This used to work fine but now does not. When I insert a CDR or DVD, no
dialog pops up offering to fromat the CDR. If I try to read the CDR, it
tells me it has to be formatted first.



How do I get the dialog back or manually start the dialog?

Bill

"!kalboBill" <billkalbo@newsgroup> wrote in message
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> This used to work fine but now does not. When I insert a CDR or DVD, no
> dialog pops up offering to fromat the CDR. If I try to read the CDR, it
> tells me it has to be formatted first.
>
> How do I get the dialog back or manually start the dialog?
>
> Bill

If you right-click on the drive in Windows Explorer, do you see a Format...
option in the context menu?

No, there is no FORMAT choice. There is a Open in Autoplay but clicking on
it does nothing.

I would rteally like to know how to reinstate the autoplay

Bill

"PvdG42" <pvdg42@newsgroup> wrote in message
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>
> "!kalboBill" <billkalbo@newsgroup> wrote in message
> news:F9CDA25B-5637-4D00-B9F5-1A3980A4BF1F@newsgroup

>> This used to work fine but now does not. When I insert a CDR or DVD, no
>> dialog pops up offering to fromat the CDR. If I try to read the CDR, it
>> tells me it has to be formatted first.
>>
>> How do I get the dialog back or manually start the dialog?
>>
>> Bill

>
> If you right-click on the drive in Windows Explorer, do you see a
> Format... option in the context menu?
>
>

I posted this 2 weeks ago and still have no solution. I'm running Vista Home
Premium with latest updates installed.

"!kalboBill" <billkalbo@newsgroup> wrote in message
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This used to work fine but now does not.

When I insert a CD or DVD, no dialog pops up. If I try to read the CD,
everthing is fine. If I right click on it, I can run autoplay and everthing
is fine.

If I put a black CDR or DVD, I get no Autoplay and if I try to access the
blank disk, tells me it has to be formatted first. Right clicking shows no
format choice. If I choose Autoplay, nothing happens.

How do I get the Automatic dialog back?

Bill