I found a way to get my optical drives back after removing the SONY rootkit without reinstalling the OS!
You are going to kick yourselves after I tell you.
Reinstall the CDROM drivers and check the Device Manager to make sure the IDE Channel dosen't have an error tag. If it does let Windows reinstall the driver for you and viola your optical drives are yours again!
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I found a way to get my optical drives back after removing the SONY rootkit without reinstalling the OS! You are going to kick yourselves after I tell you. Reinstall the CDROM drivers and check the Device Manager to make sure the IDE Channel dosen't have an error tag. If it does let Windows reinstall the driver for you and viola your optical drives are yours again!