DVD-RW appears as CD drive under Windows XP

[David Bradbury]

Hi. I have two drive bays: a CD-RW and a DVD-RW running under Windows
XP Pro. All was fine until recently. Now the the DVD-RW appears as a
DVD-R when there's no disk in the drive. If I insert a blank DVD-RW
disk this changes to just being a CD drive. If I insert a pre-recorded
DVD it recognises and plays it. Has anyone else had this problem? Any
solutions?

Thanks

 

[Wislu Plethora]

-----Original Message-----
Hi. I have two drive bays: a CD-RW and a DVD-RW running under Windows
XP Pro. All was fine until recently. Now the the DVD-RW appears as a
DVD-R when there's no disk in the drive. If I insert a blank DVD-RW
disk this changes to just being a CD drive. If I insert a pre-recorded
DVD it recognises and plays it. Has anyone else had this problem? Any
solutions?

Thanks

You haven't described a problem, unless you can't
remember what kind of drives you have. Do the drives
recognize and properly burn the inserted media? The way
that XP describes shortcuts makes no sense sometimes. My
DVD+/-RW drive is sometimes labeled CD-ROM, sometimes
CD-R, sometimes DVD-RW, but it always works as it should.

 

[Kelly]

Hi David,

Suggestions and checkpoints:

Try: Unchecking "Enable CD recording on this drive" in the
Properties/Recording window.

How to Troubleshoot Issues with Reading CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and DVD Discs
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q321641

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;q324129

CD-R Drive or CD-RW Drive Is Not Recognized As a Recordable Device
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316529

busTRACE Technologies has developed a simple utility that allows you to view
details about your CD-Recorder and the media that is inserted into the
drive. This utility will show you which of your CD/DVD devices Windows XP
has installed CD Recording support for.
http://www.bustrace.com/products/imapi.htm

 

[Ruth]

I have the same problem. If you get any help with this I'd love to know the
fix. Thanks.

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