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CD-Recordable FAQ, Part 4/4
I lost my Plextor drive after installing iTunes. So that was the culprit at least in my case. Paula "Cal Bear '66" <x...@xxx.org> wrote in message uninstalling itunes all useless. If I put either a cd or dvd in the drive they are not recognised. The device is a HL-DT-ST DVD-+RW GSA-H21N. any help in locating a

My DVD RW has stopped working!!!!
What's your ver of XP? Retail or OEM? Computer make and model? Hard drive and CD/DVD drive make and model? Do you have a CD/DVD RW drive? Burning software installed? The reason for all the questions is that I had my advanced settings tab disappear on my system. I got it back by uninstalling my old burning software

Help, Can't record AudioCD format onto CD-RWs?
Topic: Nero 6.0 Demo Install Strange Error? Twice now I have uninstalled and tried reinstalling the new demo of 'Ahead Software's NERO 6 Suite' And after each install that has wiped out my 'Legal' copy of "Nero 5.5xxx" I get the following message when ever I try to access my NEC DVD+R/RW drive.

CD-Recordable FAQ, Part 1/4
[5-13] How do I tell what version of firmware I have? [5-14] How well do ATAPI (IDE) and parallel-port CD-Rs work? [5-15] How should I configure my system for an ATAPI CD .... This FAQ does not, and will not, cover DVD, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD+RW, or any of the other formats in the ever-expanding DVD morass.

CD-Recordable FAQ, Part 3/4
I have a DVD +-RW drive and burned to a -R DVD. Now I have been trying to add to this movie, by pulling it from my projects and it locks up evertime I try to do anything. Most of the pictures already in the file wont show up in the thumbnails. I have tried to uninstall the software (because I frankly am sick of it)

Help! Lost both CDRoms - It's El Nino's Fault
Subject: [4-49] My CD-ROM drive stopped working after uninstalling software (2002/06/27) There is a problem with Roxio DirectCD 3.01/3.01c and Roxio Easy CD If you uninstall them from WinXP or Win2K, your CD-ROM drive may stop working. It appears that VOB InstantCD/DVD and Nero InCD can have the same effect.

Nero 6 + HP + NEC DVD+RW Drive
[1] Nero 6.x kept telling me that some other software was trying to access my NEC ND1100A DVD+RW drive... but would not tell me what software was using the drive [2] Not being able (I had lost the "recording properties tab" after uninstalling Nero 6.x and was able to get it back with one of the registry edits.

Lost both CD Drives in Win2K
Nico Smith For the sake of completeness, here follows my initial posting about this problem: Both my Samsung CD-RW and my Sony DVD Drives worked perfectly for a while after I first installed Win XP (first without S/P 1). Then suddenly both mysteriously developed the following quirk: If I boot up normally,

My DVD RW has stopped working!!!!
The solution is to uninstall and re-install DirectCD after installing the WinXP SP1 update. Subject: [4-42] I formatted a CD-RW and only have about 530MB free .... If you uninstall them from WinXP or Win2K, your CD-ROM drive may stop working. It appears that VOB InstantCD/DVD and Nero InCD can have the same effect.

CD-Recordable FAQ, Part 1/2
[4-45] The write process completes, but the disc is still blank [4-46] My CD-RW drive won't recognize my CD-RW blank [4-47] Audio discs have crackling sounds on the last few tracks [4-48] Files in deep directories can be seen but not opened [4-49] My CD-ROM drive stopped working after uninstalling software [4-49]

CD-Recordable FAQ, Part 4/4
It sounds like the best ATA/SCSI controller was not being used - hence why it lost the devices after (or during) uninstalling ECC5 I have eXPerienced similar The two Plextors (CD-RW and ROM), and my old little 2x Creative IDE DVD-ROM drive!!! WTF!?!?! So I cancel past the message, it lets me un-install EasyCD,

Total System Hang
[4-45] The write process completes, but the disc is still blank [4-46] My CD-RW drive doesn't work with my CD-RW blanks [4-47] Audio discs have crackling sounds on the last few tracks [4-48] Files in deep directories can be seen but not opened [4-49] My CD-ROM drive stopped working after uninstalling software

CD/DVD drives and Nero
I've tried uninstalling all of the Windows updates that were automatically added since November. No joy. The drives appear fine, they appear in My Computer, but if I load a disc (any disc, I've tried lots) and double click I'm told "Please insert a disc into drive E:" (DVD-RW drive) or "G:" (the CD-RW). The Nero

Nero just hosed my system
DVD-RAM has several writing verification techniques. DVD-RAM longevity is 100 times longer also. I lost much valuable information by packet writing to In any case, my suggestion is the same - if you have contacted LG and they told you that the DVD-RAM formatting is allowed on their drives in Windows XP SP2

CD and DVD drives appear in My Computer, but unable to read discs
If you have packet software like DirectCD or PacketCD installed, try uninstalling it and see if the problem goes away. In some cases you might need to get rid of windows\system\iosubsys\scsi1hlp.vxd manually. Subject: [4-34] My CD-R discs don't work in my DVD player (2000/02/06) Not all DVD players can handle CD-R

CD-Recordable FAQ, Part 3/4
"Annony" wrote: Sometime within about the last week or so I lost both my CD-RW and my DVD-RW drives. They both appear to be absolutely fine, but neither one can read discs. I've tried checking the DMA/PIO mode. I've tried deleting the upper/ lower filter registry entries, after which none of my applications could

CD-Rom / CD-RW / DVD-Rom not reading data on CD's
NOTE: Nero may not work correctly if DirectCD is installed. You may need to uninstall DirectCD to get Nero to work. Subject: [6-1-29] CharisMac Engineering ..... It's currently being used for DVD and some of the CD-R/CD-RW packet writing software (eg Roxio DirectCD). There have been three important releases of the

CD-Recordable FAQ, Part 4/4
I was sure I could do this when I first got my Yamaha 4416S drive a year ago - I even found a older CD-RW with CDFS burned onto it. But somewhere along the way, I have seemed to of lost this capability. I have tried 3 different programs; Nero, EZ-CD Creator 4 and Feurio! and all just seem to hang after the leadin,

"Windows was unable to complete the format" appears when ...
I have read a couple of other posts concerning this problem but never saw a complete answer. I had my system working great and then installed Adaptec Direct CD. Upon reboot, and I am not 100% certain it was due to Direct CD, I can no longer address either the HP9100 CD RW or my Pioneer DVD drive, both on an Asus

Nero 6 Demo Errors
DVD-RAM has several writing verification techniques. DVD-RAM longevity is 100 times longer also. I lost much valuable information by packet writing to .... In any case, my suggestion is the same - if you have contacted LG and they told you that the DVD-RAM formatting is allowed on their drives in Windows XP SP2