XP detects dvd r as cd

Bay_Wolf · Post by **Bay_Wolf** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:45 pm

I am having a problem with a new computer and a new dvd burner/ cd burner drive (not the same computer or drive as in my other post) and nero detects the dvd r as a dvd r but windows xp drive icon switches to a cd drive when i insert the dvd r and does the autorun asking if i want to burn a blank cd when its a blank dvd.

Regards and any help is welcome

timmeh87 · Post by **timmeh87** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:30 pm

does it still function properly? your drive probably isnt stupid enough to burn a dvd like it was a cd, so it either wont let you, or it will work properly... and just call it a CD for some reason.

Bay_Wolf · Post by **Bay_Wolf** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:32 pm

Yes i use nero and it burns the dvds fine. It just bugs me because all this has happend recently with xp like on the computer im on now it happend to a drive i had for like 1 year and the new computer i just built automatically did it so i couldnt find out anything on google so i tried here.

Regards

Post by **Skyone** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:03 am

Xp does that, it happens to me. My Dual (cd/dvd) drive always gets read randomly. I believe you can go on google and find something on annoyences.com or somewhat.

Post by **Sparkfist** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:16 am

Not even a driver update fixed it? I know that my desktop has done that sometimes but as long as I was using nero I was fine, and it happened to only be when the machine was running XP Home.