Re: drive d:\ inaccessible
From: neil (neilp_67_at_hot_mail.com)
Date: 07/06/04
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Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2004 23:25:16 GMT
Hi,
If you right click on the drive in "my computer" is there a "Recording" tab.
If there is make sure it is set to "Enable CD recording on this drive" if
not then XP is not recognising the drive as a writer.
If not check this out
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324129&Product=winxp
all the best
Neil
"karl" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:278ef01c463a6$613e4b90$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> I can still go in and "burn" data to a cd-rw ,but to do
> so I have to bring up my cd burning software (I use
> IOMEGA) and if I want to erase anything on the cd I have
> to erase the whole CD. Now whe I try to format the cd-rw
> all I do is open "my computer" and right click on the cd
> drive d icon. From the menu I just click on format. I
> then get a message telling that Iomega can't open drive
> d. Also if I go into "my computer" and just double click
> on the cd drive d icon it bings up a message saying drive
> d is inaccessibe incorrect function so I dont believe
> that it is just a problem with Iomega. I've tried
> uninstalling and reinstalling both Iomega and the cd-rom
> drive but that brought no success. I also ran an eror
> check on Drive c my hardrive again with no succcess.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >What program are you using to "format". You don't need
> to do that with XP
> >you can burn multisession CDs from within explorer.
> (unless you mean to
> >erase a CDRW but again XP will do that)
> >
> >Neil
> >"karl" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:277ce01c46313$97b00440$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Having a strange problem. My cd-rom drive drive d isnt
> >> working quite right. I can play audio cd's, I can use
> >> data cd's fine, I can even burn cd's fine ,but when I
> try
> >> to format a blank cd-rw or try to open a blank cd-rw
> all
> >> I get is drive d:\ is inaccessible thanks in advance
> for
> >> the help. Oh btw I have already tried uninstalling the
> >> hardware and reinstall it and I still have the same
> >> problem.
> >
> >
> >.
> >
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