Posted February 2, 201015 yr =?Utf-8?B?TGlzYQ==?= wrote in news:B3DDE61D-230C-4B0E-8EEE-148DA4DE7F50@microsoft.com: > > I ran the MS diagnostic, and it tells me my dvd R/RW is not capable of > writing. (I checked the DVD ROM also). I can read CD's and DVD's in > both. > I'd never used this function before. My kids wanted to burn a CD, > and > when I put the blank CD in the drive, I kept getting the message "put > a CD in". I tried multiple different CD's, then DVD's. Then I used > the Mr Fixit diagnostic. > I'd sure appreciate some help. I'm suspecting someone is going to > tell me > to check that the drive is connected? If that means opening the > computer, you'll have to tell me where to start. > Thank you! > I had the same problem for months. Took my PC to a repair shop and they couldn't figure it out. I found Doug Knox's site: http://www.dougknox.com/ He's a Microsoft MVP. I used the script - Restore CD/DVD Drives to Explorer (look in WinXP fixes) or http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_cd_dvd_fix.htm It fixed my PC right away. R.
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