After I reformatted and reinstalled Windows 2000 PRO, the
OS viewed the Sony CDRW as a CDROM. I removed it in the
Device Manager restarted the OS and it reinstalled as a
CDROM. The actual listing in the Device Manager is SONY
CDRW, but there is no other indication that it is a
Recorder. Any suggestions on how to have WIN2K see the
device as a CDRW so the recording software will work?

Thanks

The "software" you installed should recognize it as a recorder. Windows
2000 knows nothing of "recorders".

David wrote:

> After I reformatted and reinstalled Windows 2000 PRO, the
> OS viewed the Sony CDRW as a CDROM. I removed it in the
> Device Manager restarted the OS and it reinstalled as a
> CDROM. The actual listing in the Device Manager is SONY
> CDRW, but there is no other indication that it is a
> Recorder. Any suggestions on how to have WIN2K see the
> device as a CDRW so the recording software will work?
>
> Thanks
>