Loss of D drive

Hi, I was online abt 3 mths ago which you helped me out with some viruses . Since then it has come to my attention that I have had trouble with my cd rom. Previouly I would have to manually load up the disc via "my computer." … ( as I would see the disc symbol) …now I dont see anything when I put the disc in the cd drive . Pls help thanks

If the cdrom is not seen in My Computer One of these may help:
1. Uninstall the drive through Device Manager.
Restart computer. The drive will be automatically reinstalled.
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2. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060
Restart computer.
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3. Download, and run Restore Missing CD Drive patch
Double click on cdgone.zip to unzip it.
Right click on cdgone.reg, click Merge.
Accept registry merge.
Restart computer.
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4. Go to Device Manager, click a "+" sign next to IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers.
You'll see two items:
- ATA Channel0 (or Primary Channel)
- ATA Channel1 (or Secondary Channel)
Right click on each of them, and click Uninstall. Confirm.
Restart Windows. They'll be automatically reinstalled.
5. Go to Microsoft's site http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cd_dvd_drive_problems and follow the steps.
6. Try the guide at this link http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982116

Thank's to Broni for the instructions

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