Help - My DVD Burner suddenly thinks it a CD only

[Guest Perry B]

Although I have burned many DVDs in the past, several days ago I developed a

problem. When I look at my drive with Windows Explorer, it shows up as a

DVD-RW drive. But when I put in a disk, it becomes a CD drive, and gives a

message that there is no disk in the drive. If I put in a CD, it reads and

opens correctly. The hardware configuration option under System shows the

drive correctly, and says it is working OK. I did a system restore without

any change.

Any Ideas?

 

Thanks in Advance

Perry B

[Guest Tom [Pepper] Willett]

Re: Help - My DVD Burner suddenly thinks it a CD only

 

It's very possible the drive has gone bad and needs replacing.

 

"Perry B" <PerryB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:D2A02AEE-334D-4BD8-8411-A97888B23556@microsoft.com...

: Although I have burned many DVDs in the past, several days ago I developed

a

: problem. When I look at my drive with Windows Explorer, it shows up as a

: DVD-RW drive. But when I put in a disk, it becomes a CD drive, and gives a

: message that there is no disk in the drive. If I put in a CD, it reads and

: opens correctly. The hardware configuration option under System shows the

: drive correctly, and says it is working OK. I did a system restore without

: any change.

: Any Ideas?

:

: Thanks in Advance

: Perry B

[Guest Perry B]

Re: Help - My DVD Burner suddenly thinks it a CD only

 

Could be, but I don't think so. Just to check, I hooked up an external DVD

writer I borrowed. Same problem. Something's gone fishy inside XP, I think.

Or ... perhaps the Nero software has reset something ?

 

"Tom [Pepper] Willett" wrote:

> It's very possible the drive has gone bad and needs replacing.

>

> "Perry B" <PerryB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:D2A02AEE-334D-4BD8-8411-A97888B23556@microsoft.com...

> : Although I have burned many DVDs in the past, several days ago I developed

> a

> : problem. When I look at my drive with Windows Explorer, it shows up as a

> : DVD-RW drive. But when I put in a disk, it becomes a CD drive, and gives a

> : message that there is no disk in the drive. If I put in a CD, it reads and

> : opens correctly. The hardware configuration option under System shows the

> : drive correctly, and says it is working OK. I did a system restore without

> : any change.

> : Any Ideas?

> :

> : Thanks in Advance

> : Perry B

>

>

>

[Guest Doug W.]

Re: Help - My DVD Burner suddenly thinks it a CD only

 

It is just the nature of the beast. My DVD/CD drive is the same

way. No problem...everything works just fine...after all they

are dual-purpose devices. Rest easy...relax.

-

 

"Perry B" <PerryB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:D2A02AEE-334D-4BD8-8411-A97888B23556@microsoft.com...

> Although I have burned many DVDs in the past, several days ago

> I developed a

> problem. When I look at my drive with Windows Explorer, it

> shows up as a

> DVD-RW drive. But when I put in a disk, it becomes a CD drive,

> and gives a

> message that there is no disk in the drive. If I put in a CD,

> it reads and

> opens correctly. The hardware configuration option under

> System shows the

> drive correctly, and says it is working OK. I did a system

> restore without

> any change.

> Any Ideas?

>

> Thanks in Advance

> Perry B

[Guest Tom [Pepper] Willett]

Re: Help - My DVD Burner suddenly thinks it a CD only

 

Everything *doesn't* work just fine for the OP. Like he said, it won't

recognize a DVD.

 

"Doug W." <stand@attention> wrote in message

news:eY2pFNzxIHA.6096@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

: It is just the nature of the beast. My DVD/CD drive is the same

: way. No problem...everything works just fine...after all they

: are dual-purpose devices. Rest easy...relax.

: -

:

: "Perry B" <PerryB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

: news:D2A02AEE-334D-4BD8-8411-A97888B23556@microsoft.com...

