WinXP Pro fails to write to CD and display content on recorded CD

I have two problems on my home machine:

1) I am unable to record data (mostly JPEGs) to a CD-R using WinXP Pro
and my sony dru500ax DVD/CD recorder. I have in the past been able to
do this with no problem using either the built in windows functionality
or Nero. Now I am unable to use either method and I don't know what
has changed. Both methods get partially through the write process and
fail (but nothing ends up being written on the CD).

2) I am unable to read CDs that were burned by my father on his
computer. The disks clearly have stuff on them and I've been able to
get to the content on other machines (at work, at friends, WinXP,
Win2K3, etc)... But when I put them in my drive and open the drive in
explorer it shows that nothing is written on the CD.


Can anyone help with this? Is there an Windows update that I've
installed recently that causes this problem... Any known work-arounds?
I'm not finding anything on the newsgroups...

Thanks,
roger

Here is the log from Nero regarding my failed burn process w/ a CD-R:

Windows XP 5.1
IA32
WinAspi: File 'Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=4.70, size=45056 bytes, created
11/30/2001 6:08:14 PM
ahead WinASPI: File 'C:\Program Files\Ahead\nero\Wnaspi32.dll':
Ver=2.0.1.59, size=160016 bytes, created 12/16/2003 8:18:06 PM
Nero version: 6.3.1.10 (Nero Express)
Recorder: SONY DVD RW DRU-500A Version: 2.0c - HA 1 TA
0 - 6.3.1.10
Adapter driver: atapi HA 1
Drive buffer : 8192kB
Bus Type : default (0) - ATAPI, detected: ATAPI
CD-ROM: SONY DVD RW DRU-500A Version: 2.0c - HA 1
TA 0 - 6.3.1.10
Adapter driver: atapi HA 1

=== Scsi-Device-Map ===
DiskPeripheral : WDC WD800JB-00ETA0 atapi Port 0 ID
0 DMA: On
DiskPeripheral : WDC WD1200JB-75CRA0 atapi Port 0 ID
1 DMA: On
CdRomPeripheral : SONY DVD RW DRU-500A atapi Port 1 ID
0 DMA: On

=== CDRom-Device-Map ===
SONY DVD RW DRU-500A D: CDRom0
=======================

AutoRun : 1
Excluded drive IDs:
CmdQueuing : 1
CmdNotification: 2
WriteBufferSize: 83886080 (0) Byte
ShowDrvBufStat : 0
EraseSpeed : 0
BUFE : 0
Physical memory : 2046MB (2095856kB)
Free physical memory: 1302MB (1333636kB)
Memory in use : 36 %
Uncached PFiles: 0x0
Use Static Write Speed Table: 0
Use Inquiry : 1
Global Bus Type: default (0)
Check supported media : Disabled (0)

18.9.2005
CD-ROM (ISO)
8:17:27 PM #1 Text 0 File Isodoc.cpp, Line 6065
Iso document burn settings
------------------------------------------
Determine maximum speed : TRUE
Simulate : TRUE
Write : TRUE
Finalize CD : TRUE
Multisession : FALSE
Burning mode : TAO
Mode : 1
ISO Level : 1 (Max. of 11 = 8 + 3 char)
Character set : ISO 9660
Joliet : TRUE
Allow pathdepth more than 8 directories : TRUE
Allow more than 255 characters in path : TRUE
Write ISO9660 ;1 file extensions : TRUE

8:17:27 PM #2 Phase 94 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1841
Power-Burn activated

8:17:27 PM #3 Text 0 File Reader.cpp, Line 118
Reader running

8:17:27 PM #4 Text 0 File Writer.cpp, Line 124
Writer SONY DVD RW DRU-500A running

8:17:27 PM #5 ISO9660GEN -11 File geniso.cpp, Line 3899
First writeable address = 0 (0x00000000)

8:17:27 PM #6 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3200
Turn on Track-at-once, using CD-R/RW media

8:17:28 PM #7 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 244
Last possible write address on media: 359844 ( 79:59.69)
Last address to be written: 126606 ( 28:10.06)

8:17:28 PM #8 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 249
Write in overburning mode: FALSE

8:17:28 PM #9 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2107
Recorder: SONY DVD RW DRU-500A;
CDR code: 00 97 15 17; OSJ entry from: Ritek Co.
ATIP Data:
Special Info [hex] 1: C0 00 90, 2: 61 0F 11 (LI 97:15.17), 3:
4F 3B 46 (LO 79:59.70)
Additional Info [hex] 1: 00 00 00 (invalid), 2: 00 00 00
(invalid), 3: 00 00 00 (invalid)

8:17:28 PM #10 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 410
Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities:
=========================================

8:17:28 PM #11 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 813
Setup items (after recorder preparation)
0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 (CTransferItem)
2 indices, index0 (150) not provided
original disc pos #0 + 126607 (126607) = #126607/28:8.7
relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/required,
no patch infos
- TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length
126605 blocks [SONY DVD RW DRU-500A ]
--------------------------------------------------------------

8:17:28 PM #12 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 982
Prepare recorder [SONY DVD RW DRU-500A ] for write in TAO
DAO infos:
==========
MCN: ""
TOCType: 0x00; Session Closed, disc fixated
Tracks 1 to 1:
1: TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048/0x00, FilePos 0 307200
259598336, ISRC ""
DAO layout:
===========
__Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_RecDep_|_CtrlAdr_
-150 | lead-in | 0 | 0x00 | 0x41
-150 | 1 | 0 | 0x00 | 0x41
0 | 1 | 1 | 0x00 | 0x41
126607 | lead-out | 1 | 0x00 | 0x41

8:17:28 PM #13 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1028
Removed 2 run-out blocks from end of track 1. Length: 126607 -
126605.

