GALEN, your "cd" plays but your "cdrw cannot "burn" just a thought, are you
"formatting" the new cdrw, discs?
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alex


"Galen" wrote:

> In news:CC3DB89A-8E23-4C19-8BD2-A34542D0DA80@microsoft.com,
> Alan <Alan@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:
>
> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>
> > At both home (not the same PC as my other recent post) and work, I
> > have CD-RW drives that originally worked properly. Now both of them
> > work fine for reading CDs, but when I try to burn them I get an error
> > message to the effect that the software can't find a CD writer (even
> > though upon inserting blank media I get the popup acknowledging that
> > and asking me what I want Windows to do).
> >
> > I've tried auto-updating the drivers via Control Panel-->Hardware,
> > but it says I already have the most recent ones.
> > I've tried different brands of media, and they all work on other PCs.
> > I've also tried a few different software options (XP's Explorer,
> > Real, WMP). XP Home at home, and Pro at work, if that matters.
>
> Try removing the upperfilters and lowerfilters as explained on this page:
>
> Missing CD/DVD Drives:
> http://kgiii.info/windows/XP/general...VD_drives.html
>
> --
> Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
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>
> "We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
> which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
> there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
> Sherlock Holmes
>
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