found this, worked http://www.indiabroadband.net/bsnl-broadband/2482-my-cdrom-icon-missing-my-computer-exclamation-mark-device-manger.html
tallyho At 09:47 PM 3/17/2008, FORC5 Poked the stick with: >Have a system ( older HP ) lady updated ME to XP pro. cd rom has the infamous >yellow mark in device manager. deleting it just re detects the same. drive >works on boot ( can boot to it and use it ) > >I recall some kind of a bug years ago with ez creator but I thought that was >when uninstalling in w2k but I'm a little fuzzy on that. she does have ez 6 >installed. > >Barring a format/re install any suggestions appreciated. Have googled to death >with no luck but I am lucky that way. > >fp >thanks > > >-- >Tallyho ! ]:8) >Taglines below ! >-- >This door is baroque; please call Bach later. -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- This door is baroque; please call Bach later.