Re: Driver needed for DVD\CD-RW failure

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From: Yves Leclerc (yleclercNOSPAM_at_maysys.com)
Date: 02/03/05


Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 11:22:48 -0500

Driver is built-in to XP and is part of the XP CD.

"red_innocence666" <red_innocence666@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:FE805FEE-0BBE-4A77-9801-04527C41A684@microsoft.com...
> Hello
> I'm having the same trouble a lot of people are having when trying to
> write
> info onto a disk. I receive the error message, "there is no disc in the
> drive. Please insert a writeable CD into drive D". I want to try to
> re-install the drivers. The drive used to work (I think!), so I'm guessing
> that the driver could be corrupted. However... (isn't there always one?!)
> I
> need to know where I can download the driver from. According to the driver
> info in the properties window, Microsoft are the provider. I can't find it
> when I search the online driver list but, to be honest, I'm not really
> sure
> if I'm searching the right information. The options I have for the name of
> the driver is:
>
> RICOH DVD+RW MP5240A
> or a driver version no 5.1.2535.0
>
> and the exterior of the actual drive itself doesn't give away many clues,
> either: Compact disk rewriteable, high speed, RW, DVD+Recordable.
>
> It's silly. The device must have a driver name because it says the
> provider
> is Microsoft and therefore should be on this site. I need the driver
> because
> I bought the computer with everything installed, so I don't have any info
> on
> disk. Or maybe it's just me being a right muppet! Can anyone help out
> please?
> :(
>
>
>
>



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