For those of you who feel uncomfortable editing the registry manually, download the attached archive and extract it. If you are unsure on how to open the archive, use the instructions from
here and continue. After you have extracted the archive, you should obtain a file labeled
Fix CD Drive.reg. Double-click on the file and you will be asked whether you want to import the information into the registry or not. Answer
Yes to the prompt and sometime later another dialog box will pop up informing you that the operation was successful. After you have done the above, reboot your computer. You should now be able to access and use your CD drive.
Fix CD Drive.zip Note: Using the above registry fix might cause some programs to dysfunction or work incorrectly. In that case, please reinstall the affected programs to resolve their respective errors.