Re: CD-RW Drive asks for blank cd when blank cd is already there

Richard,

I have the same problem with Lisa B. We installed a Sony DRU-800A DVD/CD
Rewritable Drive. When I put a blank disk in the drive and click on the drive
Icon it says" E:\ not accessible Incorrect function. the property shows
nothing in the drive. I tried to format the disk..but if the computer doesn't
even recognize there is a disk in the drive how the hell would be possible to
format something doesn't "exist"?

We've been working on this thing all weekend..frustrating..I feel you know
the answer...Please help ...

"Richard Urban [MVP]" wrote:

> Thank you for getting back to us.
>
> You are using Roxio CD-DVD Creator or Roxio Easy Media Creator? Please let
> me know. I am familiar with, and have used every version from 4.0 and up.
> Yes, to use a CD-RW the way you are trying to you have to format the CD
> first. Then you can use it as another hard drive and just save or copy to is
> as you would a normal drive. Other programs will also be able to save and
> copy to it.
>
> Please let me know which version you are using and whether you have
> installed the "Drag-to-Disk component? You need this installed.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> Quote from: George Ankner
> "If you knew as much as you think you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
>
> "Lisa B" <LisaB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:04621CEA-9BB0-4365-ADF8-69560FC82D23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > This is happening when I am in the Roxio program. Click on "burn" and it
> > says to insert cd into drive...there is a blank cd in the drive! Now as
> > far
> > as formatting the cd itself I have not done. I do not know how to format
> > a
> > cd.
> >
> > "Richard Urban [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> No, YOU are wrong!
> >>
> >> It is obvious that Lisa B is putting the CD into the drive and then using
> >> explorer to try to go to that drive. That can't be done. The drive will
> >> always show up as having no CD inserted.
> >>
> >> In order for Lisa B to be able to do what she wants, in the exact steps
> >> she
> >> is doing it, she will have to install a burning software package (Nero or
> >> Roxio) and then format a blank CD for packet writing.
> >>
> >> After she does this she can insert the formatted "blank" CD in the drive
> >> and
> >> browse to the drive using Explorer. The drive will now indicate that a CD
> >> is
> >> present and that the CD has not yet been written to.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Richard Urban
> >> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> >>
> >> Quote from: George Ankner
> >> "If you knew as much as you thought you know,
> >> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
> >>
> >> "NobodyMan" <none@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:6i2oe1pdas0q4k95tjnbnmsejkhdd7h4d7@xxxxxxxxxx
> >> > On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:50:31 -0400, "Richard Urban [MVP]"
> >> > <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>You have to install a burning software package such as Nero or Roxio
> >> >>Easy
> >> >>Media Creator.
> >> >
> >> > Wrong.
> >> >
> >> > XP can write files, by session, onto a CDRW with no problems.
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
.

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