CD-R drive or CD-RW drive is not recognized as a recordable device November 10, 2006
Posted by infotechsolutions in system.trackback
Description:
When you attempt to burn data to a compact disc recordable (CD-R) drive or compact disc rewritable (CD-RW) drive, you may not have the option to send data to the CD-ROM drive. When you view the properties of the CD-R drive or CD-RW drive, you may notice that the Recording tab is not displayed in the CD Drive (drive_letter:) Properties dialog box, where drive_letter is the letter of the CD-R drive or CD-RW drive.
Possible Cause:
This issue can occur when the drive is misdetected as a non-recordable device.
Resolution:
1. Run Registry Editor (regedit.exe) and expand the following registry subkey:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CD Burning\Drives
2. In the right pane of the Registry Editor windows, double click ‘Drive Type’
3. In the ‘Value Data’ box, change the value to either 1 (if it is a CD-R) or 2 (if it is a CD-RW) and click ‘OK’.
4. Changes will take effect immediately.
Reference:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q316529
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