My computer Vista no bed no DVD or my CD Sims 3 How can I fix.

Initially, the computer finds my Sims 3 Cd and allowed the installation but then I had to get out so I put the computer vista on sleep when I came back the computer wouldn't wake up I did an auto-stop (i juice that held the power button to turn off) when I rebooted the computer's DVD, and sims 3 were not dectected the saying are computer 'E '. ': / APPLICATION WAS NOT FOUND. I did a disk clean up and installed the new software which does not solve the problem, how can I get the DVD RW drive works again

I would be very grateful for your suggestions.

Muti man,
Thank you for visiting the Microsoft Answers community forum.

Here are several different fixes for this type of problem because it can be caused by different things.  If none of these fixes work, try uninstalling the drive completely, including the drivers and any third party software you have, then restart and reinstall everything burning.

Your CD or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/314060 (filters)

Drive CD - R or CD - RW Drive is not recognized as a recordable device
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/316529/

CD/DVD drive does not appear in Windows Vista, or you receive this error during the installation of Windows Vista after booting from the DVD (AHCI)
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/952951

When you insert a CD or a DVD, Windows Vista may not recognize the disc
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/939052

Let us know if you need more information.
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