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More info?)
On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 16:59:08 -0400, "Yves Leclerc"
<yvesleclercNOSPAM@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>If you care using the XP native tools for CD creation you can not directly
>copy to CD. You will need to look at Roxio's Drag to CD or Ahead's (Nero)
>InCD.
>
>
>"<----- Which Way ----->" <traxless@msn.com> wrote in message
>news:asuug1d1gr5qfc79eh0j5vn2j7eegh81jl@4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:55:02 -0700, "alan"
>> <alan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I am trying to copy to cd r/w but keep getting mesage to say insert r/w cd
>>>which is already inplace any suggestions as to what is wrong
>>
>> I suppose the CD is a r/w device. If so, then I'd try that particular
>> CD in another machine that can r/w. Then I try to re-install the CD
>> driver, but first I'd check to make sure the driver is up-to-date with
>> the manufacturer for XP.
>
If you have recently updated to XP SP2 then Microsoft Article 883523
says that there is a bg in SP2 which turns off cd/rw, and you will
have to wait until SP3 to get it fixed.