CDRW driver install

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Rajeev Kaula

My machine has Windows 2000 workstation (sp4). I am trying
to install the driver supplied by the manufacturer
(Pacific Digital) for the CD burner. Every time I try to
install the driver through the Device Manager, Windows
gives the message "The selected location does not contain
information about your hardware." Windows automatically
assigns the regular CD driver to this CD burner. Any way
to force Windows to use the manufacturer supplied driver??

Thanks.

Rajeev.
 
Any CD writer is, first of all, a CD-ROM drive. Win2k takes it only as a
CD-ROM drive thus regular CD driver is assigned to it, that is normal: you
don't need any special driver to use a CD-ROM drive.


CD-writer can only be recognized by CD mastering program, either a general
one like the popular Roxio Easy CD Creator or Nero, etc., or the
manufacturer provided specific CD-writing software which become rare and
rare nowadays, many manufacturer bundle ECD or Nero with their writer. These
CD-mastering programs use an installer which handle all driver and software
installation. You can not install it through device manager. If your
CD-Writer does not have any CD-mastering software bundled, you might have to
buy it by yourself to use your drive as a CD-writer.

Vince.
 
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