If the drive is new you probably dont have the links on the back set properly.
Check if it is detected in the bios.
My wife is trying to burn some data, just using windows (save this file to D:\) and keeps getting this error. I have tried to right click on the drive letter and go properties, but there is no burning tab. The dvd drive is new and running XP. I know that she could use Nero or something, but just trying to keep things simple for her. Ideas?
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If the drive is new you probably dont have the links on the back set properly.
Check if it is detected in the bios.
Have you tested the drive to see if it reads anything
When you do things right, people won't be sure that you have done anything at all
Sorry, yeah it reads and plays fine. Only the 1 drive, set to master.
OK firstly.
If it is showing as Drive D:\ then it is most certainly being detected by the bios.
What is the model of the DVD drive ??? are you sure it is a burner ???
You say there is no record tab which hints to the drive being a read only device.
Go to -Control panel - system -device manager
Look in the DVD/CD-rom drives tab and tell us the drive model number.
Let us know.
Cheers.
are you using CD-r or DVD-r? i think XP will only burn CD's.
just a thought.
It is definately a burner as i said in previous post, it does burn using nero etc, but i shouldnt have to use nero to save some word docs etc. The model is TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S203B. And using TDK CD-R.
i found this on the web (theeldergeek.com)
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[Start] [Run] [Regedit]
Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer
Modify/Create the Value Name [NoCDBurning] according to the Value Data listed below.
Data Type: REG_DWORD [Dword Value] // Value Name: NoCDBurning
Value Data: [0 - Enable Burning / 1 - Disable Burning]
Exit Registry and Reboot
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i did this on one of my xp machines (set to 1) and it took away the recording tab in the burner properties, so create this entry and set to 0, see what happens
EDIT: or use this at own risk
Thanks Gav, the regedit didnt work either. Prob just easier to put Nero on her computer.
Na Mate, it didnt. Just General, Auto Play, Hardware and Sharing tabs.
i love windows as a last resort, right click my computer-->manage-->expand services and applications-->services-->right click "IMAPI cd-burning com service"-->properties-->startup type = auto, double check that the reg entry in the other post is present and set to 0 or use the reg file i uploaded, reboot.
its that dodgy copy of windows some dick must have give you.
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Na Phil, same xp on all my computers. lol
Do you have InCd installed from Nero? It might help you to solve the issue.
It's free utility and lets you use your drive burning functions straight from windows explorer.
I dont seem to have Incd and cant "find" it either. What I have found isnt free.
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Can anyone direct me to "incd"?
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