Windows 8 Does not recognize my dvd/bluray drive

Anonymous
2012-11-22T18:35:01+00:00

Specifically my LG Bluray writer which uses which uses cyberlink powerdvd 10 programming cannot seem to recognize my graphics driver.  I was told by LG support that the problem can be solved using the troubleshooter found at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982116.

The troubleshooter, however, does not work with windows 8.  I am hesitant to mess around the registry unless someone has had this problem and has fixed it.

Can someone please let me know if the windows 7 solution for this problem is the same solution for windows 8?

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-05-30T20:01:52+00:00

    thank you sooooooooo much Manish.

    i did everything to get back my blue-ray drive to show up in my desktop ..... tried everything.

    the only solution that worked for me was your advise.

    big thanks bro.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-01-17T19:01:40+00:00

    Thank you overmuch Ben ! ! !

    Solved my huge problem.

    /Vejling

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-01-19T04:53:36+00:00

    I am still lost. I had to buy an external DVD RW so I could continue installing my media to the windows 8 machine. My internal DVD RW was working fine until I upgraded. I have tried the red edit, and the high and low bs, and even swapped to many different SATA ports on the motherboard , ASUS M5A97, it has 6 SATA Ports. In the BIOS it mentions the SATA connections and there was a choice between AHCI and IDE, I have tried both settings for the TSS DVD RW and it wont read or write a disc, it does show in explorer. I cannot understand how Windows 8 can see the drive but won't allow it to function.

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-01-19T16:25:40+00:00

    Hi,

    Do you have iTunes or PowerDVD ? 

    You might try checking the Permissions for the drive to make sure something weird didn't happen.

    Try going to Device Manager, right click on the drive, select Uninstall, and reboot...

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