Windows 10: has anybody kept losing their DVD drives or external DVD drives since 2004 update

Discus and support has anybody kept losing their DVD drives or external DVD drives since 2004 update in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; has anybody kept losing their DVD drives or external DVD I don't know if its since the lastest version that I keep getting registry corruption... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by MarkPerry2, Nov 25, 2020.

  1. has anybody kept losing their DVD drives or external DVD drives since 2004 update


    has anybody kept losing their DVD drives or external DVD


    I don't know if its since the lastest version that I keep getting registry corruption messages, I uninstall them restart and they work only to drop off again.

    First my laptop DVD so I tried my ext DVD and ext Blu-ray a minute ago and now their copping the same **** as well.

    I turned it off tonight been bedtime.


    But is anybody experiencing or have experienced have this because I'm getting frustrated and panicky that I can't find an answer to this.


    Only since this 2002 update a few days ago which I was told by the status bar I'll have to restart so I stupidly did have things started going wrong, I got PD that it took 20 GB driving me down to 99 GB then some smarty said get rid of the Old Windows folder, I didn't think hoe stupid it might be but i let Disk Cleanup have a clean I tried with all ticks and got my 20 GB back, discovered the Old Windows folder gone so thought i played with some discs which I hadn't played for 2 months and now this **** has started.


    The reason I got PD is that my old Windows 7 kept getting automatic updates and couldnt get rid of them that over time it accumulated up to 60 GB, and now the same scenario is going to happen and with around 120 GB and if I don't deal with it gulp I'll have no GB left.


    Should I reinstall windows shouldi go back to the shop and get it fixed.


    Toshiba Tecra C 50 e

    Windows 10 pro 2002, 64 bit, SDD

    Please help

    :)
     
    MarkPerry2, Nov 25, 2020
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  2. Windows 10 and External DVD drive

    Hi,

    Thank you for keeping us posted.

    I would suggest you to open the device manager and check if the drive shows up in device manager.

    Follow the steps given below:

    1. Press Windows key + R to open the run command.

    2. Type devmgmt.msc and press enter to open device manager.

    3. Expand DVD/CD-Rom drives and check if the external DVD drive is listed.

    4. If so, right click on it and uninstall it.

    5. Restart the computer.

    Let us know the result.
     
    Wungraileng Vashi, Nov 25, 2020
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    c_C Win User
    DVD Drive issues.

    The games used to run, now apparently the disks don't even read.

    Go to Device Manager and remove the DVD
    Scan for hardware changes and update driver as OS suggests

    Still not working?

    1) Clean the heads.
    2) Run a diagnostic program on the drive.

    Nothing else has changed about your system aside from the OS?

    Revert to XP Home, assuming you don't find the source of the problem in steps above.
     
  4. has anybody kept losing their DVD drives or external DVD drives since 2004 update

    External CD/DVD Drive

    Hello everyone,

    I'm new on the forum, and I have a quick question.
    I have a Toshiba Satellite X200 laptop, it has been dropped and the cd/dvd drive will not read anything, it just sounds like it is loading, and blinks yellow.
    I'm going to get an external cd/dvd drive for now until the laptop is taken in (if warranty isn't over).
    Is there any specific external cd/dvd drives you guys know are compatible with the Satellite X200? Or will I not have a problem with compatibility.

    Appreciate it,
    Jeremy.
     
    Desperado1, Nov 25, 2020
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