How to enable CD/DVD drive? It is not listed in "My Computer"!

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Published on 2010-04-16T03:57:40Z Indexed on 2010/04/16 4:03 UTC
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Hi,

I just got a laptop from a friend. The CD/DVD drive is not present in "My Computer"! But the tray comes out when I press the button and everything.

I remember long time ago, enabling it by changing some registry value, but I forgot which one.

Can someone help me enable my CD/DVD drive?

Thanks.

[P.S. I have administrator privileges]

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