Re: Driver needed for DVD\CD-RW failure

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From: Homer (Homer_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/03/05


Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 09:07:05 -0800

I think he said he didn't have the XP CD so he might be out of luck. I'm not
sure if MS service packs would have a new driver located inside he could
update/replace it that way.

"Yves Leclerc" wrote:

> 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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