dvd-rom is now a cd-rom

ktsmom99 · 11-21-2006, 06:56 AM

hi,
i am having problems with my dvd-rom after reinstalling windows xp, it now shows the drive as a cd-rom, i have been on manufacturers website and downloaded the driver but that hasn't worked, i have got power dvd and another couple of dvd players but nothing works.
i have been on the internet for 4 days solid and can't find any solutions, pc world offered to fix it for £29.99 but i'm sure if i had instructions i could fix it myself. what else do i need to do to get it to work as a dvd, am i missing software of any kind or is it a bios problem?
the bios does say its a cd-rom, it had alot of other options but i dont know what they mean i.e LS120,ideo,scsi,cd-rom, ide1,2 and 3?
is there anybody who knows what the problem is and how to fix it. i would be very grateful if you can help.

MrCarl007 · 11-21-2006, 08:44 AM

Well if you havent tried this yet then go ahead and try to uninstall the drive from Device Manager. Right click on My Computer then Click on Properties and go to the Hardware Tab and click on Device Manager then go the DVD/CD-ROM and uninstall that drive and restart the computer and see what you got.

ktsmom99 · 11-21-2006, 08:58 AM

hi, thanks for your reply.
yes ive done this many times,it still comes back as a cd-rom drive. and still unable to play dvd-roms.
is there certain software i need, like codecs or similar?

MrCarl007 · 11-21-2006, 09:14 AM

Have you tried resetting the BIOS to default settings and see if that makes a difference!

ktsmom99 · 11-21-2006, 10:23 AM

yep tried that but now "my computer" not showing anything i just get the torch thing to say its searching and its running really slow so i put it back to normal.
Any other ideas?

MrCarl007 · 11-21-2006, 10:48 AM

I think your drive may be gone. How many drives do you have? if more than one, does the other one work fine.

ktsmom99 · 11-21-2006, 10:59 AM

no i only have the 1 drive. i have the same problems with all my other pcs aswell, i have 2 others both with dvd-roms but only work as cdroms, one of them have cdrw but thats showing as cdrom aswell.

MrCarl007 · 11-21-2006, 11:41 AM

WoW!!!! Are they all networked together?

ktsmom99 · 11-21-2006, 12:01 PM

no not yet.the other 2 belong to my kids. i do intend to link them but not yet, it would be nice just to get mine working properly first.

MrCarl007 · 11-21-2006, 12:18 PM

Alright here is what I found from a co-worker. You have to edit the registry and tell windows that it's recordable drive and not a CD-ROM drive. This resolution can also be on Microsoft:http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
3. Expand the following registry subkey:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CD Burning\Drives
4. On the File menu, click Export.
5. In the File name box, type backup of drives key, and then click Save.

Note You can restore this registry subkey by double-clicking the backup of drives key.reg file that you saved.
6. In the left pane of the Registry Editor window, click the Volume{GUID} folder under Drives, where GUID is a 32-character hexadecimal globally unique identifier.

Note If you have more than one CD-ROM drive in the computer, an additional Volume{GUID} folder is listed for each drive.
7. In the right pane of the Registry Editor window, double-click Drive Type.
8. In the Value data box, type 1 or 2, depending on the drive type, and then click OK.

The drive type should be 1 if it is a CD-R and 2 if it is a CD-RW.
9. Quit Registry Editor.
10. Click Start, and then click My Computer.
11. Under Devices with Removable Storage, right-click the CD-R drive or CD-RW drive, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu.
12. If the Recording tab is displayed, Windows recognizes the drive as a recordable device.
13. Click Cancel.

Note If you have more than one CD-ROM drive, DVD-ROM drive, or CD-RW drive in the computer and the Recording tab is not displayed, an incorrect drive may have been configured as "recordable" in the Windows registry. To troubleshoot this issue, follow these steps:a. Follow steps 1 through 9 to edit the Drive Type value of the Volume{GUID} folder whose value you previously changed.
b. In the Value data box, type 3, and then click OK.

The drive type value of 3 indicates that the drive is a standard CD-ROM and is not writable.
c. In the left pane of the Registry Editor window, click the next Volume{GUID} folder.
d. Follow steps 7 and 8 to change the Value data entry to 1 or 2, depending on the drive type.
e. Quit Registry Editor, and then follow steps 10 through 12 to confirm that the Recording tab is displayed in the properties dialog box of the CD-R drive or CD-RW drive.

