CD Drive Keeps Vanishing From My Computer Drives On Reboots - Windows 98se

[pierangler]

I just finished a fresh installation of Windows 98se on a vintage HP Vectra VEi7 computer - it was released in 1999.  Everything is working perfectly - all devices with assigned drivers.  The only issue that I cannot resolve is that the CD Drive icon does not show up in My Computer along with all of the other drives.  I can use Add New Hardware to find the CD Drive - it finds it instantly - and add it.  It then shows up as a drive in My Computer.  But, when I reboot or restart the computer, the CD Drive icon is missing again.

 

Anyone have a tip on how to get this fixed!

[Dixel]

"The CD, DVD or Blu-ray Disc optical drive icon is missing from the My Computer window"

https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/articles/00029863

[pangoomis]

Try different SiS IDE Drivers, this might be helpful:

https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/hp-vectra-vei-7#downloads

[SweetLow]

>in My Computer 

First check that CD-ROM drive is present in Device Manager after reboot (better in hardrware tree view mode, of course).