8:17:28 PM #14 Phase 24 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1841
Caching of files started

8:17:28 PM #15 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4210
Cache writing successful.

8:17:28 PM #16 Phase 25 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1841
Caching of files completed

8:17:28 PM #17 Phase 28 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1841
Speed measurement started

8:17:28 PM #18 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2345
Verifying disc position of item 0 (relocatable, disc pos, no patch
infos, orig at #0): write at #0

8:17:29 PM #19 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 229
all writers idle, stopping conversion

8:17:29 PM #20 Phase 29 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1792
Speed measurement completed: 2206.6x (330,998 KB/s)

8:17:29 PM #21 Phase 32 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1841
Simulation started at 24x (3,600 KB/s)

8:17:29 PM #22 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2345
Verifying disc position of item 0 (relocatable, disc pos, no patch
infos, orig at #0): write at #0

8:17:30 PM #23 Text 0 File Mmc.cpp, Line 20051
Set BUFE: Power-Burn - ON

8:19:07 PM #24 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 229
all writers idle, stopping conversion

8:19:11 PM #25 Phase 33 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1841
Simulation completed successfully at 24x (3,600 KB/s)

8:19:18 PM #26 Phase 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1841
Burn process started at 24x (3,600 KB/s)

8:19:19 PM #27 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2345
Verifying disc position of item 0 (relocatable, disc pos, no patch
infos, orig at #0): write at #0

8:19:20 PM #28 Text 0 File Mmc.cpp, Line 20051
Set BUFE: Power-Burn - ON

8:20:05 PM #29 SCSI -1106 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1439
SCSI Exec, HA 1, TA 0, LUN 0, buffer 0x04A90000
Status: 0x04 (0x01, SCSI_ERR)
HA-Status 0x00 (0x00, OK)
TA-Status 0x02 (0x01, SCSI_TASTATUS_CHKCOND)
Sense Key: 0x03 (KEY_MEDIUM_ERROR)
Sense Code: 0x73
Sense Qual: 0x03
CDB Data: 0x2A 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0F 0x60 0x00 0x00 0x20 0x00 0x00
0x00
Sense Data: 0x71 0x00 0x03 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x12
0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x73 0x03

8:20:05 PM #30 CDR -1106 File Writer.cpp, Line 304
Power calibration error

8:20:05 PM #31 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 229
all writers idle, stopping conversion

8:20:05 PM #32 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 223
conversion idle, stopping reader

8:20:05 PM #33 CDR -201 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 196
Invalid write state
SONY DVD RW DRU-500A\H1 T0

8:20:05 PM #34 TRANSFER -18 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 196
Could not perform EndTrack

8:20:05 PM #35 Text 0 File Mmc.cpp, Line 14887
SONY DVD RW DRU-500A start Close Session

8:20:05 PM #36 SCSI -1066 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 1185
SCSI Exec, HA 1, TA 0, LUN 0
Status: 0x04 (0x01, SCSI_ERR)
HA-Status 0x00 (0x00, OK)
TA-Status 0x02 (0x01, SCSI_TASTATUS_CHKCOND)
Sense Key: 0x05 (KEY_ILLEGAL_REQUEST)
Sense Code: 0x24
Sense Qual: 0x00
CDB Data: 0x5B 0x01 0x02 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
0x00
Sense Data: 0x70 0x00 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x12
0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x24 0x00

8:20:05 PM #37 CDR -1066 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 245
Invalid field in command

8:20:05 PM #38 TRANSFER -19 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 245
Could not perform Fixation

8:20:05 PM #39 Text 0 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 254
falling back to disc fixation

8:20:05 PM #40 Phase 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1841
Burn process failed at 24x (3,600 KB/s)


Existing drivers:
File 'Drivers\ASPI32.SYS': Ver=4.70 built by: WinDDK, size=15360 bytes,
created 11/30/2001 6:08:10 PM
File 'Drivers\PXHELP20.SYS': Ver=2.02.53a, size=17136 bytes, created
6/3/2003 2:02:00 AM (Prassi/Veritas driver for win 2K)
File 'Drivers\atapi.sys': Ver=5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158),
size=95360 bytes, created 8/3/2004 10:59:44 PM (Adapter driver for rec)

Registry Keys:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option)

I noticed that the "IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service" was not started so I
set it to Automatic and started the service... I then tried to burn a
CD again using the windows buring system. If failed indicating that
the burn speed was to slow for the high speed media (which is strange
since I've been using the same CD-R media for other a year w/ no
problems).

I noticed that during the burn process I got a few system event logs
indicating that the IMAPI CD-Buring service was starting and stopping
multiple times.

Just to make sure I have also reboot the machine and tried the buring
process again with no luck.

thanks,
roger