window explorer showing the device as DVD/CD-RW but I cannot burn any cds

While sipping a glass of green tea, I read that Galen wrote in
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> In news:eWqIIrWEGHA.2300@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl,
> D@annyBoy <origin @ld @nnyboy @ gm@il.com> had this to say:
>
> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>
>> I got the device to show as CDRW, but there is no recording tab
>> any idea how I can get the recording tab?
>>
>> While sipping a glass of green tea, I read that Galen wrote in
>> news:e$dOZsVEGHA.2040@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl
>>
>>
>>> In news:u8g%23FzTEGHA.216@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl,
>>> D@annyBoy <origin @ld @nnyboy @ gm@il.com> had this to say:
>>>
>>> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>>>
>>>> my registry does not has the upper and lower filters
>>> <snip to save space>
>>>
>>> If it has no upperfilters and lowerfilters entries then, well, I
>>> have NO idea what to tell you other than to suggest a repair
>>> installation of XP. I've seen some odd things but I can't think of
>>> ever having seen those missing.
>
> Well, we can try. <g>
>
> Starting here:
> http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;324129
>
> From a link on that page:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316529/
>
> Try changing the value to "2" and see if that does the trick?