Re: Computer not Recognizing that the DVD-RW drive can record

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Thank you for the quick reply and the link.

I have since noticed that the idle drive registers in Windows Explorer
correctly as "DVD-RW Drive (E:). But as soon as I insert a disk CD or DVD,
the display changes to "CD-ROM Drive (E:). This happens with new, blank disks
as well as with disks that have been recorded previously on other machines.

Would that not indicate that I'm dealing with a OS/Hardware/Driver problem
rather than a software problem?

The program I'm using is NTI CD & DVD-Maker 7,
http://www.nticdmaker.com/main_cdmaker.htm .
It came bundled with the new computer and offers a complete set of DVD (and
CD) recording options.

I'm posting a typical error log at the very bottom of this message for your
reference.

TIA for any help you can provide.
Jurgen



"smlunatick" wrote:

XP can not "natively" write to DVDs or copy disk because XP came out
before DVD writers became popular. If Microsoft update XP to write
DVDs or copy disk, most of the other DVD writing software companies
would complain.

You can try another writing program. CDBurner XP pro has been
recommended before (http://www.cdburnerxp.se/)


jurgen wrote:
My problem is similar to what Andrew describes. A new Acer computer with
DVD-RW drive Model "HL-DT-ST DVD-RW_GSA-H11N". Software is either Nero or
"NTI CD & DVD-Maker 7".

Most of the time, the drive does not even recognize the presence of a disk
when using Windows Explorer (prompt: Inser disk into Drive)

When trying to write using NTI, the process begins but the disk is not
readable at the end.

My blank DVD disks are compatible up to 16x, but NTI will not write reliably
even at the lowest speed (4x)

If XP (Home SP2) "can not write to DVD nor copy disks" what's the point of
buying a machine with these drives installed?

If anyone is willing to help sor tthis out, I'll be glad to provide more
detailed info.

TIA
Jurgen


--------- error log --------
NTI CD & DVD-Maker 7.0.0.39 (SKU-22510238888)
Start Time: Wednesday, December 27, 2006, 11:55:29PM

Processor Architecture: INTEL
Processor Type: INTEL PENTIUM
Processor Level: 15
Microsoft Windows XP version 5.1 Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Memory in use: 67%
Total physical memory: 458 MB
Total free physical memory: 149 MB
Total paging file: 1080 MB
Total free paging file: 655 MB
Total virtual memory: 2097 MB
Total free virtual memory: 1982 MB

CD Layout: Data DVD
Disc Format: DVD-ROM
File System: Joliet
Bootable CD: No
Total Data Blocks: 224437

CD-Recorder: HL-DT-ST DVD-RW_GSA-H11N (E:)
Firmware Version: JH02
Disc Media: DVD-R
Free Disc Blocks: 2298496
Test: No
Write Speed: 4x
Write Method: Track-At-Once
Close Disc: No
Leave Session Open: No

Error Code: 1004
CDB: 2A 00 00 01 40 E0 00 00 20 00 00 00
SenseKey:04 ASC:08 ASCQ:03

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