'Apple External Optical Drive' stopped working

I'm trying to install Windows XP on a Macbook Air. I successfully installed the OS using the USB Superdive. I then inserted my Leopard disk and installed Bootcamp 3.0. After the reboot I can no longer use the external drive. When I look in device manager the show that USB device as in error. I have tried reboots, un-installing the device, scanning for hardware changes, etc.
Does any one have a clue how to get the external drive working again within Windows XP on my bootcamp installation?

The error code was 10 as I recall. I'll look again in a minute (re-install boot camp) what I did find was if I uninstalled the Apple 'ODD' driver from the system the drive was immediately available again and worked fine. I was even able to eject the disc. However, I can't insert a new dis in that state. When you try to push the new one in the drive is in a state where it is still 'pushing out' and wont take it. If I reboot I can then use another disc, but again once ejected I can't use it.
I can get my software installed this way I guess, with lots of reboots. But with Apple's driver in place it does not work at all.
Once I get a few programs installed I'll re-apple Apple's driver and see what I end up with.

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I have a memorex external drive that I have been using to install Windows 7 with boot camp and have successfully used it on 2 mac-mini's.
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