CD-RW not recognised as a burner

[ChrisTina]

I am having the same problem. My cd -r-rw is seen only as
a cd rom. plays ok. doesn't burn
I am running xp pro.


>-----Original Message-----
>XP Home Edition (Windows Explorer and Win Media Player 9)
>has started not to recognise my LITE-ON LTR-24102B as a
>supported writing device and, for instance, error
messages
>claim that the writable media inserted into the relevant
>drive is deemed read only. This has happened recently for
>some reason; it was working (ie burning) well before and
>it still will read data and audio files quite
>satisfactorily.
>
>With Windows Media Player, for instance, the drive that
is
>the CD reader/writer is not listed as storage device. In
>Windows Explorer, when I seek to copy a file to a
writable
>disk, the following error message appears: "Cannot copy
>331 - class: Files on CD-ROM drive are read-only. You
>cannot copy or move files to this CD-ROM drive." I should
>add that I managed to burn an audio CD with Nero (ver
>5.5.5.6) using its CD Copy facility so presumably there
is
>not mechanical problem with the CD reader writer. It
looks
>as if a XP driver is needed but as a plug and play
device,
>is this necessary? I look forward to your help.
>
>Thanks, Rob
>
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