cdrom missing

[AVERY]

hi everyone i think i messed up and need help i have win xp
while in the regestry i deled a few keys ,which i should not have

long story short in my computer my cdrom and cd burner no longer show up hep me get them back

thank you

[DougL]

Hi Avery

have you tried system restore?

[AVERY]

problem system quite working a few days ago

thanks for the reply

[GaryRouth]

Avery

I think what Doug meant was have you been able to try the System Restore feature that is built-in to Windows XP: this program could restore missing system files and registry settings to a time prior to your cd-drives disappearance.

If you have Windows 2000, rather than Windows XP, you can try booting from your Windows 2000 installation disk and selecting the "repair" option.
. . . post back if none of this helps
. . . Gary

[AVERY]

my system restore thats built in went on the blink a few days ago
so i unable to go back to a previous date, restore progress bar shows restoring files and almost when completed freezes
any is appreciated
thanks

[glc]

Try booting with the XP cd and doing a repair. Even though the CD is not seen in XP itself, it should still boot with it, that's a BIOS function.