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Cannot Write to DVD Drive



 
 
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Old December 25th 08, 04:48 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
asolution
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Default Cannot Write to DVD Drive

To Any Good Hardware and/or Software Samaritan,

I have very strange problem that started about 3 months ago. It started
out of the blue for some reason that I cannot figure. I cannot now write to
my pair of DVD/CD drives (Plextor Model PX-755SA). They are recognized by
the system and can read any DVD/CD that is place in them. However, with
that said, every time I stick a fresh disk in either of the drives they
cannot be formatted. When I try and just insert a blank disk in either of
the drives and burn files or photos to it, I get the message that the action
cannot be completed because the drive is in use by another program. If
anyone out in the great Ether has any suggestions on how to solve this
problem, PLEASE let me know at your earliest convenience. Thanks in advance
for any and all help.

gunilla76


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Old December 25th 08, 05:28 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
breitak67
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Default Cannot Write to DVD Drive


Had you re-located the drives to different SATA plugs on the Mobo? Did
the problem start with a WinXP-to-Vista upgrade? On my last system, I
plugged the DVD-R drive into a red JMicron SATA socket on the Mobo (it's
designed for RAID support) when I built it. It worked fine under WinXP,
but when I upgraded to Vista - no joy. I simply moved the DVD-R to a
standard SATA socket and everything resolved itself (the other standard
plugs were hidden by an add-in board, so I did not realize they were
there).


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Old December 25th 08, 05:45 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
Richard Urban
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Default Cannot Write to DVD Drive

You neglected to state which burning program you are attempting to use. Do
you have Nero or Roxio installed. If you do, and you installed the packet
writing module, this "may" (notice that I said MAY) cause problems such as
you are seeing - IF you attempt to write to a disk using media player or
explorer. The packet writing module is already loaded. That is the other
program that has control of the burner.

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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"asolution" wrote in message
...
To Any Good Hardware and/or Software Samaritan,

I have very strange problem that started about 3 months ago. It
started out of the blue for some reason that I cannot figure. I cannot
now write to my pair of DVD/CD drives (Plextor Model PX-755SA). They are
recognized by the system and can read any DVD/CD that is place in them.
However, with that said, every time I stick a fresh disk in either of the
drives they cannot be formatted. When I try and just insert a blank disk
in either of the drives and burn files or photos to it, I get the message
that the action cannot be completed because the drive is in use by another
program. If anyone out in the great Ether has any suggestions on how to
solve this problem, PLEASE let me know at your earliest convenience.
Thanks in advance for any and all help.

gunilla76



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Old December 25th 08, 08:57 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
asolution
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Default Cannot Write to DVD Drive - Part II

Richard,

I got a Blackberry Bold about two weeks ago and that had a version of Roxio
in it. I do not have NERO on this machine. The problem appeared several
months previous to that. I had been tryying to make some photo DVDs using
Windows Media Player when this problem occurred. You obviously seem to be
on the right track anyway. I appreciate the help and any further
suggestions that you could give. Thanks.

Thanks also to breitak67 but the machine has been running Vista since I
bought it.

gunilla76

"Richard Urban" wrote in message
...
You neglected to state which burning program you are attempting to use. Do
you have Nero or Roxio installed. If you do, and you installed the packet
writing module, this "may" (notice that I said MAY) cause problems such as
you are seeing - IF you attempt to write to a disk using media player or
explorer. The packet writing module is already loaded. That is the other
program that has control of the burner.

--

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"asolution" wrote in message
...
To Any Good Hardware and/or Software Samaritan,

I have very strange problem that started about 3 months ago. It
started out of the blue for some reason that I cannot figure. I cannot
now write to my pair of DVD/CD drives (Plextor Model PX-755SA). They are
recognized by the system and can read any DVD/CD that is place in them.
However, with that said, every time I stick a fresh disk in either of the
drives they cannot be formatted. When I try and just insert a blank disk
in either of the drives and burn files or photos to it, I get the message
that the action cannot be completed because the drive is in use by
another program. If anyone out in the great Ether has any suggestions on
how to solve this problem, PLEASE let me know at your earliest
convenience. Thanks in advance for any and all help.

gunilla76




 




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