How to Enable or Disable CD/DVD ROM (Win XP/Vista/7/8)
Click Start, and then click Run.
2 In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
3 Locate, and then click the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\cdrom
4 In the right pane, double-click Start. Then change the Value data box to 1 in order to enable the CD/DVD-ROM or to 4 to disable. Also make sure that the Hexadecimal checkbox is selected. Finally click OK.
5 Restart your PC and check if the CD/DVD-ROM is enabled/disabled accordingly.
Method 2::#
1 Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories, then right click on Command Prompt and select “Run as administrator”
2 In the Command Prompt write the following command and press enter:
To Enable CD/DVD-Rom:
3 Restart your PC and check if the CD/DVD-ROM is enabled/disabled accordingly.
2 In the Command Prompt write the following command and press enter:
To Enable CD/DVD-Rom:
reg add HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\cdrom /t REG_DWORD /v "Start" /d 1 /fTo Disable CD/DVD-Rom:
reg add HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\cdrom /t REG_DWORD /v "Start" /d 4 /f
3 Restart your PC and check if the CD/DVD-ROM is enabled/disabled accordingly.
