Help, please. DVD-RW thinks every disc needs to be formatted

qbit · 05-29-2008

Hi,

Just bought a laptop with Vista Home Premium and every time I put in a CD or DVD (doesn't matter what's on the disc), it thinks the discs are empty and wants to format them. I can't open or explore the discs, i get the pop up to format the disc. Anyone have any idea why this is happening and know if there is a fix?

Thanks,
qbit

pcgeek11 · 05-30-2008

Here is the answer I found for my problem which sound just like yours:

If you constantly get "Prepare blank disc" and Windows Vista tries to format all your CD's, DVD's, or CD-ROM's ( Burned or Stamped Commercial Disk ) then this might solve your problem if you have installed VMware.
By default, VMware disables autorun upon installation due to possible conflicts with some drives. Go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSET\Services\CDRom
Look for the "Autorun" key. If its value is set to "0", set it to "1" and reboot.

Start "regedit"
Scroll down to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSET\Services\CDRom
Look on the right side for the "Autorun" key.
Right click the key and select "modify..."

"Change the value from 0 to 1 and select OK"

qbit · 05-30-2008

pcgeek11,

Thank you for the response, I appreciate it. I do not have VMware installed. I have auto run turned on and have everything set to ask me what to do. I've uninstalled a bunch of programs and have updated everything I could, and I still have the issue. I'm at a total loss.

Thanks,
qbit

**sidney1st** · 05-31-2008

Try to turn off the vista's burning feature.
Run gpedit.msc
Go to User configuration/Administrative templates/Windows components/Windows explorer
On the right pane, double click on "Remove CD burning features" tick the enabled button, then OK.
Reboot or logoff/logon to apply.

If your vista version does not have the gpedit function, do the following.
Open regedit, go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

In the right pane, if it does not already exist, create a new 32-bit DWORD value. Name the new value as NoCDBurning, and assign the value data to 1.
Reboot or logoff/logon to apply.

pcgeek11 · 05-31-2008

	Quote:	qbit
	pcgeek11, Thank you for the response, I appreciate it. I do not have VMware installed. I have auto run turned on and have everything set to ask me what to do. I've uninstalled a bunch of programs and have updated everything I could, and I still have the issue. I'm at a total loss. Thanks, qbit

I would check it anyway as VMware is not the only program that will do this.

pcgeek11

05-29-2008	#1 (permalink)
qbit Newbie	Help, please. DVD-RW thinks every disc needs to be formatted Hi, Just bought a laptop with Vista Home Premium and every time I put in a CD or DVD (doesn't matter what's on the disc), it thinks the discs are empty and wants to format them. I can't open or explore the discs, i get the pop up to format the disc. Anyone have any idea why this is happening and know if there is a fix? Thanks, qbit

05-30-2008	#2 (permalink)
pcgeek11 Newbie	Re: Help, please. DVD-RW thinks every disc needs to be formatted Here is the answer I found for my problem which sound just like yours: If you constantly get "Prepare blank disc" and Windows Vista tries to format all your CD's, DVD's, or CD-ROM's ( Burned or Stamped Commercial Disk ) then this might solve your problem if you have installed VMware. By default, VMware disables autorun upon installation due to possible conflicts with some drives. Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSET\Services\CDRom Look for the "Autorun" key. If its value is set to "0", set it to "1" and reboot. Start "regedit" Scroll down to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSET\Services\CDRom Look on the right side for the "Autorun" key. Right click the key and select "modify..." "Change the value from 0 to 1 and select OK"

05-30-2008	#3 (permalink)
qbit Newbie	Re: Help, please. DVD-RW thinks every disc needs to be formatted pcgeek11, Thank you for the response, I appreciate it. I do not have VMware installed. I have auto run turned on and have everything set to ask me what to do. I've uninstalled a bunch of programs and have updated everything I could, and I still have the issue. I'm at a total loss. Thanks, qbit

05-31-2008	#4 (permalink)
sidney1st Member	Re: Help, please. DVD-RW thinks every disc needs to be formatted Try to turn off the vista's burning feature. Run gpedit.msc Go to User configuration/Administrative templates/Windows components/Windows explorer On the right pane, double click on "Remove CD burning features" tick the enabled button, then OK. Reboot or logoff/logon to apply. If your vista version does not have the gpedit function, do the following. Open regedit, go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer In the right pane, if it does not already exist, create a new 32-bit DWORD value. Name the new value as NoCDBurning, and assign the value data to 1. Reboot or logoff/logon to apply.

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