Missing dialog to burn CDR

[!kalboBill]

This used to work fine but now does not. When I insert a CDR or DVD, no

dialog pops up offering to fromat the CDR. If I try to read the CDR, it

tells me it has to be formatted first.



How do I get the dialog back or manually start the dialog?



Bill

 

[PvdG42]

"!kalboBill" wrote in message

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> This used to work fine but now does not. When I insert a CDR or DVD, no

> dialog pops up offering to fromat the CDR. If I try to read the CDR, it

> tells me it has to be formatted first.

>

> How do I get the dialog back or manually start the dialog?

>

> Bill



If you right-click on the drive in Windows Explorer, do you see a Format...

option in the context menu?

 

[!kalboBill]

No, there is no FORMAT choice. There is a Open in Autoplay but clicking on

it does nothing.



I would rteally like to know how to reinstate the autoplay



Bill



"PvdG42" wrote in message

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>

> "!kalboBill" wrote in message

> news:F9CDA25B-5637-4D00-B9F5-1A3980A4BF1F@microsoft.com...

>> This used to work fine but now does not. When I insert a CDR or DVD, no

>> dialog pops up offering to fromat the CDR. If I try to read the CDR, it

>> tells me it has to be formatted first.

>>

>> How do I get the dialog back or manually start the dialog?

>>

>> Bill

>

> If you right-click on the drive in Windows Explorer, do you see a

> Format... option in the context menu?

>

>

 

[!kalboBill]

Missing Autoplay with CD's and DVD's

I posted this 2 weeks ago and still have no solution. I'm running Vista Home

Premium with latest updates installed.



"!kalboBill" wrote in message

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This used to work fine but now does not.



When I insert a CD or DVD, no dialog pops up. If I try to read the CD,

everthing is fine. If I right click on it, I can run autoplay and everthing

is fine.



If I put a black CDR or DVD, I get no Autoplay and if I try to access the

blank disk, tells me it has to be formatted first. Right clicking shows no

format choice. If I choose Autoplay, nothing happens.



How do I get the Automatic dialog back?



Bill

 

[Mr. Arnold]

Missing Autoplay with CD's and DVD's

!kalboBill wrote:

> I posted this 2 weeks ago and still have no solution. I'm running Vista

> Home

> Premium with latest updates installed.

>

> "!kalboBill" wrote in message

> news:F9CDA25B-5637-4D00-B9F5-1A3980A4BF1F@microsoft.com...

>

> This used to work fine but now does not.

>

> When I insert a CD or DVD, no dialog pops up. If I try to read the CD,

> everthing is fine. If I right click on it, I can run autoplay and everthing

> is fine.

>

> If I put a black CDR or DVD, I get no Autoplay and if I try to access the

> blank disk, tells me it has to be formatted first. Right clicking shows no

> format choice. If I choose Autoplay, nothing happens.

>

> How do I get the Automatic dialog back?

>



You should be able to enable it by using the link, if it's disabled.



However, I do recall some kind of malware attack that was using AutoPlay

to attack the machine. So I went and manually disabled AutoPlay upon

getting that information.



http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-autoplay-in-windows-vista/