Drive not detected or missing after install

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Issue

After installing a Roxio burning product, hard drives or disc writers may occasionally become not detected, unrecognized, or disappear.


Resolution

Note: This issue was resolved in Creator 8 and higher. Visit the Roxio Upgrade Center for the latest version of Creator or call our Inside Sales Team at 1-877-697-6946 (Monday - Friday, 9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M., EST - excluding Roxio holidays).

After installing Easy CD Creator 5 or Easy CD and DVD Creator 6 in Windows 2000 or Windows XP, sometimes Windows no longer shows any of you DVD or CD Drives. Click here for instructions to fix this problem.

If you have Easy CD and DVD Creator 6 and this doesn't solve the problem for you and your Windows Device Manger reports a "Code 31" with your DVD or CD's, click here for more troubleshooting tips.

Other Suggestions:

  • Microsoft also has a general KB article regarding this issue here.
  • You can also resolve this issue by upgrading to the latest version of Easy Media Creator here.

Related Articles:

Resolving General Burning Issues
CD/DVD Recorders Supported by EMC 7


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Last Update : 6/4/2009

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