Guest cybersedona Posted October 16, 2007 Posted October 16, 2007 I am going to try that! this is the best attempt to fix this "seems to be common" error! thanks again! -- greg drebert "DeployMan" wrote: > Switched out the atapi.sys ver 5.1.2600.2180 at work Friday with the > 5.1.2600.1106 and was able to burn to DVD-R media. Tried the same at home and > it also fixed my problem. Microsoft needs to take a look at that file. > > "DeployMan" wrote: > > > Today at work I bounced the atapi.sys idea around our group, we support the > > OS and desktop applications for a good size company. Found at least 3 other > > burners that had gone dead since SP2. Haven't had a chance to try replacing > > it with the SP1 version to test. You sure no one else has reported anything? > > > > "Richard Urban [MVP]" wrote: > > > > > I just bought a new Sony CD-R / CD-RW burner 10 days ago. I could not write > > > and was getting the same power calibration error at the 8% mark during burn > > > tries. I took the drive back for an exchange. The new drive works fine, > > > without having done anything to the operating system. > > > > > > -- > > > Regards, > > > > > > Richard Urban > > > Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User > > > > > > Quote from: George Ankner > > > "If you knew as much as you think you know, > > > You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!" > > > > > > "DeployMan" <DeployMan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > > news:F1D8DD92-8D35-4430-8239-FCA1E9B66163@microsoft.com... > > > >I am experiencing the same issue. NEC ND 1300A CD/DVD burner, Windows XP > > > > Home, almost new. Use to burn CD-R and DVD-R's but it has been a while > > > > since > > > > I burned one. Lately I have been trying to compile our vacation pictures > > > > into > > > > a slide show. Purchased Proshow Gold and when it came time to burn it, I > > > > noticed that I could not burn to DVD-R's. Bought some DVD+R's and it > > > > worked > > > > fine. But trying to burn some pics to CD-R with Roxio 6 Basic CD/DVD > > > > Creator > > > > and get a "power calibration error" and "track writer error". Found one > > > > comment about cheap CD's, but I use Maxell, and bought some Fugi to make > > > > sure. What was your final resolution? Was it SP2? Is there a new driver or > > > > patch to be able to burn -R's again? > > > > > > > > "Michael E" wrote: > > > > > > > >> If I remember correctly the problem did happen after instaling SP2. > > > >> Thank > > > >> you this helps me alot, and I'll think about uninstalling SP2 unless > > > >> anyone > > > >> knows of another way to resolve the problem? > > > >> > > > >> "rmy" wrote: > > > >> > > > >> > Ihad a similar problem that was only fixed by uninstalling sp2. after > > > >> > that I > > > >> > was able to burn to cd-rw and after I tried to reinstall sp2 I had the > > > >> > same > > > >> > problem > > > >> > hope this helps > > > >> > > > > >> > "Michael E" wrote: > > > >> > > > > >> > > Hi, I run Windows XP SP2 (Which is completely up-to-date) and have a > > > >> > > Toshiba > > > >> > > CD-RW and DVD-RW combi drive. I've used it store backups of my files > > > >> > > and > > > >> > > recently everytime I try to record to any type of CD an error message > > > >> > > appears > > > >> > > saying the disk is either full or unuseable and to try another disk - > > > >> > > which I > > > >> > > have. I've also tried disks from different manufacturers and changed > > > >> > > the > > > >> > > recording speed to minimum but the device still displays the error. > > > >> > > When I > > > >> > > click on properties and hardware it says the device is working > > > >> > > correctly, and > > > >> > > when I click check for driver updates it says that the drivers are > > > >> > > up-to-date. I usually use Windows to record to a CD but have also > > > >> > > used Sonic > > > >> > > RecordNow which makes no difference. Also I cannot erase data from a > > > >> > > RW disk > > > >> > > although Windows tells me it's erased and shows that there is nothing > > > >> > > on the > > > >> > > disk when its window is opened. The data is still their if I > > > >> > > re-insert the > > > >> > > disk. If anyone can help it would be much appreciated. > > > > > > > > > Quote
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