Re: DVD-RW Not Recognized as Recordable

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Hi Shenan,

I was, until very recently, using Roxio's Easy Media Center 8 for most burning tasks. I uninstalled the entire thing just a few days ago because I use other software now for multimedia tasks (and because I got fed up with EMC). I've read that my problem can be caused by versions of EMC prior to version 6, but like I say, I had version 8. In any case, CD and DVD burning worked fine with EMC 8.

I've used, at various times in the past, Windows Media Player (multiple versions), the Real Player, Yahoo Music player and Winamp to burn music CDs, all with no trouble. Just tonight I tried to use XP's CD Writing Wizard to burn two simple files to a CD-R and that's when I realized I have this problem.

I'm using brand name (TDK) CD-Rs.

Wait...just got an idea. I wasn't prompted by my security software (Kaspersky Inyernet Security) when I made the registry edit. Maybe KIS just took it upon itself to reverse the edit. I'll check right now and report back momentarily. Thanks for sticking with me.

Daddy

"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:exeIhGVNIHA.280@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Daddy wrote:
[Win XP Home SP 2]

I have the problem described in KB 316529: CD-R Drive or CD-RW
Drive Is Not Recognized As A Recordable Device

I have two DVD-RW drives installed. They are both on the second IDE
channel (cable select). The title of the article accurately
describes my problem: After years of trouble-free operation,
Windows XP has decided that both drives are not writeable.

The registry edit suggested in the article works, but it does not
'stick'. As soon as I start the CD Writing Wizard, Windows treats
the drives a CD-ROMs again. Uninstalling the drivers does not help.

I can't tell exactly when this problem started, but I can say that
these drives have been burning CDs and DVDs for years without a
hitch. No question that these drives are 100% compatible with XP.
Both have the latest firmware.

What can I do?

What software do you utilize to burn DVDs and does that still work?

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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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