How do i make windows to recognize my macbook pro internal dvd drive?

I am using Bootstrap and my optical and USB drives are not recognized by Windows 7. Where can I get a driver or configuration settings to fix the problem?
thx

It's Boot Camp, not bootstrap.
Did you download the Windows Support Software and burn it to a CD or copy to a Thumb Drive for later installation in Windows? And then, did you install the Support Software?

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What you have here seems to be everything and everyone is excluded unless there is a mac-model device ID string that specifies yes. An unnecessary hurdle.

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