Writing files to a CD

If I go to "My Computer" and left-click on the cd icon DVD/CD-RW drive (D:), the CD comes up and shows the files I have already pasted to it. Now if I right-click on this icon and click on "write these files to the CD" I get the Writing Wizard but then I get the message, "insert a writeable disk to continue" and "there is no disk in the drive" but there is! If I click on "next" nothing happens.

If I left-click on the CD shortcut on the desktop, it brings up the CD as it should. But if I then go to properties, it shows the shortcut as D:\. Ok, now if I click on the General tab I get the message "the name D:\ in the target box is not valid, Make sure the path and the name is correct". But if it is not valid how  come I have been copying and pasting files to this drive? Do you have any idea what is going on?

I have this same problem - and its driving me crazy. I have an Inspiron XPS, with an NEC DVD+RW ND-6650a writer. I can burn a DVD with a program like Studio Plus, and I can burn a data disc onto a CD with Nero, but when I try to simply drag and drop files and burn data files to a CD in Windows XP, it tells me to insert a writable CD and that there isn't one in the drive - even though there is. I just tried to drag 5 photos in using Windows Explorer and write them to a CD - when I went to write them I got that message (Insert a writeable CD, none is present, etc.) But then I started up Nero and easily burned the exact photos to the same CD, no problem.

Anyone know what the problem is?

Interesting - when I right click on the drive in Windows Explorer, I get the recording tab in properties and it the enable recording by dragging is checked. When I look at properties for the drive in the Device Manager by right clicking on the drive listed in the device manager list, there's no recording tab and it seems to be treating it as a plain CD reader.

I use Studio Plus or Movie Edit Pro for dvd editing and writing, Nero for data/CD burning, sometimes iTunes. Never had a problem just dragging data files to the CD and burning them in Windows Explorer until this past week, though, and nothing new installed. Even used System Restore to go back a few days, that didn't fix it either.

Do you have Sonic installed on your system?

Uninstalled Sonic, rebooted, still says "there is no disc in the drive" and "Please insert a writeable CD into drive D:\"

Ugh

Yes, I belive so.

I thought I had it figured out - IMAPI CD Writing service was stopped in Services. Set it to manual and started it, but that didn't help. Also set it to Automatic, and that didn't help. Darn - just new I had it!

I can create a new folder on a CD in Explorer, I can write data to the CD via Nero or write a DVD, but I just can't get Windows Explorer to recognize that there's a writeable disc in the drive.

Yep, did that first (uninstalled, reboot, etc.) Also tried some things from MS KB, but no joy. Nero works, its just Windows XP Explorer not recognizing it.