If you have been able to copy to CDs with this drive before, then it is a CD-RW or a DVD-RW drive.
If you hold the "logo" key (the one with the MS flag on it) and press the "Pause/Break" key you will
get the "Systems Window"
click on the "hardware" tab, then the "device manager" button. You will see a list of your
hardware. Click the + sign in front of CD drives and you will see the make and model of your CD
drive(s). This will confirm if it is a CD burner drive, or at least if Windows recognizes it as a
burner drive.

Unfortunately, CD and DVD burner drives use to different "laser-mirror" subsystems to read a disk
and to burn a disk. One of these subsystems could be out-of-alignment or burned out. In that case,
a new DVD-RW* drive would be required. You should be able to get one for under $40 and they are
easy to install and should not require any setup. (*CD-RW drives are generally not available in
stores)

"SmileyGirl" wrote in message
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| I have been able to copy before, and I tried copying a different file
| and it would still not copy. How do I check to see if I have the the
| cd-wr drive? This has all happened since the IE7 installation. Thanks
| to all of you.
|
|
| Richard in AZ;3132367 Wrote:
| "Hula Baloo" wrote in message
| ...
| | wrote:
| | On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:33:24 -0400, Hula Baloo
| | wrote:
| |
| | SmileyGirl wrote:
| | I am trying to copy some files to a CD, and the error message comes
| up
| | that I need to insert a new CD (which I had done) and it will not
| copy.
| | I have spent hours trying to find directons on how to do this. When
| I
| | play an audio CD, it will work. My only other thought is perhaps a
| new
| | CD can be "old"? I'm really a novice on repairing the PC. Also, I
| have
| | defragged, done 5 different scans, deleted cookies and files and
| that
| | didn't fix the problem. Any suggestions? Smiley Gilrl
| |
| |
| |
| | Get ahold of a package like Nero or Roxio. The native Windows
| | support for CD/DVD burning is very limited. If you don't do that,
| you
| | could try compressing your files, but that could be a hassle for
| you.
| | If your drive will burn DVDs, you could put the data on a DVD; they
| hold
| | about 7 times as much data as a DVD. The price of Nero and Roxio
| are
| | well worth it. You can buy a version that's one less than the
| current
| | one (e.g. Roxio 9 while Roxio 10 is out) on Amazon.com for around
| $20,
| | well worth the cost. I just bought Roxio 9 that way for $15 plus
| $3.75
| | shipping, and it works well with both XP and Vista.
| |
| | Why not Google for free burners ? - plenty out there .
| |
| | Nothing wrong with downloading a free burner IF you know what
| you're
| | doing. My preference is a "store bought" program because I'm sure I
| | know what I'm getting, I'm 98% sure I won't pick up malware, and I
| know
| | what kind of support I can expect. This is especially true when I'm
| | giving advice to an acknowledged novice.
|
| What everyone is failing to comment on is:
| Does She have a CD-RW drive?
| If so, is the RW part of the drive working.
| It sound like the drive does not recognize a blank CD.
| Having a paid, or free, burner software will do nothing if the drive is
| not a RW drive or is
| defective.
|
|
|
|
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| SmileyGirl