CD-ROM Drive Doesn't Write

[David Jones]

What model drive is it?
I'm assuming you just mis-spoke, but CD-ROM drives cannot
write - only CD-R and CD-RW drives can do that. You have
a CD-R or CD-RW drive, correct?


>-----Original Message-----
>I've been using XP-Pro for about a year. A Week ago, my
CD-ROM
>drive stopped being recognized by Windows, even though it
>was recognized by the PC. I tried a whole bunch of stuff,
>including booting a from it with a CD. I finally found a
kb
>article (314060) that had me make a couple of changes in
>the registry. That seemed to solve the problem, because
the
>drive reappeared in Explorer and other directory
searches.
>It also was able to read CDs via Windows again.
>
>Trouble is, it can't seem to see blank recordable CDs,
so I
>can't record from it. I get the same messages from the CD
>writing software that I received when the drive wasn't
>recognized at all. I've been using Easy CD Creator 5, a
>package from Broderbund, whose name I can't remember, and
>the Audible Manager packager from Audible.com, with whom
I
>have a subscription for audio books.
>
>BTW, I tried replacing the drive with another known good,
>but the problem persists.
>
>Anybody have any ideas? ? ?
>
>Thanx,
>B.Ray
>.
>