XP's built in burning doesnt support
packet-writing Dennis. And therefore it
cant format CD's either. So, if you need
to format a CD, you'll need to use Nero/INCD
or CD Creator/DirectCD. (BUT not BOTH)
Most people dont format CD's, but sometimes XP
thinks otherwise! I use DirectCD and CD Creator
and Nero here. And have disabled XP's
built-in burning completely.
If you have something like a DVD player
and you want to watch DVD's on ya PC.
Then you need to use something like PowerDVD
or a program that views DVD's. Otherwise, Windows
Media Player, wont play DVD.
Media player is good for some things, not all. XP / Home Pro do have some
good things about them.
But CD burning / DVD viewing isnt one of them!
You still need 3rd party programs to make use
of these 2.Umm turn Autoprotect off as well.
As this will stop programs from working properly.
And will/can make installing programs fail.
things about
"Dennis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Thank you for sharing your insight. I had set my CD
> drives to enable recording. The settings had no affect
> and the issue remained. I will review all the links that
> you have referenced. I certainly need to learn more
> about the capabilities and limitations of XP Pro and
> Windows Media. I am learning not to take too many things
> for granted.
> Thank you again.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >/Dennis/ said:
> >
> >> I am attempting to record music on new blank CDs.
> When I
> >> load a blank CD in either the Samsung CDRW/DVD SM 308B
> or
> >> the Sony CD-RW CRX160E drives, neither Explorer nor
> >> Windows Media Player 9.0 recognizes the loaded blank
> CD.
> >> In Windows Media Player 9.0 there is a message that
> >> states 'No Device Detected' and the drive messages
> >> state 'No Disc in drive (E) or (F). I am running
> Windows
> >> XP Pro. I have Norton Internet and Anti-virus
> software
> >> active.
> >>
> >> The same batch of blank CDs worked well with Windows
> ME
> >> and the same devices prior to installing a new hard
> drive
> >> and switching to Windows XP Pro. I have also tried
> >> another brand's blank CDs with the same outcome.
> >
> >Firstly, be sure that recording is enabled... Right-
> click on the CD drive
> >letter, click PROPERTIES|RECORD tab.
> >
> >For info on the capabilities and limitations of XP's
> built-in burner,
> >see... http://www.aumha.org/a/xpcd.htm
> >
> >Topics covered include:
> >
> >1. Fundamentals
> > a. The ISO File System
> > b. The UDF File System
> >2. The Inbuilt System in Windows XP
> >3. Reading UDF Format Disks in Windows XP
> >4. Third Party Software, & Upgrading to Windows XP
> >5. Writing & Using UDF Format Disks in Windows XP
> >6. Settings for the Inbuilt Software
> >7. Problems
> > a. There is no recording page...
> > b. My CD drives have vanished...
> >8. More Information
> >
> >Additionally, you can find a small list of MS Knowledge
> Base articles on
> >troubleshooting CD problems by clicking "CD & DVD
> Drives" here:
> >http://aumha.org/kbhrdwar.htm
> >
> >--
> >For most XP answers and tweaks...
> >http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
> >http://dougknox.com http://aumha.org
> >http://support.microsoft.com
> >.
> >
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