In news:uAZeqPQEGHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
Galen <galennews@gmail.com> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> 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.


Missing CD/DVD Drives:
http://kgiii.info/windows/XP/general...VD_drives.html

There's an automated tool and the manual method listed there.

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