If you got the driver from anywhere other than Sony, that could be your problem.
Upgraded Sony VAIO from Vista to Windows 7, DVD drive no longer appears. Went to the Device Manager and the following message appears:
"Windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration information (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged. (Code 19)"
Tried to update the driver to no avail. Are there any other solutions?

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