do I need nero

I have the following dvd installed - HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-41678

I had this system rebuilt 3 years ago, and it had w2000 as OS.

Yesterday I installed (had a little help) a new HD and installed XP Pro. I remember that Nero was installed and had to use it if I wanted to burn a cd.

My questions - do I need to install Nero again in order to burn cd's?

also can anybody tell me what make this is?
I tried to google it and all I got was 2 websites in non-english.

I tried to update the driver, but MS had nothing. I also cannot ask the builder as he has left my area.

The driver that is installed by the os. I went to the device manager and clicked update drive and ms came back as saying nothing available.

Still would like to know what make the dvd is.

I was just wondering if there was a more recent driver available. I was not able to go out to the web site as I had no idea of its make and the property panel gave me no clue.

What make is LG? And what does LG stand for? A good dvd player?

Other old LG dvd's with similar numbers use standard XP drivers which should load automatically. The manufacuturer does not provide a proprietary driver - they just use the MS drivers.

Joseph - you responded to a thread that was inactive for over 2 years. I am guessing the originator solved his problem a long time ago.