Re: Blank DVDs being recognized as "blank CD."

Tech Tip: Click here to run a free scan for Windows Errors and optimize PC performance

I've got the Nero 7 Suite installed, which includes InCD. I've pretty much
always just used Nero Burning ROM though, to actually do my burning. My
system is set up (software package wise) exactly as it was before the format.

THanks

"Patrick Keenan" wrote:

"Luke" <Luke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:C5E982EB-D461-49B8-A056-2E6A6D8BDE4B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi there,
I am hoping that someone out there is smarter than I ever thought I was! I
have a laptop with WinXP Pro SP2 (32bit) and 2 DVD Burners installed, 1
internal (HL-DT-ST DVD +-RW GWA4040N SCSI) and 1 External (DVDRW
DRW-6S160H
USB, this is Dual Layer, Light Scribe, etc.).

I just formatted my computer and reinstalled all of the software, and I've
got a small problem now. With both drives if I insert ANY blank DVD media
(+/-/R/RW/DL etc) it will only recognize it as a "Blank CD" and my icon in
Explorer changes from "DVD-RW Drive" to "CD Drive." And if I try to open
it,
I get "E:\ is not accessible Invalid Function."

I had this same problem last time I had to do this, and for the life of me
I
can't remember how I fixed it, and no, I didn't write it down! I've
searched
Microsoft's boards, and tried every KnowledgeBase article I could find,
none
of them work. It seems that MS thinks this error only occurs if Roxio is
involved, which it is not, and never has been on this system.

I've also searched Internet message boards hoping to find the same answer
I
found last time, but I can't seem to find it. I've deleted the drives and
reinstalled them, deleted the upper and lower filters, updated ASPI to
both
Nero and Adaptec's versions, I have all of the updates that Microsoft's
update site tells me I need, changed from DMA to PIO and back. Etc. Etc.
Etc.

Finally, not withstanding the fact that they were both working just prior
to
the format, and that this same thing happened last time I formatted. I
know
the drives are still good because I can (and have) put them both in my
mother's XP Home Edition laptop and they work perfectly.

The one thing I have found is that if I regedit and disable IMAPI on the
drives, it gets rid of the error message, but the "Blank CD" is still
staring
me in the face, and I still can't burn any DVDs (with Nero 7.)

Please, is there something I've overlooked?
Thanks in advance,
~Luke


Do you actually have packet writing software installed, like InCD, DirectCD,
Sonic DLA? This kind of software doesn't come with Windows and if you
haven't installed the burner software, you probably won't have it. And
that might well give the symptom you're seeing.

HTH
-pk



.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Blank DVDs being recognized as "blank CD."
    ... With both drives if I insert ANY blank DVD media ... Nero and Adaptec's versions, I have all of the updates that Microsoft's ... update site tells me I need, changed from DMA to PIO and back. ... the format, and that this same thing happened last time I formatted. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
  • Re: conflict of software Nero Recordnow Drivers - or ??
    ... saw "erase disk" that's what I will use. ... Like the Shared folder in Nero ... Before Nero - Recordnow and the Windows XP burning software (I guess it is ... I know I did have DLA, On both drives and I was using when asked if I wanted ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware)
  • Re: burn software doesnt recognize aopen com5232 aah pro combo drive
    ... Nero Express from their web site. ... Windows 98 group? ... my other burner also shows ... I ask this because at one time drives that came ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware)
  • RE: Unable to copy to DVD and CD burners using windows
    ... "deertroy" wrote: ... is showing full on both drives. ... I've had Nero Express installed for a couple ... InCd 4 and format the CD/DVD-RW media, if you want drag and drop capabilities ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware)
  • Re: Help -- dvd burners appear as generic hard disks
    ... disk management snapin sees them as DVDs, iTunes sees them as burners, only windows Explorer doesn't -- oh and his favourite app WinRip. ... It's really only Windows Explorer that's the problem, and I'm sure there must be a registry setting that tells it that $drive is removable media....very frustrating, I must have spent 10 hours now trying to figure this one out....I've tried upgrading the ide drivers, removing and letting the hardware wizard refind the ide controller, the ide bus controller, the drives themselves....it's also not user specific as creating a new and logging in illicited the same odd behaviour. ... free Nero that came with a CD burner and a free Nero that came with the DVD ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware)