Unable to Copy to CD's

[24Futhark]

For the past few months, every time I attempt to copy
files to a CD, I get an error that says "There is no disk
in the drive. Please insert a writable CD into Drive E:\".

Drive E is a CD Writer drive, and I had no problems
copying to this drive several months ago. The Drive *is*
reading CD's, it has no problem running other disks, both
professional and ones that I had created in the past, the
last time I backed up the files I wish to keep.

It's an ARTEC WRA-WA48 (in the device manager, at least),
I *have* gone through the properties and enabled CD
Writing, tried it both Disabled and Enabled, tried it at
all speeds, with both hard drives as the place where the
image is stored, tried updating the drivers, and still I
get this same error.

Beyond reinstalling Windows XP (Home, Upgrade, started as
Win 98 se), is there any way to fix this?

 

[Gordon]

For the past few months, every time I attempt to copy
files to a CD, I get an error that says "There is no disk
in the drive. Please insert a writable CD into Drive E:\".

Drive E is a CD Writer drive, and I had no problems
copying to this drive several months ago. The Drive *is*
reading CD's, it has no problem running other disks, both
professional and ones that I had created in the past, the
last time I backed up the files I wish to keep.

It's an ARTEC WRA-WA48 (in the device manager, at least),
I *have* gone through the properties and enabled CD
Writing, tried it both Disabled and Enabled, tried it at
all speeds, with both hard drives as the place where the
image is stored, tried updating the drivers, and still I
get this same error.

Beyond reinstalling Windows XP (Home, Upgrade, started as
Win 98 se), is there any way to fix this?

Sounds as though the "write" bit of the drive is up the chute. Have you
tried a cleaner? the other option is to swap it with a known good drive and
see if that works.

 

[Kelly]

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

If you are using a driver from the manufacturer of the drive and not the
driver that is supplied by Microsoft, make sure that you have the driver
available. You may need to remove the driver and reinstall it if it has
become corrupted.

There is no disc in the drive. Please insert a writable CD into drive.
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;EN-US;q324129

Also, is enable CD writing enabled for the drive? Either way, run the edit
on line 23 (right hand side), 42 undo and 264:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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

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

Hardware Compatibility List
http://www.microsoft.com/hwdq/hcl/search.asp