DVD drive reads blank DVDRs as full

[Keshav]

I have HP Pavillian DV1000 laptop with Windows XP SP2 home with Pioneer
DVD-RW DVR-14. According to pioneer, this drive is compatible with
both + and - DVDRs. I have always used DVD-Rs and it has done fine in
the past. Now,when I go to my computer/CD drive/properties with blank
DVD+ or -R disk in the drive, it says used space 0 bites free space 0
bites. However, I have no problem with CD-R what so ever. I also can
play all the recorded DVDs without any problem.
This laptop came with "Sonic record now" Virsion 7.2 music and movie
authoring software. When I use this particular software, it recognizes
the blank DVDs and works fine. I can make video, or data file in a
blank DVDs without any difficulty. Besides Sonic, all the other
softwares that I have--muvee autoProducer3.0 Se, intervideo WinDVD
creater--have the same problem.
Thinking that reinstalling all the software should solve the problem, I
reinstalled all the software to repair any problems the computer may
have, that took me nowhere. Then I formatted the hard drive and
reinstalled the entire system, and I still have the same problem. In
addition to that I tried uninsatalling the drive, it did not work
either. Can anybody help me?

 

[MAP]

I have HP Pavillian DV1000 laptop with Windows XP SP2 home with
Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-14. According to pioneer, this drive is
compatible with both + and - DVDRs. I have always used DVD-Rs and it
has done fine in the past. Now,when I go to my computer/CD
drive/properties with blank DVD+ or -R disk in the drive, it says
used space 0 bites free space 0 bites. However, I have no problem
with CD-R what so ever. I also can play all the recorded DVDs
without any problem.
This laptop came with "Sonic record now" Virsion 7.2 music and movie
authoring software. When I use this particular software, it
recognizes the blank DVDs and works fine. I can make video, or data
file in a blank DVDs without any difficulty. Besides Sonic, all the
other softwares that I have--muvee autoProducer3.0 Se, intervideo
WinDVD creater--have the same problem.
Thinking that reinstalling all the software should solve the problem,
I reinstalled all the software to repair any problems the computer may
have, that took me nowhere. Then I formatted the hard drive and
reinstalled the entire system, and I still have the same problem. In
addition to that I tried uninsatalling the drive, it did not work
either. Can anybody help me?

Both of my drives read full when a blank DVD is inserted as well, but they
work just fine,I don't worry about it.

 

[Keshav]

Thanks Mike for the comment, but my problem is I cannot use any
software to record DVD other than Sonic. Some of the video format I
have are hidden and sonic does not recognize that.

 

[MAP]

Thanks Mike for the comment, but my problem is I cannot use any
software to record DVD other than Sonic. Some of the video format I
have are hidden and sonic does not recognize that.

try unhiding files and folders "Sonic" might see them then?

Heres a couple of free burning software packages, I have never used them but
they have been recommended in the past in this group.

http://www.deepburner.com/?r=download
http://www.cdburnerxp.se/download.php