Why is it that on my system I can put a blank CD-R or CD-RW in the
burner and "My Computer" and "Explorer" seem to accept it, but on a
friend's PC the CD burner returns "Drive not ready" for a blank CD and
the burning has to be accomplished using 3rd party software? Are
different CD drives more or less compatible with XP?
In article <437be64b-e0ee-4077-84b1-8f1548db98d8
@a70g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>, Davej says...
> Why is it that on my system I can put a blank CD-R or CD-RW in the
> burner and "My Computer" and "Explorer" seem to accept it, but on a
> friend's PC the CD burner returns "Drive not ready" for a blank CD and
> the burning has to be accomplished using 3rd party software? Are
> different CD drives more or less compatible with XP?
>
They're all compatible. It just depends on how the software he uses has
modified the aspi.dll
--
Conor
I only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't
looking good either. - Scott Adams
On Jun 5, 10:53 am, Conor <conor_tur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Davej says...
>> Why is it that on my system I can put a blank CD-R or CD-RW in the
>> burner and "My Computer" and "Explorer" seem to accept it, but on a
>> friend's PC the CD burner returns "Drive not ready" for a blank CD and
>> the burning has to be accomplished using 3rd party software? Are
>> different CD drives more or less compatible with XP?
>
> They're all compatible. It just depends on how the software he uses
> has modified the aspi.dll
So, maybe my friend's system is totally ******* up?
> > Davej says...
> >> Why is it that on my system I can put a blank CD-R or CD-RW in the
> >> burner and "My Computer" and "Explorer" seem to accept it, but on a
> >> friend's PC the CD burner returns "Drive not ready" for a blank CD and
> >> the burning has to be accomplished using 3rd party software? Are
> >> different CD drives more or less compatible with XP?
> On Jun 5, 10:53 am, Conor <conor_tur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > They're all compatible. It just depends on how the software he uses
> > has modified the aspi.dll
"Davej" <galt_57@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1e3e91f7-eb2d-49a4-ac11-7c35e3f4ddb7@x35g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
> So, maybe my friend's system is totally ******* up?
If your friend's PC reads and writes CDs the way he
wants, and he does not think it is totally ******* up,
why do you ask?
--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
"Davej" <galt_57@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:437be64b-e0ee-4077-84b1-8f1548db98d8@a70g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
> Why is it that on my system I can put a blank CD-R or CD-RW in the
> burner and "My Computer" and "Explorer" seem to accept it, but on a
> friend's PC the CD burner returns "Drive not ready" for a blank CD and
> the burning has to be accomplished using 3rd party software? Are
> different CD drives more or less compatible with XP?
Maybe your friend has disabled XP's built-in CD burning? I know I did, as I
prefer Nero.
Check services - IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service. Default is automatic.
I set it to disabled because I did not want XP's burning wizard coming up
every time I put a blank disc in...
In article <1e3e91f7-eb2d-49a4-ac11-7c35e3f4ddb7
@x35g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>, Davej says...
> On Jun 5, 10:53 am, Conor <conor_tur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Davej says...
> >> Why is it that on my system I can put a blank CD-R or CD-RW in the
> >> burner and "My Computer" and "Explorer" seem to accept it, but on a
> >> friend's PC the CD burner returns "Drive not ready" for a blank CD and
> >> the burning has to be accomplished using 3rd party software? Are
> >> different CD drives more or less compatible with XP?
> >
> > They're all compatible. It just depends on how the software he uses
> > has modified the aspi.dll
>
>
> So, maybe my friend's system is totally ******* up?
>
Not really..just that the software he installed took over the writing
operations.
--
Conor
I only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't
looking good either. - Scott Adams
Davej wrote:
> Why is it that on my system I can put a blank CD-R or CD-RW in the
> burner and "My Computer" and "Explorer" seem to accept it, but on a
> friend's PC the CD burner returns "Drive not ready" for a blank CD and
> the burning has to be accomplished using 3rd party software? Are
> different CD drives more or less compatible with XP?
Not sure, but I just overcame some trouble when burning DVDs. There is
something called DLA that you should know about. Even if it isn't
causing the problem you mention, it will probably cause a problem
sometime if you have it installed.
On Jun 5, 12:32 pm, "Don Phillipson" <e...@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> wrote:
> > > Davej says...
> > >> Why is it that on my system I can put a blank CD-R or
> > >> CD-RW in the burner and "My Computer" and "Explorer"
> > >> seem to accept it, but on a friend's PC the CD burner
> > >> returns "Drive not ready" for a blank CD and the burning
> > >> has to be accomplished using 3rd party software? Are
> > >> different CD drives more or less compatible with XP?
> >
> > On Jun 5, 10:53 am, Conor <conor_tur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > They're all compatible. It just depends on how the software he uses
> > > has modified the aspi.dll
>
> "Davej" <galt...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> > So, maybe my friend's system is totally ******* up?
>
> If your friend's PC reads and writes CDs the way he
> wants, and he does not think it is totally ******* up,
> why do you ask?
She has no clue. The "expert" who set up her machine told her to use
the 3rd party "Sonic" software to burn CDs. I don't see the advantage
of being forced to use 3rd party software for trivial data CDs.
In article <1e3e91f7-eb2d-49a4-ac11-7c35e3f4ddb7@x35g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>, Davej <galt_57@hotmail.com> wrote:
>On Jun 5, 10:53 am, Conor <conor_tur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Davej says...
>>> Why is it that on my system I can put a blank CD-R or CD-RW in the
>>> burner and "My Computer" and "Explorer" seem to accept it, but on a
>>> friend's PC the CD burner returns "Drive not ready" for a blank CD and
>>> the burning has to be accomplished using 3rd party software? Are
>>> different CD drives more or less compatible with XP?
>>
>> They're all compatible. It just depends on how the software he uses
>> has modified the aspi.dll
>
>
>So, maybe my friend's system is totally ******* up?
He needs to right click on the drive letter under MY COMPUTER and enable CD
recording.
Davej wrote:
> On Jun 5, 12:32 pm, "Don Phillipson" <e...@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> wrote:
>>>> Davej says...
>>>>> Why is it that on my system I can put a blank CD-R or
>>>>> CD-RW in the burner and "My Computer" and "Explorer"
>>>>> seem to accept it, but on a friend's PC the CD burner
>>>>> returns "Drive not ready" for a blank CD and the burning
>>>>> has to be accomplished using 3rd party software? Are
>>>>> different CD drives more or less compatible with XP?
>>> On Jun 5, 10:53 am, Conor <conor_tur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>> They're all compatible. It just depends on how the software he uses
>>>> has modified the aspi.dll
>> "Davej" <galt...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>>> So, maybe my friend's system is totally ******* up?
>> If your friend's PC reads and writes CDs the way he
>> wants, and he does not think it is totally ******* up,
>> why do you ask?
>
> She has no clue. The "expert" who set up her machine told her to use
> the 3rd party "Sonic" software to burn CDs. I don't see the advantage
> of being forced to use 3rd party software for trivial data CDs.
That sounds like DLA. DLA comes from Sonic, and it forces you to format
a disc before you can use it. See my recent threads in
alt.os.linux.ubuntu and cross-posted to some Windows groups.
CD Burners and XP ? 
Linear Mode
