If you don't see a CD-ROM entry in the Device Manger this would suggest that
your bios is not seeing your hardware. The reason could be as simple as a
detached cable. However you say you know it is working because you have tried
downloading Win Me. I assume from that that you mean you tried reinstalling
Win Me from the CD after booting to DOS using a floppy. This should mean that
it is being detected by the bios so I don't really understand why the Device
Manager can't see it.

You can check the bios settings by going into the bios setup when you first
boot your PC. How to access the bios varies from manufacturer to manufacturer
but the required key stroke(s) are usually displayed on the initial screen
when the system first boots which is the time when you can access the bios.
You cannot do so once the system has booted.

The specific key sequence is dependent upon the BIOS vendor and/or PC
manufacturer. Some common combinations include ....
F1
F2
Del
or less often,
Ctrl + Alt + Esc
Ctrl + Alt + Ins
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP

PS It's late here (gone 2.a.m.) so I probably won't be able to respond to any
follow up until tomorrow.



wrote:

When I go into my device manager there is no CD ROM listed
at all. And as far as when I turn my computer on I don't
seem to have everything list in black and white. So I'm
not sure if it is listed in my BIOS. But if it is listed
in my BIOS but not being detected anywhere else what can I
do? I do know the CD drive is still working because I
have tried redownloading WindowsME to see if it would make
a difference and it works then but only when starting
using the WindowsME startup diskette and the CD. But after
running WindowsME I'm back to not being able to use my cd
drive. I just don't know if this is fixable but I'm lost
without being able to use the CD drive where as I am
unable to load any other software. I have even tried
replacing the cd drive with another I had in the house but
no change.

Thanks for trying to help me

Shelly