SP 50433: Drives are not visible in My Computer

Symptom: When you open “My Computer” you will notice that the drives are not visible. It is possible an incorrect configuration or third-party tweak program has changed this setting so that you no longer see any or some of the drives even though your computer has one or more drives.
Resolution: This change will examine the system registry and modify the settings to restore the drive icons in “My Computer”.
Category: Explorer

1. A new window is opened when a local drive is selected in “My Computer”
2. Adjust the maximum number of cached icons
3. Cannot access drives in My Computer
4. Cannot burn CD’s in Windows Explorer
5. Context Menus are not displayed for Desktop items or Windows Explorer items

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