CD Writing

[Guest John]

I have just wanted to burn a CD of some music tracks. I couldn't get Media

Player to burn - the "Burn" button was gray.

 

I couldn't do it by dragging files in explorer and selecting copy to CD. It

kept asking me to insert a blank CD. Explorer - properties shows it blue -

Zero free space and zero used.

 

After trying several blank disks I tried burning some photos from Picasa -

this worked. I then tried Real Player and it burned the CD without problems.

 

It seems Windows XP / Media Player has a problem with burning - but other

applications don't. Any ideas on what I could check?

[Guest Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: CD Writing

 

>I have just wanted to burn a CD of some music tracks. I couldn't get Media

>Player to burn - the "Burn" button was gray.

>

>I couldn't do it by dragging files in explorer and selecting copy to CD. It

>kept asking me to insert a blank CD. Explorer - properties shows it blue -

>Zero free space and zero used.

>

>After trying several blank disks I tried burning some photos from Picasa -

>this worked. I then tried Real Player and it burned the CD without problems.

>

>It seems Windows XP / Media Player has a problem with burning - but other

>applications don't. Any ideas on what I could check?

 

Maybe try installing the IMAPI 2.0 Update from this KB article:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b5f726f1-4ace-455d-bad7-abc4dd2f147b&DisplayLang=en

 

- Thee Chicago Wolf

[Guest John]

Re: CD Writing

 

 

"Thee Chicago Wolf" <.@.> wrote in message

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> >I have just wanted to burn a CD of some music tracks. I couldn't get

> >Media

>>Player to burn - the "Burn" button was gray.

>>

>>I couldn't do it by dragging files in explorer and selecting copy to CD.

>>It

>>kept asking me to insert a blank CD. Explorer - properties shows it blue -

>>Zero free space and zero used.

>>

>>After trying several blank disks I tried burning some photos from Picasa -

>>this worked. I then tried Real Player and it burned the CD without

>>problems.

>>

>>It seems Windows XP / Media Player has a problem with burning - but other

>>applications don't. Any ideas on what I could check?

>

> Maybe try installing the IMAPI 2.0 Update from this KB article:

> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b5f726f1-4ace-455d-bad7-abc4dd2f147b&DisplayLang=en

>

> - Thee Chicago Wolf

 

Done it - but no change. Media Player has icon with message "Connect a

burner and restart the Player"

 

What should I see in Explorer if I look at properties with a blank CD

loaded?

[Guest Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: CD Writing

 

>Done it - but no change. Media Player has icon with message "Connect a

>burner and restart the Player"

>

>What should I see in Explorer if I look at properties with a blank CD

>loaded?

 

It should appear as just a CD icon next to the drive letter and doing

a properties should show "Used Space" as 0 bytes, and "Free Space" as

736 million or so bytes free (for an 80 minute CD-R). Is the firmware

up to date on the drive? Beyond that, I am a bit stumped as to what

could be causing it. Is the drive on cable select? Have you tried

disconnecting and reconnecting the cable?

 

- Thee Chicago Wolf

[Guest John]

Re: CD Writing

 

 

"Thee Chicago Wolf" <.@.> wrote in message

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> >Done it - but no change. Media Player has icon with message "Connect a

>>burner and restart the Player"

>>

>>What should I see in Explorer if I look at properties with a blank CD

>>loaded?

>

> It should appear as just a CD icon next to the drive letter and doing

> a properties should show "Used Space" as 0 bytes, and "Free Space" as

> 736 million or so bytes free (for an 80 minute CD-R). Is the firmware

> up to date on the drive? Beyond that, I am a bit stumped as to what

> could be causing it. Is the drive on cable select? Have you tried

> disconnecting and reconnecting the cable?

>

> - Thee Chicago Wolf

 

It shows "0" space and used.

 

As I said - I can burn a disc using non-Windows applications - so I guess it

isn't hardware. The drive is a LG which uses generic Windows driver.

[Guest John]

Re: CD Writing

 

 

"Thee Chicago Wolf" <.@.> wrote in message

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> >Done it - but no change. Media Player has icon with message "Connect a

>>burner and restart the Player"

>>

>>What should I see in Explorer if I look at properties with a blank CD

>>loaded?

>

> It should appear as just a CD icon next to the drive letter and doing

> a properties should show "Used Space" as 0 bytes, and "Free Space" as

> 736 million or so bytes free (for an 80 minute CD-R). Is the firmware

> up to date on the drive? Beyond that, I am a bit stumped as to what

> could be causing it. Is the drive on cable select? Have you tried

> disconnecting and reconnecting the cable?

>

> - Thee Chicago Wolf

 

I recall that at one time - if I inserted a blank disk I would get a

message - asking what I wanted to do next.

