Corrupted DVD driver

[I-vis]

My DVD driver on my Samsung Vista laptop has got corrupted so I can't see my DVD drive. I've tried going in to Safe mode then uninstalling the driver and
then allowing Vista to load the driver up on reboot. But it's still
corrupted. I can't find the right drivers. Please help me

Maybe the following artcicle would be worth a look:

(314060) Your CD drive or DVD drive is missing
or is not recognized by Windows or other programs
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060/en-us

Could be:

- the controller driver, not the driver for the optical drive, check the
properties of the cable in device manager.
- a dirty lens in the drive, suspect this if CD's work and DVD's don't, a
lens cleaner disk may help
- a faulty drive, so reinstalling is pointless, it would need to be replaced

[Frank Hope]

Just to go back to the origin of this thread.

I have loaded the Freecom software that came with the Freecom 500GB external hard disk on 3 machines using Vista and in all instances it corrupted either the DVD or the USB ports. It was never clear whether the drivers were corrupted since the Vista Driver Manager reported the drivers as correct. The problem appeared to be that the operating system could not load them.

The only solution was to re-install the operating system from scratch and rebuild the systems.

Both MESH and Lenovo technical suspport resorted to this recovery option.

[slabstick]

Hey donsand,
Thank you so much. Your solution to fix a corrupt dvd drive was right on the mark. It worked flawlessly. I really appreciate people like yourself that have a knowledge of computers and troubleshooting. I'm pretty much a novice at this and have searched the Internet for several days for a solution to this. Most places i found want to charge peolpe for this service. I knew with a little persistance i could find the answer and, your post was it. Thanks again and i will always come back here for some good advice. slabstick