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Can't burn DVDs or CDs on Windows Vista
  1. #1


    Guille Guest

    Can't burn DVDs or CDs on Windows Vista

    Hi, I have Home Premium 64-bits, installed one month ago and never tried this
    until now.

    When I insert a blank DVD or CD, it doesn't show anything and then I got to
    My Computer and double click the DVD icon and I get the message that "Windows
    can not read the disk on drive D:\" or something like that. So I went to the
    manufacturer site and downloaded firmware, updated, rebooted and still having
    the same issue.



    However I can read used disks, and I can burn perfectly using third party
    burning software. What is going on?

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  2. #2


    Guille Guest

    RE: Can't burn DVDs or CDs on Windows Vista

    I found the solution...

    Apparently Windows Vista was labeling opr so my DVD burner as an SCSI unit?
    Well, I went under Storage controllers (or Controladoras de almacenamiento in
    Spanish), I uninstalled the one that said "controllers", not "Microsoft",
    rebooted, after restart, Vista installed something, then I recheck the
    hardware list and under DVD CD-Rom, under, listed as ATA device.

    Now it works just fine.

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  3. #3


    Carlos Guest

    RE: Can't burn DVDs or CDs on Windows Vista

    Guille:
    Me podés contar en nuestro idioma cómo lo solucionaste?
    No entiendo bien lo de "Vista was labeling opr".
    Por suerte no tengo el problema pero siempre puede aparecer...
    Gracias.
    Carlos (Argentina)

    "Guille" wrote:

    > I found the solution...
    >
    > Apparently Windows Vista was labeling opr so my DVD burner as an SCSI unit?
    > Well, I went under Storage controllers (or Controladoras de almacenamiento in
    > Spanish), I uninstalled the one that said "controllers", not "Microsoft",
    > rebooted, after restart, Vista installed something, then I recheck the
    > hardware list and under DVD CD-Rom, under, listed as ATA device.
    >
    > Now it works just fine.

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  4. #4


    Guille Guest

    RE: Can't burn DVDs or CDs on Windows Vista

    Pues claro, "opr" eso fue un error ortográfico (quise decir 'or'), pero
    bueno, lo que decÃ*a era que en el administrador de dispositivos o hardware,
    debajo de "Controladoras de almacenamiento", eliminé el controlador que
    terminaba en "controladoras", nola que terminaba en "microsoft" (es que no me
    recuerdo de que decÃ*a exactamente, luego reinicié. Iendo al grano, lo que
    pasaba era que Windows Vista programó mi simple unidad EIDE DVD CD Rom como
    una unidad SCSI. Luego de esto, mi unidad comenzó a funcionar normalmente.
    Ojalá el SP1 arregle este toyo.

    "Carlos" wrote:

    > Guille:
    > Me podés contar en nuestro idioma cómo lo solucionaste?
    > No entiendo bien lo de "Vista was labeling opr".
    > Por suerte no tengo el problema pero siempre puede aparecer...
    > Gracias.
    > Carlos (Argentina)
    >
    > "Guille" wrote:
    >

    > > I found the solution...
    > >
    > > Apparently Windows Vista was labeling opr so my DVD burner as an SCSI unit?
    > > Well, I went under Storage controllers (or Controladoras de almacenamiento in
    > > Spanish), I uninstalled the one that said "controllers", not "Microsoft",
    > > rebooted, after restart, Vista installed something, then I recheck the
    > > hardware list and under DVD CD-Rom, under, listed as ATA device.
    > >
    > > Now it works just fine.

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  5. #5


    feleti3 Guest

    RE: Can't burn DVDs or CDs on Windows Vista

    So you use to have a burning problem right? Well see everytime I copy a video
    from my files that I've already transfered my videos from my camcorder to the
    computer and saved it in my files right? so now i want to burn it onto a dvd
    so i can watch on a dvd player and show my family. Now what i do is i copy
    the video and I paste it into the dvd rw drive (e. The format window
    pop-ups but its not loading. Then i get this message pop up saying "Windows
    is unable to complete the format"
    What seems to be the problem. Can you help me?? And if this is too confusing
    tell me so that I can break it down for you! Thanks so much....

    "Guille" wrote:

    > I found the solution...
    >
    > Apparently Windows Vista was labeling opr so my DVD burner as an SCSI unit?
    > Well, I went under Storage controllers (or Controladoras de almacenamiento in
    > Spanish), I uninstalled the one that said "controllers", not "Microsoft",
    > rebooted, after restart, Vista installed something, then I recheck the
    > hardware list and under DVD CD-Rom, under, listed as ATA device.
    >
    > Now it works just fine.

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

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