In news:uFVlXvNEGHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
D@annyBoy <origin @ld @nnyboy @ gm@il.com> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Using a laptop with a built in CDRW. Unable to burn any disc. (No
> recording tab despite following all the instructions at MSKB)
>
> Attached a USB DVDRW and it detects my empty CD as 550Mb and unable
> to burn an iso. (no recording tab too)
>
> Are there any fixes or do I have to resort to a new installation?

Hmm... Start > run > "services.msc" without the quotes > enter > is IMAPI
CD-Burning COM service set to manual? Do you have a third party burning
application installed that's taken over? Have you tried killing upperfilters
and lowerfilters (oddly seems to fix all sorts of crazy errors) and removing
the devices from the device manager and rebooting and letting XP install
them fresh? I don't know what KB articles you've read so I don't know what
you've tried already.

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