The usual time I see this error is when you load a piece of software
that emulates a CD.
Something got loaded that is preventing the system fro
reading/addressing the CD machine.
Stewart
At 09:20 AM 10/2/2008, you wrote:
The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39) This time, the
This is a follow-up of the original message about a failed optical drive
on a custom-built PC.
My freshman daughter in college reported that her optical drive --
CD/DVD burner -- was unusable, didn't appear in My Computer, and gave an
error message Windows cannot load the device driver for
Well, I think we can say at this point both drives are probably fine.
Something in that Windows install is corrupt. You can't just go into
Device Manager, uninstall the drive, then let the found new hardware
wizard install it on the next boot?
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 7:47 PM, Robert [EMAIL
