DVD+RW

[Chris]

I have a HP Media Center with a 300n dvd writer / cd
writer combo drive. The problem is that the drive does
not recognize blank or recorded disks - it will play a
store purchased audio cd and a dvd movie - but will not
record anything or even recognize a recorded or blank
disk is even in the drive. Have changed drivers and
thrown all HP suggestions at it with no luck.

 

[Nathan McNulty]

Click Start-Run-Type devmgmt.msc and click OK. Now click the + next to
DVD\CD Drives. Right click on the drive and remove/uninstall it. Now
reboot and see if that fixes anything. Also, you can try removing its
information from the registry. I'll explain that later if it is
necessary. Also, try checking these three KB articles:

How to Troubleshoot Issues with Reading CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and DVD Discs:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321641

CD-R drive or CD-RW drive is not recognized as a recordable device:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316529

How to troubleshoot issues that occur when you write data to a CD-R or
CD-RW Optical Disc in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324129