I recently built a new computer with an internal ASUS combination drive
(1608P2S) that seems to support all DVD formats. I have avoided installing
either of the 3rd-party software packages (Nero and ULead) that came with
the drive. I assumed that Windows XP sp2 supported DVD-writing natively. But
I can't get it to work...when I insert a writable DVD, I get an error even
trying to drag files to the folder that opens. Plus it makes me suspicious
when Windows labels it as a CD drive in so many places.

Does DVD burning on XP require third-party burning software? Thank you!

-Doug

You must install either NERO or ROXIO CD/DVD burning packages to be able to
burn to DVD's. There are of course others, but these two are the premium
packages used by most.

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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

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If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"Dougbert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I recently built a new computer with an internal ASUS combination drive
>(1608P2S) that seems to support all DVD formats. I have avoided installing
>either of the 3rd-party software packages (Nero and ULead) that came with
>the drive. I assumed that Windows XP sp2 supported DVD-writing natively.
>But I can't get it to work...when I insert a writable DVD, I get an error
>even trying to drag files to the folder that opens. Plus it makes me
>suspicious when Windows labels it as a CD drive in so many places.
>
> Does DVD burning on XP require third-party burning software? Thank you!
>
> -Doug
>
>

Yes, XP requires third-party software to burn a DVD.

I use Nero by choice, although recent versions have gotten rather bloated.
The packet writing software included with the Roxio product has seemed
better for me than InCD (the Nero software for the same purpose), but I
don't normally use packet writing.


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"Dougbert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I recently built a new computer with an internal ASUS combination drive
>(1608P2S) that seems to support all DVD formats. I have avoided installing
>either of the 3rd-party software packages (Nero and ULead) that came with
>the drive. I assumed that Windows XP sp2 supported DVD-writing natively.
>But I can't get it to work...when I insert a writable DVD, I get an error
>even trying to drag files to the folder that opens. Plus it makes me
>suspicious when Windows labels it as a CD drive in so many places.
>
> Does DVD burning on XP require third-party burning software? Thank you!
>
> -Doug
>
>