Tests.... Windows Vista and Excel

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Another stumbling point to a Vista instillation. DiscDrive not recognising a disc when put in
(Possibly also connected external disc drive not showing at all)
In this case a machine (Acer Aspire 6530G) , originally Vista, but updated to Windows 7, ( and a new extra hard drive installed, currently holding a large amount of pictures)
It appears to show the disc drive , either the internal oone or one connected via a USB, but strangely nothing is shown if I insert a disc.
If you further navigate around the File Explorer / Windows / Device Manager you may see a yellow exclamation point and possibly some of the errors talked about here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...other-programs :
MicrosoftSymbol Computer DiscDrive.JPG : https://imgur.com/4J1WrXX , https://imgur.com/IurxW5Y
DiscDrive RightMouseClick Propertes.JPG : https://imgur.com/Eq11qrB
DiscDriveProperties Hardware Properties.JPG : https://imgur.com/gR53BPk

I seemed to have an error like.. The device driver for this hardware can not be loaded. The driver may be damaged or missing. (Code 39)….

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At the above link, ( https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...other-programs ) , the advice is, on average quite , but a bit varied. A lot of steps seem to be missing.
An example of following instructions here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...other-programs
Here is an example of an attempt to follow it which eventually brought success. In the example I found it useful to be looking at in parallel both the main Lap tops own internal CD DVD Drive, and also an external one connected through one of the Lap Tops USB sockets.
Method 1:
I am not sure why in order to get to Hardware and Sound , the initial steps are given as this:
Windows logo key + R