[Guest Donald Anadell]

Re: CD Writing

 

 

"John" <Who90nospam@ntlworld.com> wrote in message

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>I have just wanted to burn a CD of some music tracks. I couldn't get Media

>Player to burn - the "Burn" button was gray.

>

> I couldn't do it by dragging files in explorer and selecting copy to CD.

> It kept asking me to insert a blank CD. Explorer - properties shows it

> blue - Zero free space and zero used.

 

Did you try looking at the Properties||Recording(tab) on the Drive in

question, there should be a checkmark in the box next to "Enable CD

recording on this drive". If you don't have a checkmark in that box you

can't drag and drop files to the Drive.

 

Good luck,

 

Donald Anadell

 

>

> After trying several blank disks I tried burning some photos from Picasa -

> this worked. I then tried Real Player and it burned the CD without

> problems.

>

> It seems Windows XP / Media Player has a problem with burning - but other

> applications don't. Any ideas on what I could check?

>

[Guest John]

Re: CD Writing

 

 

"Donald Anadell" <danadell@nospamersmikrotec.com> wrote in message

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>

> "John" <Who90nospam@ntlworld.com> wrote in message

> news:ypHkk.172220$oo.28303@newsfe09.ams2...

>>I have just wanted to burn a CD of some music tracks. I couldn't get Media

>>Player to burn - the "Burn" button was gray.

>>

>> I couldn't do it by dragging files in explorer and selecting copy to CD.

>> It kept asking me to insert a blank CD. Explorer - properties shows it

>> blue - Zero free space and zero used.

>

> Did you try looking at the Properties||Recording(tab) on the Drive in

> question, there should be a checkmark in the box next to "Enable CD

> recording on this drive". If you don't have a checkmark in that box you

> can't drag and drop files to the Drive.

>

> Good luck,

>

> Donald Anadell

>

>

>>

>> After trying several blank disks I tried burning some photos from

>> Picasa - this worked. I then tried Real Player and it burned the CD

>> without problems.

>>

>> It seems Windows XP / Media Player has a problem with burning - but other

>> applications don't. Any ideas on what I could check?

>>

>

>

 

No recording tab.

 

As stated - it works fine from Real Player or Picasa.

 

Properties on has tabs = General, Autoplay & Hardware.

 

Today I uninstalled driver and then let XP find the hardware again.

 

Driver is: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4163B (01/07/2001)

[Guest John]

Re: CD Writing

 

 

"John" <Who90nospam@ntlworld.com> wrote in message

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>

> "Donald Anadell" <danadell@nospamersmikrotec.com> wrote in message

> news:uCZxliL9IHA.1196@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>

>> "John" <Who90nospam@ntlworld.com> wrote in message

>> news:ypHkk.172220$oo.28303@newsfe09.ams2...

>>>I have just wanted to burn a CD of some music tracks. I couldn't get

>>>Media Player to burn - the "Burn" button was gray.

>>>

>>> I couldn't do it by dragging files in explorer and selecting copy to CD.

>>> It kept asking me to insert a blank CD. Explorer - properties shows it

>>> blue - Zero free space and zero used.

>>

>> Did you try looking at the Properties||Recording(tab) on the Drive in

>> question, there should be a checkmark in the box next to "Enable CD

>> recording on this drive". If you don't have a checkmark in that box you

>> can't drag and drop files to the Drive.

>>

>> Good luck,

>>

>> Donald Anadell

>>

>>

>>>

>>> After trying several blank disks I tried burning some photos from

>>> Picasa - this worked. I then tried Real Player and it burned the CD

>>> without problems.

>>>

>>> It seems Windows XP / Media Player has a problem with burning - but

>>> other applications don't. Any ideas on what I could check?

>>>

>>

>>

>

> No recording tab.

>

> As stated - it works fine from Real Player or Picasa.

>

> Properties on has tabs = General, Autoplay & Hardware.

>

> Today I uninstalled driver and then let XP find the hardware again.

>

> Driver is: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4163B (01/07/2001)

>

 

I found this and have edited the drive from a "3" to a "2". I now have the

recording tab. Will do some checks - concerned I may have lost DVD ability

[Guest Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: CD Writing

 

>I recall that at one time - if I inserted a blank disk I would get a

>message - asking what I wanted to do next.

 

Any clue what your firmware level is? 1.05 seems to be current.

Otherwise, it seems somewhere along the line it got dis-associated

with burning in Media Player.

 

- Thee Chicago Wolf

[Guest John]

Re: CD Writing

 

 

 

Resolved!!

 

I found in Services.msc that IMAPI CD burning was disabled. Media Player now

burning fine.