XP doesn't recognize writeable CDs

abbeyhurst · 2007/02/14

In trying to copy files to a CD, the CD Writing Wizard contends that "There is no disc in the drive ".... I have tried both virgin CD-R's and DVD-R's but neither will cause the Wizard to go ahead and copy the files shown as 'Files Ready to Be Written to the CD'....??? My DVD drive works perfectly in every other way... what am I doing wrong?

surferdude2 · 2007/02/14

There is no disc in the drive. Please insert a writable CD into drive.
If the device driver has been corrupted, see the HCL to determine if the driver that is listed for the drive on the HCL is compatible with Windows XP. 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 want to remove the driver and reinstall it if it has become corrupted.

To remove and reinstall the device driver for the CD-R drive or the CD-RW drive: 1. Click Start, click Run, type sysdm.cpl in the Open box, and then click OK.
2. On the Hardware tab, click Device Manager.
3. Click the drive that uses the driver you want to remove.
4. On the Action menu, click Uninstall.

When you are prompted to confirm the removal, click OK.
5. On the Action menu, click Scan for hardware changes.
Although Microsoft does not encourage you to use of devices that are not listed on the HCL, sometimes, you can obtain a Windows XP-compatible driver by contacting the device manufacturer directly. For information about how to contact your hardware manufacturer, click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
65416 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/65416/EN-US/) Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

60781 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/60781/EN-US/) Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

60782 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/60782/EN-US/) Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z
If you change the CD drive or the DVD drive to direct memory access (DMA) mode from programmed input/output (PIO) mode, you may resolve this issue. For more information about how to change your computer's drive controller to DMA mode, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
310751 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310751/) Device settings are hard to find in Windows XP
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abbeyhurst · 2007/02/15

Thanks for the info.. I've finally got it working - by changing the speed from 'Fastest' to 8X... must be a timing window or something.. ev en at 8X it's still hit or miss..... I think I'll try using Nemo in future as it seems from reading other threads that Nemo is a popular product..

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