Re: burn software doesn't recognize aopen com5232 aah pro combo drive

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From: glee (glee29_at_spamindspring.com)
Date: 01/11/05 

Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 23:05:35 -0500

The name "Mitsumi" at the end of the Nero version number indicates that the software
is locked to only one drive....you need to do a clean install of a later version of
Nero Express from their web site.

The Registry key you cite is a Windows XP key....why are you cross-posting to a
Windows 98 group?

The 3 in the key indicates that the device was detected as a non-recordable
device....it may not affect Roxio's detection, only whether you can record using
Windows XP's native recording ability.....that is, it won't have a 'Recording" tab
in the Properties ***, and you won't be able to send files to that drive using
Windows native burning software.

CD-R drive or CD-RW drive is not recognized as a recordable device:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316529

Roxio's problem is more likely that the version of the software you have does not
recognise that model drive. 

-- 
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
"Gary Roach" <jgroach@NOSPAMcogeco.ca> wrote in message
news:%234Jdvey9EHA.2876@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> thanks for the info. i'll look into using stomp. the unit came with no
> software so i'll have to get some. the device manager shows the device but
> makes no mention of its recordability. however, my other burner also shows
> this way in device manager - no record indication. i checked the registry
> key:
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CD
> Burning\Drives
>
> and found that the existing burner showed a "drive type" value of
> 0x00000003, while the new combo burner showed "drive type" value of
> 0x00000001. this tells me that at least for the purpose of the built in
> roxio burning software, windows doesn't see the drive as recordable. i
> checked the roxio site and the device is not listed in their supported
> drives. a computer store told me to try updating to the latest version of
> nero express which i am currently in the process of doing.
>
> the nero software that i'm attempting to use shows the version as "Nero
> Express 5.5.10.5 Mitsumi" and came with another burner so it looks as if
> your suspicion that this is specific to the hardware is correct. i'm
> currently trying to update it to a newer (and hopefully less hardware
> specific) version. this appears to have worked - although the verification
> phase failed, the data was recorded. thanks for the help!
>
> "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:Os1o%23us9EHA.3640@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > What software came with the drive?
> > Is your Nero Express a free version that came with another burner, or have
> > you paid
> > for and registered it?  I ask this because at one time drives that came
> > with Nero
> > software registered Nero so that it only worked with that drive, or that
> > brand of
> > drive.
> > EZCD Creator, if it is an older version, may not have support for the
> > newer drive
> > you are trying to use.  The Roxio web site should have a list of supported
> > drives
> > somewhere, if you search it.
> > -- 
> > Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
> > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >
> > "Gary Roach" <jgroach@NOSPAMcogeco.ca> wrote in message
> > news:eVV6syq9EHA.3124@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >> i've got a aopen com5232 aah pro combo drive. i'm trying to get burning
> >> software to recognize it as a recorder. nero express won't see it. it
> >> just
> >> brings up the image recorder. easy cd creator says there's no recordable
> >> devices on the system. i tried these with both windows 98 and xp and got
> >> the
> >> same results. i checked the aopen web site for some special driver but
> >> there
> >> is none. do i need special burning software for this kind of device? it
> >> works fine as a dvd and cd reader. thanks for any help.
> >>
> >> -- 
> >> Gary Roach
> >> ADB Services
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
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