cdrw

[Richard]

My CD writer works fine as a CD ROM, but won't write.
When I try to access a blank CD I get a message 'Drive
not accessible, Incorrect function', and when I look at
the Properties of the hardware device there is
no 'Recording' tab. Microsoft KB article 316529
describes the problem exactly, which it says can happen
if certain registry entries are wrong. However, in my
case they are as they should be. Can anyone suggest what
to try next, short of reloading Windows, which is what
the manufacturer's support desk is suggesting?

Also nero will not pick up drives only a virtual device

 

[Don Phillipson]

My CD writer works fine as a CD ROM, but won't write.
When I try to access a blank CD I get a message 'Drive
not accessible, Incorrect function', and when I look at
the Properties of the hardware device there is
no 'Recording' tab. Microsoft KB article 316529
describes the problem exactly, which it says can happen
if certain registry entries are wrong. However, in my
case they are as they should be. Can anyone suggest what
to try next, short of reloading Windows, which is what
the manufacturer's support desk is suggesting?

Standard cure in Win98 is to remove
the CD completely from / Control Panel / Device Manager,
then reboot and let Windows reinstal it and drivers.

 

[Guest]

Start/My Computer/rightclick Cd-Rom drive/Properties/Recording ta
tick "enable CD recording on this Device/Apply/OK

 

[Guest]

already a no go

 

[MAP]

-----Original Message-----
My CD writer works fine as a CD ROM, but won't write.
When I try to access a blank CD I get a message 'Drive
not accessible, Incorrect function', and when I look at
the Properties of the hardware device there is
no 'Recording' tab. Microsoft KB article 316529
describes the problem exactly, which it says can happen
if certain registry entries are wrong. However, in my
case they are as they should be. Can anyone suggest what
to try next, short of reloading Windows, which is what
the manufacturer's support desk is suggesting?

Also nero will not pick up drives only a virtual device

.
Hi Richard,

Check Admin tools>services and see if "IAMPI CD Burning
COM service" is set to automatic?
If it is then What Don said might be worth a shot:

Standard cure in Win98 is to remove
the CD completely from / Control Panel / Device Manager,
then reboot and let Windows reinstal it and drivers.