How do I get the missing cd/dvd icon to return in computer?

Click start control panel administration tools computer management device manager scroll down cd-dvd rom drives you might see a yellow question /exclamation mark ? ! or a red X right click to update driver

you might have to physically unplug the leads for this cd/dvd restart your computer then plug them back this should activate the found new hardware wizard

if this does not fix the problem it might be a registry problem if you cant see your disk drive in windows explorer
Close all open programs

Click on Start, Run, and type regedit and press Enter
Click on the plus signs (+) next to the following folders

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

SYSTEM

CurrentControlSet

Control

Class

{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

This folder is the DVD/CD-ROM Drive Class Description in the registry. Look for any of the following names in the right hand column.

Upper Filters

Lower Filters

Upper Filters.bak

Lower Filters.bak

If any of the above keys shown in step 4 are listed, right-click on them and choose Delete

After deleting the keys, close the registry editor
Reboot your computer
Open My Computer and check to see if your CD or DVD drives have returned. You may also want to open Device Manager and verify that the yellow exclamation and error code on the CD or DVD drive is gone.

hope it helps

its saying drivers missing the icon of dvd drive in my computers is not showing

Go to Control Panel/System/Hardware, delete the CD-ROM, and reboot so the system can find it again. If it doesn't come back after the reboot, then try physically detaching and reattaching the drive (with the power off, of course).

Hi there,
Just reinstall Itunes again, you do it in this way :
Go to "Start" and then "control Panel" and then "Add and remove programs". Here you find the icon were it is writed ITunes, highlight it and choose to uninstall it.
Uninstall Itunes, reboot the computer, install itunes, thats it :O)

Have a nice day
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Use the net to download driver. Then you can try using your drive. Otherwise your drive may have gone defective itself not allowing windows to see it.

try dell.com for driver downloads for your drive.

or uninstall it from your device manager and reboot and it might fix itself

The triggers determining the slave was set to master with the CD rom drive as well...so I had two master drives...kind've stupid. Everything is now working properly!

right click my computer, properties, hardware tab, click device manager, highlight computer icon, click action, then click scan for hardware devices, let it scan it should find, i hope this works please give me your feed back if this works ok.. thnx se ya, fixya.

To solve this Code 39 error, follow these instructions:
NOTE: After removing these registry keys and rebooting, it may be necessary to reinstall any CD or DVD recording applications.
1) Close all open programs

2) Click on Start, Run, and type REGEDIT and press Enter

3) Click on the plus signs (+) next to the following folders

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
• SYSTEM
• CurrentControlSet
• Control
• Class
• {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

4) This folder is the DVD/CD-ROM Drive Class Description in the registry. Look for any of the following names in the right hand column.

• UpperFilters
• LowerFilters
• UpperFilters.bak
• LowerFilters.bak

5) If any of the above keys shown in step 4 are listed, right-click on them and choose Delete

6) After deleting the keys, close the Registry Editor

7) Reboot your computer

8) Open My Computer and check to see if your CD or DVD drives have returned. You may also want to open Device Manager and verify that the yellow exclamation and error code on the CD or DVD drive is gone.

Another possible CD/DVD issue you may want to investigate

(1) Check bios for detection if detected continue the following steps else DVD is gone or you can remove test it in other system.

(2) You can manually DVD from control panel by clicking add new hardware wizard, continue the step.

(3) last option try install your operating system agin.