Re: Bizarre behavior from DVD/CD RW drive - can't burn DVDs

From: Graham Hughes (graham.hughes_at_dvds2treasure.co.uk)
Date: 03/01/05 

Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 16:20:49 -0000

Sorry for delay.
Windows does not support dvd writing.
You need to use another app, such as nero to write to dvd's. 

-- 
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
Laird of Glencairn
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com
"ctoro" <ctoro@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:942A4231-28C8-4416-9411-E0ED729D6D6C@microsoft.com...
> I need to make a correction.
> The DVD Drive does not recognize a blank DVD as "full" rather it says "0
> Bytes". So it thinks nothing is in the drive.
>
> When I insert the blank dvd the drive description also changes from DVD-RW
> Drive (E:) to CD Drive (E:)
>
> When I double click on the E: drive it pops up a warning box and says
> "E:\ is not accessible. Incorrect function."
>
> What's interesting is at the top of the warning window it says D:\ like it
> thinks the E drive is the D drive. Windows XP Pro is confused!
>
> What I tried this weekend.
> 1. Started in safe mode. Uninstalled the dvd drives. Shut down. Swapped
> them. Set one as master one as slave (where before they were cable
select).
> This did nothing.
> 2. Tried Microsoft's CD-R fix (MSFT article 316529). This also did
nothing.
> 3. Disabled IMAPI CD burning
> 4. Reloaded Pinnacle Video editing software... and the dvd decoder. Still
no
> success.
>
> Any suggestions?  Ideas?  Help!  Thanks :)
>
>
> "Graham Hughes" wrote:
>
> > It doesn't alter any work you have saved, just teh condition of
programmes
> > and the O/S, so if you installed a programme yesterday and did some work
in
> > it today which you saved, then did a system restore to 3 days ago, the
app
> > would disappear but the work would still be there.
> >
> > -- 
> > Graham Hughes
> > MVP Digital Media
> > Laird of Glencairn
> > www.dvds2treasure.com
> > www.simplydv.com
> >
> >
> > "ctoro" <ctoro@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:51E24440-CC86-40C8-9F71-D4AADA8A1680@microsoft.com...
> > > I don't have Apple iTunes... and I was really hoping not to have to
> > > re-install XP pro.  A system restore point sounds really good right
now.
> > I
> > > wish I had done that.  When you do a system restore does it delete all
> > work
> > > you've done since you created that point?  Just wondering.
> > >
> > > "plan.9" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I'm the original poster for this thread.
> > > >
> > > > Apprarently, the OS became corrupted, and I ended up having to
> > re-install
> > > > Windows XP to resolve this problem.  The apparent trigger was an
> > "update"
> > > > installation of Apple iTunes, which I have since seen hose up other
> > hardware
> > > > and software as well.  Unfortunately, a complete re-install of the
OS
> > appears
> > > > to be the only viable fix.  (I am now the proud owner of a Maxtor
> > external
> > > > hard drive to mitigate future data restoration issues if I ever have
to
> > > > reinstall XP again.)
> > > >
> > > > If you have Apple iTunes on your Windows XP machine, I STRONGLY
> > recommend
> > > > that you create a restore point using "System Restore" before
installing
> > any
> > > > updates, and that you do not "update" install.  Instead, use
Add/Remove
> > > > programs to remove the older version; reboot; install the new
version as
> > a
> > > > clean install.
> > > >
> > > > "ctoro" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > This is an old thread but hopefull someone finds this.  I have a
> > similar
> > > > > problem with Win XP.
> > > > >
> > > > > Problem:  Insert blank dvd-r and click on the drive properties and
it
> > says
> > > > > the disk is full.  Pinnacle thinks the drive is empty and tells me
to
> > insert
> > > > > a blank dvd.  Bottom line... I can't burn dvd anymore!
> > > > >
> > > > > Debug:  Burned two home movies to dvd-r (same lot of dvds) the day
> > before.
> > > > > Worked great.  I have a Toshiba SD-R5112 (Mad Dog 4X burner).  I
also
> > have an
> > > > > NEC DV-5800A dvd player that came with my Dell desktop.  This has
to
> > be a
> > > > > software issue because both drives think the dvd-r is full if you
> > insert
> > > > > them.   Inserting cd-r media works great... it recognizes the cd's
as
> > being
> > > > > empty and ready to burn to.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Tried: reboot, reinstall of dvd decoder, removing useless Nero
> > > > > Going to try:  remove hardware + reinstall, swap master with
current
> > slave,
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm not a computer genius so I don't know what else to do. Any
help
> > would be
> > > > > appreciated.  I've been all over the web and seen this problem but
> > have never
> > > > > found a solution.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Graham Hughes, MVP Digital Media" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Firstly XP has no built in support for dvd writing, so when you
> > insert the
> > > > > > dvd it will show up as a cd and not work. This is normal.
> > > > > > For the other apps, it's guessing.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Is the drive a +/- drive or just a + drive? If so, is the media
+, I
> > have
> > > > > > known people send out the wrong ones by mistake.
> > > > > > A faulty batch of discs? Try some others.
> > > > > > Drive faulty, try a new one?
> > > > > > Clean the drive.
> > > > > > Graham
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Graham Hughes
> > > > > > MVP
> > > > > > www.simplydv.co.uk
> > > > > > www.dvds2treasure.com
> > > > > > "plan.9" <plan9@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:8672BC51-A1CF-4D5C-A466-BCA7C465FA9A@microsoft.com...
> > > > > > > This one has stumped Dell customer support, so I would be
grateful
> > for any
> > > > > > help that can be offered.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I have successfully burned DVD+Rs many times.  Mysteriously
> > however, my
> > > > > > DVD/CD RW drive (NEC ND1100A) will no longer recognize blank DVD
> > media,
> > > > > > although it still plays CDs, records CD-Rs, and plays DVDs.  If
the
> > drive is
> > > > > > empty, Windows Explorer shows it properly listed as a DVD/CD RW
> > drive.  When
> > > > > > I insert a blank DVD+R however, Explorer suddenly changes to
show it
> > as a CD
> > > > > > Drive, and does not recognize that there is blank media in the
> > drive.
> > > > > > Additionally, I have 321 Software's DVD X-Maker and Roxio
Creator 7
> > (both of
> > > > > > which I have used in the past) and now neither of them recognize
the
> > blank
> > > > > > media either.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > What's been done:
> > > > > > > * Device manager shows the drive to be working properly.
> > > > > > > * Drivers are up to date.
> > > > > > > * Uninstall and plug and play re-install of the drive shows
that
> > Windows
> > > > > > XP has detected the NEC ND1100A DVD/CD RW, but then suddenly
changes
> > to show
> > > > > > that it has detected a CD drive, leaving me with the same
problem.
> > > > > > > * Partial re-installation/repair of XP produced no change.
> > > > > > > * System restore did not allow me to restore to a previous
state
> > on
> > > > > > several tries, and now that the partial re-install has taken
place,
> > no
> > > > > > previous state exists.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Anyone have any ideas?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > PBI
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > PBI
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> >
> >
> >

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