DVD-ROM disappeared under Windows-7
- by hometoast
Windows-7 (build 7100) has forgotten about and refused to recognize that I have an optical drive attached. Linux LiveCD sees it (sees it and it boots from it), so it's isolated to the Windows installation.
I do have VirtualCloneDrive installed. But I know I had access to the optical drive after the installation of that. Only recently did I try to rip an iso image for mounting in a VM.
I do not see the device under device manager (Start,Run,"devmgmt.msc").
I really do not want to do a fresh install. What are my next steps?