
>> Thanks, in advance, for any advice.
>
>

If no errors in Device manager then I wonder if you have hidden the
Drive letter that is assigned to the drive? Get TweakUI and unhide any
drive letters.

henriJ wrote:

> Thanks for your response.
>
> The new DVD-ROM drives appears in Win2K-Pro Computer Management's
> logical drive list and has a drive letter assigned. I wasn't able to
> install the DVD-ROM software (from Plextor) because it is on a DVD-ROM
> disk and my existing CD-ROM drive won't read DVD-ROM disks and because
> Windows Explorer, which does not show the existence of the new DVD-ROM
> drive, won't let me bring the DVD drive up.
>
> HenriJ
>
>
> Bob I wrote:
>
>> Does it appear as a CD-rom? Does it have a drive letter assigned? Did
>> you install DVD software?
>>
>> henriJ wrote:
>>
>>> I installed a DVD-ROM drive to my W2K-Pro machine which already had a
>>> working DC-ROM drive installed and working. Both the CD-ROM and
>>> DVD-ROM drives are listed in Computer Management's Logical Drives
>>> listing. How do I get Windows Explorer to recognize the existence of
>>> this added drive?
>>>
>>> Thanks, in advance, for any advice.
>>
>>
>>

TweakUI certainly fixed the problem. That is a new one for me. Many
thanks.

How on earth did the drive letter get hidden in the first place? I
certainly didn't knowingly hide the drive letter.

With Windows, one learns something new every day .....


Bob I wrote:
> If no errors in Device manager then I wonder if you have hidden the
> Drive letter that is assigned to the drive? Get TweakUI and unhide any
> drive letters.
>
> henriJ wrote:
>
>> Thanks for your response.
>>
>> The new DVD-ROM drives appears in Win2K-Pro Computer Management's
>> logical drive list and has a drive letter assigned. I wasn't able to
>> install the DVD-ROM software (from Plextor) because it is on a DVD-ROM
>> disk and my existing CD-ROM drive won't read DVD-ROM disks and because
>> Windows Explorer, which does not show the existence of the new DVD-ROM
>> drive, won't let me bring the DVD drive up.
>>
>> HenriJ
>>
>>
>> Bob I wrote:
>>
>>> Does it appear as a CD-rom? Does it have a drive letter assigned? Did
>>> you install DVD software?
>>>
>>> henriJ wrote:
>>>
>>>> I installed a DVD-ROM drive to my W2K-Pro machine which already had
>>>> a working DC-ROM drive installed and working. Both the CD-ROM and
>>>> DVD-ROM drives are listed in Computer Management's Logical Drives
>>>> listing. How do I get Windows Explorer to recognize the existence
>>>> of this added drive?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, in advance, for any advice.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>

I don't have an answer for that, but it pops up occasionally, so with
the criteria specified, that's a suggested "fix".

henriJ wrote:
> TweakUI certainly fixed the problem. That is a new one for me. Many
> thanks.
>
> How on earth did the drive letter get hidden in the first place? I
> certainly didn't knowingly hide the drive letter.
>
> With Windows, one learns something new every day .....
>
>
> Bob I wrote:
>
>> If no errors in Device manager then I wonder if you have hidden the
>> Drive letter that is assigned to the drive? Get TweakUI and unhide any
>> drive letters.
>>
>> henriJ wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for your response.
>>>
>>> The new DVD-ROM drives appears in Win2K-Pro Computer Management's
>>> logical drive list and has a drive letter assigned. I wasn't able to
>>> install the DVD-ROM software (from Plextor) because it is on a
>>> DVD-ROM disk and my existing CD-ROM drive won't read DVD-ROM disks
>>> and because Windows Explorer, which does not show the existence of
>>> the new DVD-ROM drive, won't let me bring the DVD drive up.
>>>
>>> HenriJ
>>>
>>>
>>> Bob I wrote:
>>>
>>>> Does it appear as a CD-rom? Does it have a drive letter assigned?
>>>> Did you install DVD software?
>>>>
>>>> henriJ wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I installed a DVD-ROM drive to my W2K-Pro machine which already had
>>>>> a working DC-ROM drive installed and working. Both the CD-ROM and
>>>>> DVD-ROM drives are listed in Computer Management's Logical Drives
>>>>> listing. How do I get Windows Explorer to recognize the existence
>>>>> of this added drive?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks, in advance, for any advice.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>