> You could check this out:
>
> Win XP Fixes: Restore CD/DVD Drives to Explorer
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_cd_dvd_fix.htm
>
> You can no longer access the CD drive or the DVD drive, or you receive an
> error message after you remove a CD recording program or a DVD recording
> program in Windows XP: "error code 31"
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060
>
>
>
> "Mikemiller80" discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D6A0F435-ACEB-4941-B99B-67952A045312@microsoft.com...

>> I don't know if anyone is going to reply to this since the posting is
>> four
>> years old. I can't seem to find out how to post my question that somewhat
>> relates to this posting. But I guess its worth a try.
>>
>> I don't know when the DVD/CD-ROM drive disappered, but it did. I looked
>> under device manager and it does show there. I've done the fix that is
>> below,
>> but it did not do anything for my situation. So again, nothing showing
>> under
>> My Computer, nothing in Device Manager/Disk Drives. How do I get the
>> drivers
>> reinstalled?
>>
>> I am running XP Home Edition
>>
>> "Kumaran" wrote:
>>

>>> Dear experts,
>>> I'm having Win XP Pro + SP2 in my COMPAQ laptop.
>>>
>>> I have installed SP5 for Visual Studio 6.0, after that DVD drive had
>>> disappeared from the windows explorer. When I checked with "Device
>>> Manager",
>>> it says driver files are corrupt ( Error code: 39 ).
>>>
>>> I tried following methods to fix the problems.
>>>
>>> - I tried "System Restore", but it did not fix the problem.
>>>
>>> - I uninstalled and reinstalled the driver, but again says driver files
>>> are
>>> corrupted ( code: 39)
>>>
>>> - I looked at the DVD drive manufacturer's website, it says there is no
>>> special driver available and
>>> the XP OS itself provides it. For the same reason, I could not get
>>> the
>>> driver from COMPAQ also.
>>>
>>> - Fortunately, I had complete XP installation files, but unfortunately
>>> when
>>> I attempted for reinstallation,
>>> it quits by saying that I already have a more recent version than the
>>> one
>>> currently being installed.
>>>
>>> How can I fix this problem.
>>> Will reinstalling SP2 solve the problem ?
>>> Is there any standard DVD / CD-ROM driver download available for XP Pro
>>> ?
>>>
>>> Experts, kindly help me.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Kumaran