Windows does not see my DVD/CD writer drive

[Ged]

My windows XP withSP2 has stoped recognising the above drive. I cannot
'send to' from any windows applications and explorer doesnt see any
media either I have tried:

rolling back and re-installing drivers
Re- instaling drive unit

Can anyone help?

The drive is visible and works from other packages such as nero or
video and audio packages.

Ged

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Nero disables this. If it is disabled, SendTo > CD Drive (X will not
appear.

CD Drive enable XP's recording wizard

Open My Computer, right click the CD Drive icon and then click Properties.
Click the Recording tab.
Check: Enable CD recording on this drive
Click: Apply
Click: OK

Picture of CD Drive Properties
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/images/using/setup/learnmore/cdburnfig01.jpg

Enable CD recording on this drive
This setting turns on the built-in CD recording features included with
Windows XP.
Third-party programs sometimes disable this setting.
You can only enable CD recording for one device at a time.

Only One CD-R or CD-RW Disk Drive Can Be Used to Create Compact Discs in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/294652

If you enable the above, Nero will not work correctly.

If you have InCD also, there should be a SendTo shortcut. Howver, it can
get screwed up...

Desktop Shortcut to the 3 1/2 Inch Disk Drive or to the CD-ROM Drive Does
Not Work
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;824143


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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