Missing DVD Bug in Windows Vista Still Exists???
I still get regular comments on this post about the DVD bug I found in Windows Vista in January 2007. I thought it would be a good time to revisit this post and discuss this bug a bit further.
If I find it still exists, I will use my new position at Microsoft to try and get some answers for you guys.
The bug seems to have several variations but the main point is after you install Vista on a new computer, as an upgrade or clean install from a prior installed operating system, once it has finished installing, the computer seems to lose the disc drive.
The only resolution I have found so far is to put the computer to sleep and wake it back up, then it comes back. That’s hardly intuitive, so lets try and get some resolution.
The fact that my itty bitty ole blog has 28 comments on this particular post tells me it’s not a very isolated case.
I will be sending this blog post and question to the Windows Vista group at Microsoft tomorrow so stay tuned as I update the progress on it’s resolution. Let’s hope they say “Fixed in SP1!”
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I have the opposite issue: my DVD and CD-ROM drives disappear when I WAKE UP my PC from sleep. Then I have to completely reboot to get them back again. I’ve tried the Upper/Lower Filter registry fix as well, no luck.
I was hoping SP1 would fix this, but I’m still having the problem.
Yep, definitely still exists. On my system I have tried the registry fix (upperfilters and lowerfilters), tried removing the update that has been known to cause problems, and removed both the drive and the IDE controller from device manager so that they reinstall. All to no avail. After a reboot, or a search for new hardware, the drive is there, any attempt to access the drive, and it disappears from device manager on up. The drive works fine in XP on the same machine (I have a dual-boot setup), so I doubt it’s a hardware issue. It used to work fine, and the list of things that have changed between me using the drive successfully, and noticing the fault are as follows:
Upgraded PSU from a 450W to an 850W.
Added a new graphics card in the primary PCI slot and moved the old graphics card to the secondary PCI slot. This needed new drivers from ATI.
Changed the cable connecting the DVD-Drive for a neater one in an attempt to clean up the wiring inside the box.
Switched over the drive-indicator light connectors, so that the light worked (I had originally had the two connectors on the wrong pins).
And lastly, installed SP1
Cable would have been my first thought, if it didn’t work perfectly in XP.