If you are talking about dragging and dropping files or saving files
directly to CD, this function is not supported in XP. This requires some
form of packet writing which only comes with third party software. If you
are talking about CD mastering wherein you are creating an audio CD, not
simply a CD to which you save or drag and drop an audio or data file, that
is supported natively. Does that cover the issue or are you saying you
cannot create audio or mastered CDs using XP's native CD burning function?
--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org:
http://www.dts-l.org/
"Kanga" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:55ba01c48100$1f8046a0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Both drives are definitely burners. And the CD drive is
> the one that came installed on the machine when I bought
> it.
>
> I can use third party software to burn to either drive and
> can burn to CD Drive using Musicmatch Jukebox. I just
> can't burn using Windows and it's really annoying for
> burning photo's documents etc etc
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>If the CD drive is not a burner it wouldn't have such a
> tab. Windows XP has
>>no native support for DVD burning and requires third
> party software; most
>>such burners come with software.
>>
>>--
>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>Windows Shell/User
>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>>"Kanga" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message
>>news:520301c480aa$ba891c40$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Hi Michael
>>>
>>> I have tried this just now and neither drive has a
>>> recording tab.
>>>
>>> My CD drive has General, Hardware and Autoplay whilst
> the
>>> DVD burner has exactly the same plus Sharing
>>>
>>> How can I get the tabs back
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Open Windows Explorer, select the burner drive, right
>>> click, select
>>>>Properties, go to the Recording tab and be sure "Enable
>>> CD recording on this
>>>>drive" is selected and click apply and ok.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>>>Windows Shell/User
>>>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>>>
>>>>"Kanga" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>>> message
>>>>news:4f2401c480a6$31a50000$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>> Hi
>>>>>
>>>>> When I highlight various documents in Windows
> Explorer I
>>>>> no longer get the option to burn to disc
>>>>>
>>>>> If I try to copy/move them to the relevant drive I get
>>> the
>>>>> following error message '(drive letter):\ is not
>>>>> accessible. Incorrect function'
>>>>>
>>>>> I have had to download some free burning software,
> but I
>>>>> am nervous about using this third party free-stuff
>>>>>
>>>>> Please can someone let me know how I can get back the
>>>>> option to burn to disc from Windows Explorer.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>
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