RE: Removing Write Protection from a DVD-R

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From: Diode (Diode_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/13/04


Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 16:37:02 -0800

Hello Kurocks.
I am having a similar problem. In fact this is what I have just posted
asking for help.
Have You found any cure for this?
Let me know. Maybe there is something out there destroying our computers.
I have two computers from where my disk drives have been HIJACKED. I’ve
restored both computers to their original state, when I bought them, then I
bought new hard drives, and still, my drives were hijacked again. I can see
the drives in the folder My Computer, but when I insert a disk, any Disk, the
drive spines for a while, then stops. If I try to Open or Explore that drive,
it asks me to insert a disk into that Drive.
I read somewhere that we can enter some fix in the registry that prevents
someone to use or record with that drive.
I don’t know what I did to cause this problem. I move files between my
computers and I am afraid that I have downloaded something that causes this
Problem. I’m also thinking that it has something to do with Musicmatch, from
where I buy and download my music. I am using Windows XP Home, SP2.
I really appreciate any help on this matter, or to ear from someone that has
this problem.
Domingos

"kurocks" wrote:

> We just installed a writeable DVD drive. I downloaded the most recent
> firmware to be certain the driver was up to date, and that wasn't the
> problem. In two different programs now, I tried to write to the DVD-R in the
> drive and it says it is write protected. I switched to a new disk, just to
> be certain the one I was using hadn't been written to, and received the same
> message. Any idea how to remove the write protection?



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