11-21-2006, 06:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
ktsmom99 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: southampton Posts: 5 OS: xp	dvd-rom is now a cd-rom hi, i am having problems with my dvd-rom after reinstalling windows xp, it now shows the drive as a cd-rom, i have been on manufacturers website and downloaded the driver but that hasn't worked, i have got power dvd and another couple of dvd players but nothing works. i have been on the internet for 4 days solid and can't find any solutions, pc world offered to fix it for £29.99 but i'm sure if i had instructions i could fix it myself. what else do i need to do to get it to work as a dvd, am i missing software of any kind or is it a bios problem? the bios does say its a cd-rom, it had alot of other options but i dont know what they mean i.e LS120,ideo,scsi,cd-rom, ide1,2 and 3? is there anybody who knows what the problem is and how to fix it. i would be very grateful if you can help.

11-21-2006, 08:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
ktsmom99 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: southampton Posts: 5 OS: xp	still same problem. hi, thanks for your reply. yes ive done this many times,it still comes back as a cd-rom drive. and still unable to play dvd-roms. is there certain software i need, like codecs or similar?

11-21-2006, 08:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
MrCarl007 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 64 OS: Windows XP, Vista	Well if you havent tried this yet then go ahead and try to uninstall the drive from Device Manager. Right click on My Computer then Click on Properties and go to the Hardware Tab and click on Device Manager then go the DVD/CD-ROM and uninstall that drive and restart the computer and see what you got.

11-21-2006, 09:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
MrCarl007 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 64 OS: Windows XP, Vista	Have you tried resetting the BIOS to default settings and see if that makes a difference!

11-21-2006, 10:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
ktsmom99 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: southampton Posts: 5 OS: xp	yep tried that but now "my computer" not showing anything i just get the torch thing to say its searching and its running really slow so i put it back to normal. Any other ideas?

11-21-2006, 10:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
MrCarl007 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 64 OS: Windows XP, Vista	I think your drive may be gone. How many drives do you have? if more than one, does the other one work fine.

11-21-2006, 10:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
ktsmom99 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: southampton Posts: 5 OS: xp	no i only have the 1 drive. i have the same problems with all my other pcs aswell, i have 2 others both with dvd-roms but only work as cdroms, one of them have cdrw but thats showing as cdrom aswell.

11-21-2006, 11:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
MrCarl007 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 64 OS: Windows XP, Vista	WoW!!!! Are they all networked together?

11-21-2006, 12:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
ktsmom99 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: southampton Posts: 5 OS: xp	no not yet.the other 2 belong to my kids. i do intend to link them but not yet, it would be nice just to get mine working properly first.

11-21-2006, 12:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
MrCarl007 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 64 OS: Windows XP, Vista	Alright here is what I found from a co-worker. You have to edit the registry and tell windows that it's recordable drive and not a CD-ROM drive. This resolution can also be on Microsoft:http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK. 3. Expand the following registry subkey: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CD Burning\Drives 4. On the File menu, click Export. 5. In the File name box, type backup of drives key, and then click Save. Note You can restore this registry subkey by double-clicking the backup of drives key.reg file that you saved. 6. In the left pane of the Registry Editor window, click the Volume{GUID} folder under Drives, where GUID is a 32-character hexadecimal globally unique identifier. Note If you have more than one CD-ROM drive in the computer, an additional Volume{GUID} folder is listed for each drive. 7. In the right pane of the Registry Editor window, double-click Drive Type. 8. In the Value data box, type 1 or 2, depending on the drive type, and then click OK. The drive type should be 1 if it is a CD-R and 2 if it is a CD-RW. 9. Quit Registry Editor. 10. Click Start, and then click My Computer. 11. Under Devices with Removable Storage, right-click the CD-R drive or CD-RW drive, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu. 12. If the Recording tab is displayed, Windows recognizes the drive as a recordable device. 13. Click Cancel. Note If you have more than one CD-ROM drive, DVD-ROM drive, or CD-RW drive in the computer and the Recording tab is not displayed, an incorrect drive may have been configured as "recordable" in the Windows registry. To troubleshoot this issue, follow these steps:a. Follow steps 1 through 9 to edit the Drive Type value of the Volume{GUID} folder whose value you previously changed. b. In the Value data box, type 3, and then click OK. The drive type value of 3 indicates that the drive is a standard CD-ROM and is not writable. c. In the left pane of the Registry Editor window, click the next Volume{GUID} folder. d. Follow steps 7 and 8 to change the Value data entry to 1 or 2, depending on the drive type. e. Quit Registry Editor, and then follow steps 10 through 12 to confirm that the Recording tab is displayed in the properties dialog box of the CD-R drive or CD-RW drive.