Uninstalling CD drive?

TyphoonXP · 01-11-2009, 06:32 PM

How do I uninstall my cd/dvd drive so that it reinstalls when I reboot computer?
Its playing audio cd's but not dvd's.. :S It used to play DVDS.

The computer hasnt got the internet on it, so will it reinstall the cd/dvd driver on its own? without net access?
cheers.

rbalaji · 01-11-2009, 06:40 PM

Go to Control panel->system. Click on the hardware tab and then device manager. Click on the "+" next to CD/DVD drives, choose the one you want to uninstall, right-click and choose uninstall. When you reboot windows, it should detect the drive as new hardware and reinstall the appropriate driver. You do not need to be connected to the internet for this as long as you are happy with the windows default driver for this drive. If you want to update the driver after it is installed, you need to be connected to the net.

rbalaji · 01-11-2009, 06:41 PM

Oh, and BTW, if you don't find a "system" in control panel, click on "switch to classic view" in the left hand pane.

TyphoonXP · 01-11-2009, 06:45 PM

Thats all sorted, uninstalled CD/DVD one and "Disc Drives" but still only CD's will play and not DVDs.. :(

rbalaji · 01-11-2009, 06:49 PM

Can you post the exact model number of the drive? Have you tried it with many DVD's or just one? If just one, does that DVD play on other computers or other DVD drives?

dai · 01-12-2009, 08:41 AM

do you have a dvd software player installed

TyphoonXP · 01-12-2009, 09:43 AM

I installed powerDVD because it has a decoder built in... still no luck.
Where is the model number?
Thx

dai · 01-12-2009, 09:48 PM

check in properties for the drive in the device manager

TyphoonXP · 01-13-2009, 12:37 PM

in devmgr, I get CD/DVD drive and some other drive when I expand the CD/DVD rom part.

Ravaroo · 01-13-2009, 01:44 PM

Is it the dvd drive that is not playing the DVD or is it the playback software such as windows media player? Are you getting sound but no video? You may not have the proper video codecs installed to view video.

TyphoonXP · 01-13-2009, 01:53 PM

I'm getting nothing at-all..

No program opens it when dvd is put in

dai · 01-13-2009, 10:25 PM

can you browse the disk from the run box

TyphoonXP · 01-14-2009, 03:43 PM

How'd I do that?

dai · 01-14-2009, 04:12 PM

put the disk in
bring up the run box
click on browse

TyphoonXP · 01-15-2009, 06:14 PM

run box?? sorry, im stupid with comps

dai · 01-16-2009, 06:36 AM

press the windows +R keys and the run box will pop up

01-11-2009, 06:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
TyphoonXP Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Windsor Posts: 15 OS: XP	Uninstalling CD drive? How do I uninstall my cd/dvd drive so that it reinstalls when I reboot computer? Its playing audio cd's but not dvd's.. :S It used to play DVDS. The computer hasnt got the internet on it, so will it reinstall the cd/dvd driver on its own? without net access? cheers.

01-11-2009, 06:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
rbalaji Tech, Microsoft Support Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,193 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: Uninstalling CD drive? Go to Control panel->system. Click on the hardware tab and then device manager. Click on the "+" next to CD/DVD drives, choose the one you want to uninstall, right-click and choose uninstall. When you reboot windows, it should detect the drive as new hardware and reinstall the appropriate driver. You do not need to be connected to the internet for this as long as you are happy with the windows default driver for this drive. If you want to update the driver after it is installed, you need to be connected to the net. __________________ Balaji Ramanathan Computers - You can't live with them, you can't live without them!

01-11-2009, 06:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
rbalaji Tech, Microsoft Support Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,193 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: Uninstalling CD drive? Oh, and BTW, if you don't find a "system" in control panel, click on "switch to classic view" in the left hand pane. __________________ Balaji Ramanathan Computers - You can't live with them, you can't live without them!

01-11-2009, 06:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
TyphoonXP Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Windsor Posts: 15 OS: XP	Re: Uninstalling CD drive? Thats all sorted, uninstalled CD/DVD one and "Disc Drives" but still only CD's will play and not DVDs.. :( __________________ VB 6 - Leet Coder :]

01-11-2009, 06:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
rbalaji Tech, Microsoft Support Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,193 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: Uninstalling CD drive? Can you post the exact model number of the drive? Have you tried it with many DVD's or just one? If just one, does that DVD play on other computers or other DVD drives? __________________ Balaji Ramanathan Computers - You can't live with them, you can't live without them!

01-12-2009, 08:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,664 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Uninstalling CD drive? do you have a dvd software player installed __________________

01-12-2009, 09:43 AM	#7 (permalink)
TyphoonXP Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Windsor Posts: 15 OS: XP	Re: Uninstalling CD drive? I installed powerDVD because it has a decoder built in... still no luck. Where is the model number? Thx __________________ VB 6 - Leet Coder :]

01-12-2009, 09:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,664 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Uninstalling CD drive? check in properties for the drive in the device manager __________________

01-13-2009, 12:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
TyphoonXP Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Windsor Posts: 15 OS: XP	Re: Uninstalling CD drive? in devmgr, I get CD/DVD drive and some other drive when I expand the CD/DVD rom part. __________________ VB 6 - Leet Coder :]

01-13-2009, 01:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
Ravaroo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 8 OS: XP sp 2	Re: Uninstalling CD drive? Is it the dvd drive that is not playing the DVD or is it the playback software such as windows media player? Are you getting sound but no video? You may not have the proper video codecs installed to view video.

01-13-2009, 01:53 PM	#11 (permalink)
TyphoonXP Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Windsor Posts: 15 OS: XP	Re: Uninstalling CD drive? I'm getting nothing at-all.. No program opens it when dvd is put in __________________ VB 6 - Leet Coder :]

01-13-2009, 10:25 PM	#12 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,664 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Uninstalling CD drive? can you browse the disk from the run box __________________

01-14-2009, 03:43 PM	#13 (permalink)
TyphoonXP Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Windsor Posts: 15 OS: XP	Re: Uninstalling CD drive? How'd I do that? __________________ VB 6 - Leet Coder :]

01-14-2009, 04:12 PM	#14 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,664 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Uninstalling CD drive? put the disk in bring up the run box click on browse __________________

01-15-2009, 06:14 PM	#15 (permalink)
TyphoonXP Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Windsor Posts: 15 OS: XP	Re: Uninstalling CD drive? run box?? sorry, im stupid with comps __________________ VB 6 - Leet Coder :]

01-16-2009, 06:36 AM	#16 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,664 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Uninstalling CD drive? press the windows +R keys and the run box will pop up __________________