Windows would not burn CD

[ilyaz]

I have Windows XP Home, SP2 installed. Also, long time ago, I installed
MicroAdvantage DVD/CD burner with Roxio Easy CD and DVD Creator v.6.
Everything worked fine and I was burning CDs and DVDs without a problem.
Recently, something happened and now Windows cannot burn neither CD, nor
DVD. When I try to copy something from the Windows Explorer to the disk in
the burner, I get an error message <Disk is not formatted. Windows cannot
read from this disk. The disk might be corrupted, or it could be using a
format that is not compatible with Windows>. However, when I try to burn the
same disk in the same drive with either Roxio or CDBurner XP Pro3,
everything goes fine.
How can I make Windows to read from the disk again?
Thanks for your suggestions.

 

[CWatters]

I have Windows XP Home, SP2 installed. Also, long time ago, I installed
MicroAdvantage DVD/CD burner with Roxio Easy CD and DVD Creator v.6.
Everything worked fine and I was burning CDs and DVDs without a problem.
Recently, something happened and now Windows cannot burn neither CD, nor
DVD. When I try to copy something from the Windows Explorer to the disk in
the burner, I get an error message <Disk is not formatted.

WinXP doesn't have native support for writing to DVDs so we're just talking
about CD's only right?

Are you trying to add something to an existing CD or to a blank CD? If it's
an existing CD how was it created?

Check the drive properties....

My Computer -> right click on the drive -> Properties -> Recording tab ->
Enable Recording on this drive

 

[ilyaz]

Colin,
thanks for your suggestions. My problem is not that simple that I can answer
just <yes> or <no>... Starting from your last suggestion, when I looked at
it, strangely, the Enable Recording box was unchecked. Nevertheless, I was
able to write to CDs even before I checked it...
Before my problem with the burner started, I backed up about 6 GB of data in
3 sessions over a 6 weeks period on 2 DVD+R using MS OneCare Live (beta)
backup option. So, I presume, MS used WinXP support for writing DVDs. But I
had no chance to ask MS people about it.
Thanks again for your help.
Ilya

 

[CWatters]

Colin,
thanks for your suggestions. My problem is not that simple that I can answer
just <yes> or <no>... Starting from your last suggestion, when I looked at
it, strangely, the Enable Recording box was unchecked. Nevertheless, I was
able to write to CDs even before I checked it...

I might be wrong but I believe the Enable Recording check box only effects
the native burning capability of windowsXP. eg It doesn't effect the ability
of other programs like Roxio or MS OneCare Live to write to the drive.

Before my problem with the burner started, I backed up about 6 GB of data in
3 sessions over a 6 weeks period on 2 DVD+R using MS OneCare Live (beta)
backup option.

So, I presume, MS used WinXP support for writing DVDs.

or MS OneCare Live provided DVD burning capability itself.

It's not uncommon for people to have problems when they have more than one
CD/DVD writing program installed.

 

[ilyaz]

I might be wrong but I believe the Enable Recording check box only effects
the native burning capability of windowsXP. eg It doesn't effect the
ability
of other programs like Roxio or MS OneCare Live to write to the drive.
Colin, I'm sure, you're right on this in regard to the Roxio! Do you
know if OneCare has burning capabilities?

or MS OneCare Live provided DVD burning capability itself.
This I'd like to find out.

It's not uncommon for people to have problems when they have more than one
CD/DVD writing program installed.
Absolutely! If someone needs a proof, point in my direction But on
the other hand, what do you do, if your burner came with the Roxio, Windows
XP and then OneCare? Three different writers?