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latitude d630 Windows XP can't write data disc
Though I have no trouble uploading files onto my computer via CD or DVD, I am unable to write any files to a CD because none of the software is recognizing the drive/cd recorder. I tried using Roxio de 9.0 and it didn't recognize any of the drives. Then, I right-clicked on a file and went to "send to" but the DVD/CD combination drive didn't show up as a viable option, therefore making it impossible to write any files to the blank CD. Enabling drag-to-disc gave me the "recorder busy-try again later" message every time. I tried multiple blank CDs to ensure the media wasn't faulty. Is there some step I have to take to enable the cd recorder? Maybe it's a software issue? I tried the Roxio site's patch but that didn't help anything. The laptop was bought in December so it's fairly new.
bacillus
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January 13th, 2008 09:00
additionally, go into my computer, right click your optical drive>properties.
do you see a recording tab? whilst you're in there, is there a dla tab and if yes, is the box checked for enabling dla?
iuselatitude
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January 13th, 2008 17:00
bacillus
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January 13th, 2008 19:00
if you are using xp then you'll need to go into the registry as there is a registry key for CD burning drive types.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CD Burning\Drives
- All CD drives show up in same key
- "Drive Type" value determines whether the drive is capable of writing and rewriting
01=CD-R Drive
02=CD-RW Drive
03=Write Disabled
Try setting the value to 02 by double clicking the registry key and editing the value. It should give you the missing RECORDING tab and hopefully recording capability!
iuselatitude
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January 13th, 2008 23:00
bacillus
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January 14th, 2008 10:00
iuselatitude
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January 14th, 2008 19:00