Does Windows XP Actually recognise DVD RW drives?

[Calum]

I have a new PC with a DVD multi burner (LG 'GSA-4040B')
the problem i have is whenever i insert a DVD RW disc (+
or -) windows pops up and says what do you want to do
with this disk 'Blank CD' and it does no recognise any
files on it. I have updated the firmware with no effect
and now after installing SP2 have the same pop up but my
DVD burning software Astonsoft Deepburner will now burn
to DVD-RW. Windows will read it as a DVD-Rom once it is
done. I still have no luck with DVD+RW (i am not sure
about -/+r or ram) i have tried the trick at
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=316529,
but everything was set right. One thing I did notice was
that the drive is listed as 'Device type: DVD/CD-ROM'
and 'Manufacturer: (standard CD-ROM drive)' in Device
manager properties.

 

[Peter R. Fletcher]

XP does _not_ natively support writing to DVD media in writeable DVD
drives. You need 3rd party software (such as Deepburner) to do this. I
am not sure why this is letting you burn DVD-RW but not DVD+RW media.

I have a new PC with a DVD multi burner (LG 'GSA-4040B')
the problem i have is whenever i insert a DVD RW disc (+
or -) windows pops up and says what do you want to do
with this disk 'Blank CD' and it does no recognise any
files on it. I have updated the firmware with no effect
and now after installing SP2 have the same pop up but my
DVD burning software Astonsoft Deepburner will now burn
to DVD-RW. Windows will read it as a DVD-Rom once it is
done. I still have no luck with DVD+RW (i am not sure
about -/+r or ram) i have tried the trick at
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=316529,
but everything was set right. One thing I did notice was
that the drive is listed as 'Device type: DVD/CD-ROM'
and 'Manufacturer: (standard CD-ROM drive)' in Device
manager properties.

Please respond to the Newsgroup, so that others may benefit from the exchange.
Peter R. Fletcher