Re: Burner drive not being read

From: CH (xskweegx_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/23/04


Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 15:15:36 -0700

This is a new computer, actually. I've had it 3 weeks. I
have used Nero and Media player, etc on my laptop running
XP, so I dont know what is happening here. However, I
never thought to call the support line, as I am so use to
not having a warranty for anything I own... thank you.

>-----Original Message-----
>Have you always had this problem? Since the drive came
with your computer,
>have you contacted the computer manufacturer's tech
support about this
>issue? Have you checked to make sure the version of
Nero and WinDVD are
>compatible with XP and your specific make and model DVD,
you should check
>the application websites for that information.
>
>--
>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>news:10f701c4a1b0$95086d50$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>I am not using XP's burning function. My DVD drive did
>> not come with any sofware thatI know about, as it came
>> with my computer. I have no made a recovery disc
(can't
>> burn one), but I do have the drive, so maybe I could
>> reinstall something off of there? My biggest problem is
>> that none of my burning programs (Nero, Media Player,
>> Intervideo winDVD) are recognizing the drive as a
>> recording drive, only one of the image drives I have
>> (Nero keeps trying to create images, not burn a CD,
Media
>> Player tells me I have no drives).
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>If you are trying to use XP's built-in burning
function,
>> it is not
>>>compatible with DVD burners. Your DVD burner should
>> have come with its own
>>>software, did you install it. Also, note, there is no
>> packet writing
>>>capability in XP; that's the drag and drop function or
>> saving a file
>>>directly to CD as in CD-R or RW. If you have
>> applications that work with
>>>the XP burning function, they might have worked with
CD-
>> Rs or RW media but
>>>for the most part, packet writing software must be
>> installed for this to
>>>work and that would apply to either CD-R-RW or DVD
>> burning.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>>Windows Shell/User
>>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>>
>>>"CH" <xskweegx@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>news:01cf01c4a1a5$1d77e910$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi,
>>>> My problem is that my DVD-R/CD-RW drive is not being
>>>> recognized in most of my programs. If I right click
>> the
>>>> drive itself, it says that it is working finea nd
that
>>>> windows recognizes it as a recording drive. However,
>>>> neither Media Player nor Nero notice recognize that
>> there
>>>> is a drive. I have a Daemon tools virtual drive if
that
>>>> makes a difference. Any help would be great, as I'd
>> hate
>>>> to finally have a DVD drive and not be able to burn
>>>> movies.
>>>> Thanks for any help.
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>
>
>.
>



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