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More info?)
Don't worry. I live here.
Yes, CD burning software is notorious for messing up CD drives and burner
behavior. Particularly packet writers (InCD, DirectCD, etc.) My personal
recommendation is to never install such apps. Regular burning utilities are
usually fine, but even they can cause odd issues like yours.
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
"Randwill" <rwilliams4254@triad.rr.com> wrote in message
news:kPYRe.85876$WN5.68406@fe02.news.easynews.com...
> No, I haven't had a chance to do the latest suggestions, but if you think
> it's related to my burning software I think I'll do your most recent
> suggestions AND re-install Nero.
>
> Won't be able to get to this until the weekend and as this thread is
> getting
> longer and lower - don't abandon me!
>
> Thanks.
>
> Randy
>
>
> "Gary S. Terhune" <grystnews@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:%23UIxNF3rFHA.332@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> No, it's not the OS. Or rather, it's not *just* the OS if it's the OS at
>> all. It's much more likely your burning software. Do you have InCD
>> installed? Do you use it? Have you updated your Nero software recently?
> (And
>> I take it you've not yet done any of the stuff I suggested a little while
>> ago?)
>>
>> --
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>
>> "Randwill" <rwilliams4254@triad.rr.com> wrote in message
>> news:zzPRe.69704$w74.67219@fe03.news.easynews.com...
>> >I just tried an experiment. I put a video DVD into F DVD drive (the
> reader
>> > only) and ripped it. But when I tried to burn it with Nero using E
>> > drive
>> > (the burner) Nero didn't see the blank DVD. I rebooted, leaving the
> blank
>> > in E drive, and now Nero saw it and burned the disc. However when I
>> > opened
>> > the disc to look at it's contents, I didn't get the "drive not
> accessible"
>> > error but no contents showed in the box. This is in the same drive
>> > that
>> > just burned it. Placing it in the reader (F) yeilded the usual "drive
> not
>> > accessible" error.
>> >
>> > To sum up F read the disc, reboot, E burned the disc. F saw nothing on
>> > disc,
>> > E didn't see disc at all.
>> >
>> > I've been thinking of upgrading to XP, I'm beginning to wonder if now
>> > might
>> > be the time. Both drives obviously work correctly, it's the operating
>> > system that's not dancing with them, right?
>> >
>> > Randy
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > .
>> > "Randwill" <rwilliams4254@triad.rr.com> wrote in message
>> > news:LHORe.89364$gI2.60964@fe12.news.easynews.com...
>> >> Followed all instructions but when CD is placed in either drive and I
>> > click
>> >> on it I get the same "drive is not accessible. The device is not
> ready"
>> >> error message.
>> >>
>> >> Here's the list of devices from the System section and the number of
>> >> times
>> >> they are listed:
>> >>
>> >> ACPI Fan
>> >> ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering (8)
>> >> ACPI Power Button
>> >> ACPI System Button
>> >> Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) BIOS
>> >> Composite Power Search
>> >> Direct memory access controller
>> >> IO read data port for ISA Plug and Play enumerator
>> >> Motherboard resourcer (2)
>> >> Numeric data processor
>> >> PCI standard host CPU bridge
>> >> PCI standard ISA bridge
>> >> PCI standard PCI to PCI bridge (2)
>> >> Plug and Play Software Device Enumerator
>> >> PnP BIOS Extension
>> >> Processor support
>> >> Programmable interrupt controller
>> >> SCI IRQ used by ACPI bus
>> >> System board
>> >> System board extension for ACPI BIOS
>> >> Sysytem CMOS / real time clock
>> >> System speaker
>> >> System timer
>> >>
>> >> So unless you see something here that may be causing Windows to not
>> >> see
>> > the
>> >> CDs in the drives am I out of luck?
>> >> How far am I from a complete re-formatting?
>> >>
>> >> Randy Williams
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Gary S. Terhune" <grystnews@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> >> news:uLVqkQyrFHA.1172@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> >> > OK, assuming both drives check out OK in DOS copy procedures, let's
>> >> > move
>> >> on.
>> >> >
>> >> > Are both of these drives DVD-ROM? Is neither one of them a burner?
>> >> > If
>> > one
>> >> is
>> >> > a burner, make it the Secondary Master drive. Make the other drive
> the
>> >> > Slave.
>> >> >
>> >> > Once you have the drives connected properly, and both have worked OK
> in
>> >> DOS,
>> >> > restart the system and repeatedly press the Ctrl key until the
> Startup
>> >> Menu
>> >> > comes up (holding it down will prompt a stuck-key error). Choose
>> >> > Safe
>> >> Mode.
>> >> > In Safe Mode, go to Device Manager. Delete ALL drives and ALL
>> > controllers
>> >> > (you won't be able to remove FIFOs, don't worry, it's OK.) Also look
> in
>> >> the
>> >> > System section and delete the PCI Bus. While you're there, review
>> >> > the
>> >> entire
>> >> > list for devices you recognize as having been physically removed
>> >> > from
>> > the
>> >> > system in the past. Also look for duplicate entries. Must be *exact*
>> >> > duplicates. Make a list of these, name and the number of times it
>> > appears.
>> >> > Post back here with that info when it's convenient.
>> >> >
>> >> > After removing the IDE chain (drives, controllers, etc.) restart and
>> >> > let
>> >> > Windows reinstall the devices. You'll need to reboot at least once.
>> >> >
>> >> > That should do it. Let us know.
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Gary S. Terhune
>> >> > MS-MVP Shell/User
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Randwill" <rwilliams4254@triad.rr.com> wrote in message
>> >> > news:w9HRe.65095$WN5.46332@fe02.news.easynews.com...
>> >> > > Okay thanks guys. I have successfully copied several files from
> one
>> > DVD
>> >> > > drive. (All caps with the period worked.)
>> >> > >
>> >> > > So we know both drives and their contents are seen in DOS mode and
> I
>> > can
>> >> > > copy from one of them. I'll do the copy test on the other drive
> now.
>> >> > > Meanwhile, what's the next step?
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Thanks.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Randy
>> >> > >
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