Windows labels DVD Writer as "CD Drive"

[gqcovermodel]

Starting today, windows XP SP2 is showing my Benq DVD drive as a "CD
Drive" in My Computer. The drive seems to work just fine (reads CDs
and DVDs) but the label is wrong. I have tried uninstalling and
reinstalling the drive but it still says that it is a CD Drive. How
can I fix this? Thanks.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm and scroll down
to Item No. 191 (Change CD/RW, DVD Name in Explorer).

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

Enjoy all the benefits of genuine Microsoft software:
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/default.mspx

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| Starting today, windows XP SP2 is showing my Benq DVD drive as a "CD
| Drive" in My Computer. The drive seems to work just fine (reads CDs
| and DVDs) but the label is wrong. I have tried uninstalling and
| reinstalling the drive but it still says that it is a CD Drive. How
| can I fix this? Thanks.

 

[gqcovermodel]

Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm and scroll down
to Item No. 191 (Change CD/RW, DVD Name in Explorer).

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

Enjoy all the benefits of genuine Microsoft software:
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/default.mspx

I checked out that site and it opens a script to change the drive name.
While this might solve the problem, it doesn't help me understand
how/why this happened to begin with. Shouldn't windows keep the naming
consistent by itself?

 

[Guest]

No, it's common for Windows to call any dvd/cd drive a "cd drive." It really
is a cd drive as well as a dvd drive and if there is no dvd in the drive, it
assumes it's a cd drive.

 

[gqcovermodel]

No, it's common for Windows to call any dvd/cd drive a "cd drive." It really
is a cd drive as well as a dvd drive and if there is no dvd in the drive, it
assumes it's a cd drive.

What I don't understand is why, until today, Windows labeled the drive
as a DVD RW and today it says cd drive. How can this get changed and
why?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

CD-ROM access is missing and messages cite error Code 31,
Code 32, Code 19, Code 39, or Code 41
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060/en-us

To resolve your issue, follow these steps:

1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
[Start > Run and type: REGEDIT , and hit enter]

2. Locate the UpperFilters value under the following key in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11­CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

3. On the Edit menu, click Delete, and then click OK.

4. Locate the LowerFilters value under the same key in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11­CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

5. On the Edit menu, click Delete, and then click OK.

6. Quit Registry Editor.NOTE: After you remove the Upperfilters value and the Lowerfilters value,
if you notice lost functionality in a particular program, such as CD recording software, you may need
to reinstall that software. If the problem recurs, consult with the software vendor for assistance.
7. Restart your computer.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

Enjoy all the benefits of genuine Microsoft software:
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/default.mspx

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| What I don't understand is why, until today, Windows labeled the drive
| as a DVD RW and today it says cd drive. How can this get changed and
| why?

 

[Frank]

(e-mail address removed) wrote:
|| Starting today, windows XP SP2 is showing my Benq DVD drive as a "CD
|| Drive" in My Computer. The drive seems to work just fine (reads CDs
|| and DVDs) but the label is wrong. I have tried uninstalling and
|| reinstalling the drive but it still says that it is a CD Drive. How
|| can I fix this? Thanks.

This would be connected to what the BIOS reads from the firmware on
the drive.
In the CMOS setup Utility mine reads:
IDE Channel 0 Master [Pioneer DVD-ROM ATAP]
In XP Pro Device Manager:
PIONEER DVD-ROM DVD-117
In Windows Explorer:
DVD Drive (D
With Disk inserted:
WINXPSP2 (D

 

[frodo]

if the Shell Hardware Detection service is disabled then the drive will
not show up in explorer as a DVD Drive, but as a generic CD Drive. It
will still work just fine tho.

 

[Plato]

Starting today, windows XP SP2 is showing my Benq DVD drive as a "CD
Drive" in My Computer. The drive seems to work just fine (reads CDs
and DVDs) but the label is wrong. I have tried uninstalling and
reinstalling the drive but it still says that it is a CD Drive. How
can I fix this? Thanks.

Dont fix what aint broke. A mis-labled drive is not a big thing.