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Lost ability to burn DVD
After I installed SP2 on my WinXP Home machine, it no
longer will recognize a dvd disk for burning. I can play a dvd, read a data dvd, but when I put in a blank dvd, it will no longer recognize it as writable media. What to do next? |
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Lost ability to burn DVD
cyberdee wrote:
After I installed SP2 on my WinXP Home machine, it no longer will recognize a dvd disk for burning. I can play a dvd, read a data dvd, but when I put in a blank dvd, it will no longer recognize it as writable media. What to do next? Please identify what application you were using to burn DVDs with. -- - Shenan - -- The information is provided "as is", it is suggested you research for yourself before you take any advice - you are the one ultimately responsible for your actions/problems/solutions. Know what you are getting into before you jump in with both feet. |
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Lost ability to burn DVD
-----Original Message----- After I installed SP2 on my WinXP Home machine, it no longer will recognize a dvd disk for burning. I can play a dvd, read a data dvd, but when I put in a blank dvd, it will no longer recognize it as writable media. What to do next? . Maybe that is what is wrong with my machine. I have noticed that lately it says that my blank DVD's are full when I know they are not! Good luck finding help! |
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Lost ability to burn DVD
Three thoughts for both of you. First, try removing the drives from
Device Manager (Start-Run-devmgmt.msc) and then reboot. Second, update the chipset (motherboard) drivers (or reinstall them if you have the latest version since SP2 messes them up on many installs). Finally, try the suggestions he http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;324129 These suggestions also pertain to DVD Writing as well ----- Nathan McNulty David wrote: -----Original Message----- After I installed SP2 on my WinXP Home machine, it no longer will recognize a dvd disk for burning. I can play a dvd, read a data dvd, but when I put in a blank dvd, it will no longer recognize it as writable media. What to do next? . Maybe that is what is wrong with my machine. I have noticed that lately it says that my blank DVD's are full when I know they are not! Good luck finding help! |
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Lost ability to burn DVD
That just seems too easy
The point that Shenan is trying to make is that XP cannot write to DVD's on its own. You must use a 3rd party software program such as Nero or Roxio Easy CD\DVD Creator. ----- Nathan McNulty Shenan Stanley wrote: cyberdee wrote: After I installed SP2 on my WinXP Home machine, it no longer will recognize a dvd disk for burning. I can play a dvd, read a data dvd, but when I put in a blank dvd, it will no longer recognize it as writable media. What to do next? Please identify what application you were using to burn DVDs with. |
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Lost ability to burn DVD
Well, I guess for the last 3 years mine was defective. I
have been able to drag and drop in windows xp any files to a data dvd and burn it with no problems. I have never used any other third party program, I would just double click on my F drive, drag the file over and click write files to disk. After I installed SP2, I can no longer do this. I can, however burn in a third party program. It is just not what i am used to. Thanks for the info -----Original Message----- That just seems too easy The point that Shenan is trying to make is that XP cannot write to DVD's on its own. You must use a 3rd party software program such as Nero or Roxio Easy CD\DVD Creator. ----- Nathan McNulty Shenan Stanley wrote: cyberdee wrote: After I installed SP2 on my WinXP Home machine, it no longer will recognize a dvd disk for burning. I can play a dvd, read a data dvd, but when I put in a blank dvd, it will no longer recognize it as writable media. What to do next? Please identify what application you were using to burn DVDs with. . |
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Lost ability to burn DVD
That may have been due to software programs that you installed such as
Roxio's Easy CD\DVD Creator (which is the burning engine used in XP). It may have had support like this and did the DVD's for you, but I just tried to burn a data DVD of 4.2 GB of data and it would not do it with just Windows burning wizard. I know I have an odd burner in this computer, but it should still be able to burn the same way yours would. ----- Nathan McNulty cyberdee wrote: Well, I guess for the last 3 years mine was defective. I have been able to drag and drop in windows xp any files to a data dvd and burn it with no problems. I have never used any other third party program, I would just double click on my F drive, drag the file over and click write files to disk. After I installed SP2, I can no longer do this. I can, however burn in a third party program. It is just not what i am used to. Thanks for the info -----Original Message----- That just seems too easy The point that Shenan is trying to make is that XP cannot write to DVD's on its own. You must use a 3rd party software program such as Nero or Roxio Easy CD\DVD Creator. ----- Nathan McNulty Shenan Stanley wrote: cyberdee wrote: After I installed SP2 on my WinXP Home machine, it no longer will recognize a dvd disk for burning. I can play a dvd, read a data dvd, but when I put in a blank dvd, it will no longer recognize it as writable media. What to do next? Please identify what application you were using to burn DVDs with. . |
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