CD/DVD mounting problems, WIN2000

[pstone]

Hi! Thanks in advance for your help.

Here's a brief description of my problems.

1) I'm running Windows 2000, all service packs updated

2) I had a preexisting LG CD-RW CED-8080B

3) I installed a new Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-106 in addition to this drive as a master on the same IDE cable as directed.

4) The cumbersome software package that comes with this drive includes a bunch of Ulead software and Nero Express 5.5.10.32 for burning. I uninstalled my previous burner (Adaptec Toast) and installed this package.

Now, both drives are recognized by Windows through the Device manager. There are no errors or problems reported. But I am experiencing these fun behaviors:

1) I can burn CD's in both drives and DVD's in the DVD drive. Nero can recognize CD-R's and their contents in order to verify them and add to them.

2) Windows Explorer will not recognize or access a CD-R in either drive although it will recognize factory-pressed CD's in the DVD drive. I am prompted to insert a disk in the drive. For about ten minutes yesterday, both drives were recognizing CD-R's but then I rebooted and that ability went bye-bye.

3) A DVD is recognized in the DVD drive but it causes the DVD player to crash.

Any insight would be vastly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

 

[Duracell]

Hi pstone, Welcome to our forum!

these treads might be useful:
http://www.dvdrbase.com/showthread.php?t=33916&highlight=recognize*+cd*
http://www.dvdrbase.com/search.php?searchid=64015

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[scarecrow]

Just curious HOW you installed (...or uninstalled) Adaptec Toast under 2000, it should be a world record: Toast is an exclusive MacOS software...
Please give an exact description of your actions, or you shouldn't expect any real help... for example "a bunch of Ulead software" means nothing at all, if you don't become more specific on the software.

 

[pstone]

Sorry guys. Adaptec Easy CD Creator, not Toast. I don't have the version # for that right now. I can find it if it matters. Here's the full list of the bunch of Ulead software, which I have no choice in installing:

Ulead DVD Player 1.1

Ulead VideoStudio 7 SE DVD (7.0.0.0)

PictureShow 2 SE (2.00.0128 SE)

MovieFactory 2 SE (2.10.2153.1160 SE)

Thanks for the pointer Duracell, but the first one doesn't reference my problem and the second takes me to an error page.

I'll give you anything you need in terms of specifics, I appreciate it.

 

[pstone]

I should be more specific regarding duracell's #1 solution: I am receiving no error messages, in device manager, Windows reports that the drives are both running fine and drivers are OK. I get a message that there is no disk inserted when I try to access a CD-R through WIndows Explorer.

Thanks!

Patrick

 

[scarecrow]

Easy CD Creator is notorious for leaving behind trash which hinders trhe proper operation of other burning programs, even after its uninstallation. Can you output the contents (filenames) of the folder c:/winnt/system32/drivers to a text file and attach it here?

 

[roadworker]

Is DirectCd installed?

 

[pstone]

Easy CD Creator is notorious for leaving behind trash which hinders trhe proper operation of other burning programs, even after its uninstallation. Can you output the contents (filenames) of the folder c:/winnt/system32/drivers to a text file and attach it here?

Is there a quick way to do this? I'd rather not type in all of these filenames.

Is DirectCd installed?

No. It may have been at one point, but that was a long time ago.

 

[scarecrow]

Is there a quick way to do this? I'd rather not type in all of these filenames.

Uhmmm... they are aplenty of ways- I use Total Commander, but here's a VERY easy way, although shareware- anyway, this shoulndn't bother you:
http://www.aborange.com/products/dirprinter.php

 

[FortiTude]

or just open a dos window, change to the directory (cd c:\winnt\system32\drivers) and do a "dir > textfile.txt" and the textfile.txt in the c:\winnt\system32\drivers dir will contain the listing
forti

 

[Duracell]

and the second takes me to an error page.

had used the forum search function with "recogniz* AND cd*", will try it again:
http://www.dvdrbase.com/search.php?searchid=64589


one other thing to try is Nero's "RegistryChecker" and "Driver-CleanTool":
http://www.nero.com/en/631938356417810.html