CD-RW Drive asks for blank cd when blank cd is already there

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tried to back up("burn") some files onto a cd but it is not recognizing when
I put a blank cd in the drive. Also, in properties it shows that the drive
is full...this is with the blank cd! Hope someone can help! Also, same kind
of problem with 3.5 floppy.
 
You have to install a burning software package such as Nero or Roxio Easy
Media Creator.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
 
You have to install a burning software package such as Nero or Roxio Easy
Media Creator.
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Wrong.

XP can write files, by session, onto a CDRW with no problems.
 
No, YOU are wrong!

It is obvious that Lisa B is putting the CD into the drive and then using
explorer to try to go to that drive. That can't be done. The drive will
always show up as having no CD inserted.

In order for Lisa B to be able to do what she wants, in the exact steps she
is doing it, she will have to install a burning software package (Nero or
Roxio) and then format a blank CD for packet writing.

After she does this she can insert the formatted "blank" CD in the drive and
browse to the drive using Explorer. The drive will now indicate that a CD is
present and that the CD has not yet been written to.



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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
 
No, I'm not wrong. XP can write files just fine to a CDRW, without
third party software.

I do agree, thought, that without third party software, you can't use
the CDRW like a big floppy drive. You are 100% correct there.
 
That is exactly Lisa's problem, isn't it. When she puts a CD-RW disk in the
drive, explorer does not recognize it is there (absolutely normal without a
CD-RW formatted for packet writing). She IS expecting to use it like another
hard drive and is disappointed that she can't do so.

So, lets call it a draw on this one. Just explain to her how to use the
CD-RW disk without packet writing. I have never done so and I feel you can
do a better job of it.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
 
Nothing?

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
 
/Richard Urban [MVP]/ said:
No, YOU are wrong!

It is obvious that Lisa B is putting the CD into the drive and then using
explorer to try to go to that drive. That can't be done. The drive will
always show up as having no CD inserted.

In order for Lisa B to be able to do what she wants, in the exact steps she
is doing it, she will have to install a burning software package (Nero or
Roxio) and then format a blank CD for packet writing.

After she does this she can insert the formatted "blank" CD in the drive and
browse to the drive using Explorer. The drive will now indicate that a CD is
present and that the CD has not yet been written to.
Click to expand...

Humm, seems to be a difference in observations...

Tested here, with a blank (non-formatted Fujufilm CD/RW).
Recording was enabled, under PROPERTIES|RECORDING tab for the drive.

Explorer recognized the disk in drive H.
I right-clicked/dragged a file to it, and the prompt that "files were
waiting to be recorded" appeared.

Clicked on the bubble, and directed it to write the file.
Success was confirmed by reading the file after ejecting/reloaded the drive.

Of course, a file cannot be deleted individually, using this manner of
writing.
However, a file by the same name can be overwritten, according to the
prompt and my test.
 
Hmm! That is strange. I just put a new - blank CD-RW disk in my drive. I
went to explorer and clicked on the drive. A warning popped up that said
there is no disk in drive, do you want to use another drive! I wonder if
this could be a result of having Roxio's Easy Media Creator installed?

I am going to restore an image I have from before Roxio was installed (as I
was building my system). I will try it then to see what happens.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
 
/Richard Urban [MVP]/ said:
hb said:
Click to expand...
Humm, seems to be a difference in observations...

Tested here, with a blank (non-formatted Fujufilm CD/RW).
Recording was enabled, under PROPERTIES|RECORDING tab for the drive.

Explorer recognized the disk in drive H.
I right-clicked/dragged a file to it, and the prompt that "files were
waiting to be recorded" appeared.

Clicked on the bubble, and directed it to write the file.
Success was confirmed by reading the file after ejecting/reloaded the
drive.

Of course, a file cannot be deleted individually, using this manner of
writing. However, a file by the same name can be overwritten, according
to the prompt and my test.
Click to expand...
Hmm! That is strange. I just put a new - blank CD-RW disk in my drive. I
went to explorer and clicked on the drive. A warning popped up that said
there is no disk in drive, do you want to use another drive! I wonder if
this could be a result of having Roxio's Easy Media Creator installed?

I am going to restore an image I have from before Roxio was installed (as I
was building my system). I will try it then to see what happens.
Click to expand...

Sounds reasonable. I have NTI's DVD-Maker GOLD on this box, and it does
not seem to conflict with native XP burning features, as some programs
apparently do.
 
Geeze, impatient, aren't you Mr. Top Poster?

I don't use CDRWs. They are too unreliable. I have, however, worked
with many folks who do use them using XP's built in writing tools so I
know it's possible. I also know they are NOT using packet-writing
formatted CDRWs because we don't have or allow that crap on any of our
systems.

So no, I can't give give her step-by-step instructions. However,
WinXP Help can.
 
This is happening when I am in the Roxio program. Click on "burn" and it
says to insert cd into drive...there is a blank cd in the drive! Now as far
as formatting the cd itself I have not done. I do not know how to format a
cd.
 
Thank you for getting back to us.

You are using Roxio CD-DVD Creator or Roxio Easy Media Creator? Please let
me know. I am familiar with, and have used every version from 4.0 and up.
Yes, to use a CD-RW the way you are trying to you have to format the CD
first. Then you can use it as another hard drive and just save or copy to is
as you would a normal drive. Other programs will also be able to save and
copy to it.

Please let me know which version you are using and whether you have
installed the "Drag-to-Disk component? You need this installed.

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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!"
 
Richard,

I have the same problem with Lisa B. We installed a Sony DRU-800A DVD/CD
Rewritable Drive. When I put a blank disk in the drive and click on the drive
Icon it says" E:\ not accessible Incorrect function. the property shows
nothing in the drive. I tried to format the disk..but if the computer doesn't
even recognize there is a disk in the drive how the hell would be possible to
format something doesn't "exist"?

We've been working on this thing all weekend..frustrating..I feel you know
the answer...Please help ...
 
Helplessme said:
Richard,

I have the same problem with Lisa B. We installed a Sony DRU-800A DVD/CD
Rewritable Drive. When I put a blank disk in the drive and click on the drive
Icon it says" E:\ not accessible Incorrect function. the property shows
nothing in the drive. I tried to format the disk..but if the computer doesn't
even recognize there is a disk in the drive how the hell would be possible to
format something doesn't "exist"?

We've been working on this thing all weekend..frustrating..I feel you know
the answer...Please help ...
Click to expand...
 
All,
I've been looking at this and variant but related issues all over the web
now for a couple of weeks. The one common thread seems to be 3rd party
burning SW and maybe specifically Roxio. It seems to hit anyone who uses
these SW packages (and, again, most specifically Roxio stuff...doesn't seem
to matter which version). Lots of really PO'ed troops out there.
Has there been any movement at all or has anyone seen any more "coincidences"?
 
If the optical drive cannot see the disk, then it usually means the laser
inside the drive has failed or is too dirty to read the disk. Time to
replace the drive if a standard CD cleaning kit does not work.

Sinvce all my burnable drives are DVD drives, I obviously have to use third
party software, and I have not seen this happen any more with Roxio than I
have with Nero.... or PowerDirector or WinDVD Creator or any other third
party software.

All optical drives fail after a while. But they are better than they used
to be. In the days of 9x, I was lucky to have one last 6 months... I do a
LOT of backups..... now they generally last 2 years or so but I try to
replace them at least every 18 months. BEFORE problems start appearing.
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging
 
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