: > Although I have burned many DVDs in the past, several days ago

: > I developed a

: > problem. When I look at my drive with Windows Explorer, it

: > shows up as a

: > DVD-RW drive. But when I put in a disk, it becomes a CD drive,

: > and gives a

: > message that there is no disk in the drive. If I put in a CD,

: > it reads and

: > opens correctly. The hardware configuration option under

: > System shows the

: > drive correctly, and says it is working OK. I did a system

: > restore without

: > any change.

: > Any Ideas?

: >

: > Thanks in Advance

: > Perry B

:

[Guest Doug W.]

Re: Help - My DVD Burner suddenly thinks it a CD only

 

These drives can be tricky at times. I find that switching tasks

back and forth from CDs to DVDs and/or DVDs to CDs can result

in strange behaviour at times, depending on the burning software

used. Maybe he has a bad drive for all I know. If so, a trip to

the local service shop is in order.

 

However, checking my empty drive will show it labelled as a DVD

drive but when any disk is inserted it reads that it is a CD

drive...but the DVD functionality has not changed.

-

 

"Tom [Pepper] Willett" <tom@youreadaisyifyoudo.com> wrote in

message news:ODEA$bzxIHA.2384@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Everything *doesn't* work just fine for the OP. Like he said,

> it won't

> recognize a DVD.

>

> "Doug W." <stand@attention> wrote in message

> news:eY2pFNzxIHA.6096@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> : It is just the nature of the beast. My DVD/CD drive is the

> same

> : way. No problem...everything works just fine...after all

> they

> : are dual-purpose devices. Rest easy...relax.

> : -

> :

> : "Perry B" <PerryB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

> message

> : news:D2A02AEE-334D-4BD8-8411-A97888B23556@microsoft.com...

> : > Although I have burned many DVDs in the past, several days

> ago

> : > I developed a

> : > problem. When I look at my drive with Windows Explorer, it

> : > shows up as a

> : > DVD-RW drive. But when I put in a disk, it becomes a CD

> drive,

> : > and gives a

> : > message that there is no disk in the drive. If I put in a

> CD,

> : > it reads and

> : > opens correctly. The hardware configuration option under

> : > System shows the

> : > drive correctly, and says it is working OK. I did a system

> : > restore without

> : > any change.

> : > Any Ideas?

> : >

> : > Thanks in Advance

> : > Perry B

> :

>

>

[Guest Elmo]

Re: Help - My DVD Burner suddenly thinks it a CD only

 

Perry B wrote:

> Although I have burned many DVDs in the past, several days ago I developed a

> problem. When I look at my drive with Windows Explorer, it shows up as a

> DVD-RW drive. But when I put in a disk, it becomes a CD drive, and gives a

> message that there is no disk in the drive. If I put in a CD, it reads and

> opens correctly. The hardware configuration option under System shows the

> drive correctly, and says it is working OK. I did a system restore without

> any change.

> Any Ideas?

>

> Thanks in Advance

> Perry B

 

Maybe this:

CD repair for XP:

http://aumha.org/downloads/cdgone.zip

 

Also try the following. You should back up the registry before making

changes:

 

Click Start, Run, type Regedit, click OK.

Locate this Registry Key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class

Key Name: {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

Value Data: [Delete All Value Data from UpperFilters and LowerFilters]

Note: Do not delete the Key or the Multi-String Values. Delete only the

data values.

Exit Registry and Reboot

 

--

Joe =o)

[Guest Perry B]

Re: Help - My DVD Burner suddenly thinks it a CD only

 

Now fixed. The full fix was to

 

a) uninstall the device (Control Panel > System > Device Manager)

 

b) edit the registry and remove the upperfilters/lowerfilters entires (See

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060)

 

Reboot

 

 

"Elmo" wrote:

 

>

> Maybe this:

> CD repair for XP:

> http://aumha.org/downloads/cdgone.zip

>

> Also try the following. You should back up the registry before making

> changes:

>

> Click Start, Run, type Regedit, click OK.

> Locate this Registry Key:

> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class

> Key Name: {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

> Value Data: [Delete All Value Data from UpperFilters and LowerFilters]

> Note: Do not delete the Key or the Multi-String Values. Delete only the

> data values.

> Exit Registry and Reboot

>

> --

> Joe =o)

>