Turns out that Trend Micro was NOT the problem. It was Roxio 8. TM just
happened to have been the newly installed software when Roxio went corrupt.

WELL - Who would have thought. The solution was found, or inclination to the
same, while searching MS. There was a mention that Roxio could make WinXP
unstable - RIGHT! I uninstalled and the problem ceases to exist. I installed
another burner software and all is well. I have used Roxio products for
years. Not sure why now, but not worth the risk in the future.

"JustUs" wrote:

After I use my drives once, they remain busy ane will not access another
disc. If I click on the drive via my Desktop shortcut or in Explorer, the
system basically locks up. If I insert a DVD and start WinDVD it freezes -
system locks. Open up WMP and select play and both drives show busy. I have
changed cables, verified the drives work on another system, unistalled via
Hardware Devices, then Add New Harware. If I reboot, they work once and that
is it. Suggestions?