PC not recognising blank DVD+RWs

triffidfood · 02-25-2006, 04:45 AM

Okay, my problem is very simple (but very annoying)

Last week I bought some blank DVD+RW discs, which I wanted to use to store (back up) tons of data which is currently clogging up my pc (buying some more memory might be easier, but I can’t afford it right now).

Unfortunately, my pc isn’t recognising the discs.. It comes up with “please insert disc in drive [blah blah blah]’’ whenever I try to use one of the blank DVDs.

On another board, I read a suggestion to right click my computer>DVD Drive, select ‘properties’ and check ‘Enable DVD recording’ under the ‘recording’ tab there… unfortunately though, I can‘t do this because there isn’t a ‘recording’ tab under my computer>DVD Drive> properties on my pc.

I’m guessing this is a problem with my pc configuration (there is a ‘recording’ tab under my computer> CD Drive> properties), but how do I solve this?

Incidentally, my main system specs (not sure how relevant any of this is, but anyway) are:

Machine name: YOUR-Y0MKAZ8JAQ [eMachines]
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 1 (2600.xpsp2.030422-1633)
Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.60GHz
Memory: 254MB RAM
Page File: 160MB used, 1080MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)

Any ideas anyone please?

dai · 02-25-2006, 10:47 AM

why haven't you installed sp2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q218617/

triffidfood · 02-26-2006, 04:42 AM

Because I heard that SP2 can cause problems, for instance with P2P [file sharing] networks, or other applications ... so, I've avoided it.

dai · 02-26-2006, 10:49 AM

you are better off installing it,do it by slipsteaming the sp2 into the xp disk with nlite
http://www.nliteos.com/
and then use the slipstreamed disk to run a repair install
a few people have had to reconfigure the network again,but most don't
for the other problem
http://www.speedguide.net/read_articles.php?id=1497

02-25-2006, 04:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
triffidfood Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 6 OS: Windows XP	PC not recognising blank DVD+RWs Okay, my problem is very simple (but very annoying) Last week I bought some blank DVD+RW discs, which I wanted to use to store (back up) tons of data which is currently clogging up my pc (buying some more memory might be easier, but I can’t afford it right now). Unfortunately, my pc isn’t recognising the discs.. It comes up with “please insert disc in drive [blah blah blah]’’ whenever I try to use one of the blank DVDs. On another board, I read a suggestion to right click my computer>DVD Drive, select ‘properties’ and check ‘Enable DVD recording’ under the ‘recording’ tab there… unfortunately though, I can‘t do this because there isn’t a ‘recording’ tab under my computer>DVD Drive> properties on my pc. I’m guessing this is a problem with my pc configuration (there is a ‘recording’ tab under my computer> CD Drive> properties), but how do I solve this? Incidentally, my main system specs (not sure how relevant any of this is, but anyway) are: Machine name: YOUR-Y0MKAZ8JAQ [eMachines] Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 1 (2600.xpsp2.030422-1633) Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.60GHz Memory: 254MB RAM Page File: 160MB used, 1080MB available Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) Any ideas anyone please?

02-25-2006, 10:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,664 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	why haven't you installed sp2 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q218617/ __________________

02-26-2006, 10:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,664 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	you are better off installing it,do it by slipsteaming the sp2 into the xp disk with nlite http://www.nliteos.com/ and then use the slipstreamed disk to run a repair install a few people have had to reconfigure the network again,but most don't for the other problem http://www.speedguide.net/read_articles.php?id=1497 __________________ Last edited by dai; 02-26-2006 at 10:50 AM.

02-26-2006, 04:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
triffidfood Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 6 OS: Windows XP	Because I heard that SP2 can cause problems, for instance with P2P [file sharing] networks, or other applications ... so, I've avoided it.