Under device manager, it says that this device is working
properly, and yet, it is not. I have been through the
troubleshooting guide about a doezen times with still no
result other than my frustration. The CD-RW Drive (D) on
my Windows XP personal computer will not read audio cds,
cd-roms, or blank cd's for recording. It just started
with this problem about a week ago and after everything
I've tried it still will not work. Before, it working
fine. I recently installed Nortan Anti Virus which took
care of a couple infected files, and I'm not sure if the
settings of my computer were permenantly effected by
these worms. I really just don't know what to do and am
hoping that maybe someone else does. Thanks for your time,

-Keri M.

i found these sites/apps useful:
from my own post-
Subject: mediocresoft windows xp; cd-rw does not
recognise writeable media
From: "clive" <(E-Mail Removed)> Sent:
8/11/2004 1:18:45 PM




problem sorted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this site was useful:-
http://www.cdrfaq.org/
and this app works!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.orlogix.com/
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cdr-rw does not work read write
problem burning cd
cd writer does not does not burn

>-----Original Message-----
>i installed a new cd-rw to replace the old one which
wasnt
>working
>i got exactly the same errors
>i went into the reg and windumb didn't recognise the
drive
>as a writeable device
>i corrected this and now microflawed windumb recognises
>the device but does not recognise writeable media
>ALL of the hardware has been changed including mainboard
>and problem persists
>ive reinstalled windumb (repair) and after fixing
>networking flaws (known issue 330163 cannot load remote
>access connection manager services) the problem still
>persists!
>does anyone know of a solution to this that does not
>involve 1- clean install of windumb (lose data and
>valuable time) or 2 install proper OS eg linux etc (as
>before)
>.
>


>-----Original Message-----
>Under device manager, it says that this device is working
>properly, and yet, it is not. I have been through the
>troubleshooting guide about a doezen times with still no
>result other than my frustration. The CD-RW Drive (D) on
>my Windows XP personal computer will not read audio cds,
>cd-roms, or blank cd's for recording. It just started
>with this problem about a week ago and after everything
>I've tried it still will not work. Before, it working
>fine. I recently installed Nortan Anti Virus which took
>care of a couple infected files, and I'm not sure if the
>settings of my computer were permenantly effected by
>these worms. I really just don't know what to do and am
>hoping that maybe someone else does. Thanks for your time,
>
>-Keri M.
>.
>