Blank CD-RW not recognized

[John Williams]

My Toshiba laptop running XP-home doesn't recognize a blank CD-RW when
inserted. It does recognize one if it contains some data.

John Williams

 

[Rick Merrill]

My Toshiba laptop running XP-home doesn't recognize a blank CD-RW when
inserted. It does recognize one if it contains some data.

John Williams

Have you written before to CD-R or CD-RW?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

My Toshiba laptop running XP-home doesn't recognize a blank CD-RW
when inserted. It does recognize one if it contains some data.

Model of the drive in question?
Removed it from Device Manager and rebooted to have it re-added?
Is it setup to record?
When was the last time you recorded with it?

 

[JD]

My Toshiba laptop running XP-home doesn't recognize a blank CD-RW when
inserted. It does recognize one if it contains some data.

John Williams

My Computer, right click on the drive, select Properties. Click on the
Recording tab. Is there a check mark next to Enable CD recording on this
drive?

 

[Harry Ohrn]

My Toshiba laptop running XP-home doesn't recognize a blank CD-RW when
inserted. It does recognize one if it contains some data.

John Williams

I am not certain what you expect to happen. A blank CD-RW contains no data
or format. So obviously it won't open.

Harry Ohrn
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

 

[Guest]

A cdr won't be recognized unless there is someting on it. Does your system
say something like "insert disk"?

 

[John Williams]

Not so. A blank CD should appear in Windows Explorer. If I click on the
drive, it says, "please insert a disk into drive D" when a blank CD-RW has
already been inserted.

 

[John Williams]

Yes, even though one has already been inserted.

A cdr won't be recognized unless there is someting on it. Does your system
say something like "insert disk"?

 

[John Williams]

I think I "Replied" instead of replying to group. Sorry. Yes, I can write
to CD-RW's which already contain data.

 

[John Williams]

Correction.

I cannot write to a CD-RW containing data. I'm told the CD-RW is read-only.

I've written to lots of CD-R's but this is the first time I've tried to
write to CD-RW's.

John

 

[Guest]

Can you use your cd burning software to erase or format the disk? If so try
to format it and try again.

 

[Guest]

Hmm dont know what happened on the last post.

Format the disk if your software allows you to do that and try it again.

 

[craig]

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craig

Hmm dont know what happened on the last post.

Format the disk if your software allows you to do that and try it again.

 

[craig]

oops
yes mine is doing the same thing on work laptop xp and home desktpop vista
maybe the office update fubared it up. well if i copy and paste id leave
snip-it to show u but it says no disk. Ive tried 3 different cd-rw one s that
i wrote stuff on are recognized but i dont have one that is a cd-rw there
cd-r.