Corrupted or lost d rive

Code 39Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)Recommended resolution

Reasons for this error include a driver that is not present; a binary file that is corrupted; a file I/O problem, or a driver that references an entry point in another binary file that could not be loaded.

Uninstall the driver, and then click Scan for hardware changes to reinstall or upgrade the driver.

On the General Properties tab of the device, click Troubleshoot to start the Troubleshooting Wizard.

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I had a similar error, and the problem also showed on on the 'virtual drives' with the error in the device manager. I know that the drives work fine, and the virtual drives being messed up further proves it is some type of driver error. I uninstalled the drives.. rebooted, reinstalled the drivers, rebooted and still have the same error message.. EXCEPT the error code is 41, not 39.

While reformatting and reinstalling windows would probably fix the problem, it would be a lot easier to just fix this problem without going through migration of the settings for each user to the new installation, and installing the 50 GB worth of programs installed on the system. (and imagine activating a lot of them over again also (eg Adobe CS2, Acrobat 7, Install Shield 11, etc...)

To fix this problem, I performed the following:


Start Registry Editor (Start, Run and type in regedit then click)

Find "UpperFilters" and "LowerFilters" (and "UpperFilters.bak" "LowerFilters.bak", if they exist) value under the following key in the registry, and delete it:

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

Quit Registry Editor.

Reboot.

NOTE: You might need to reinstall any CD recording apps you have, if they start to not work completely, after doing this.



Good Luck, Please dont for get to Vote, Thank You.

It should tell you the exact name of the missing driver and you can replace it. Or, reinstall windows over top of itself as a repair. It should replace the missing driver.

Follow this article to fix the issue..

http://www.pchell.com/hardware/cd_drive_error_code_39.shtml

Thank you for the replies,

Part of the problem is that I don't have any of the CD's that go to the computer. I don't have the Window XP anymore, and I don't have the cd with the drivers, so I am not sure how I would reinstall the driver once I delete it.
Let me know if I uninstall, how do I reinstall without the driver disk.
If you could with step by step, I am no where near a pro at this, maybe just a little computer illiterate.
I really do appreciate the fast reponse and help.
Thanks again!