Vista - Windows DVD Maker will not recognize my DVD burner

When i try to burn a DVD in windows dvd maker it will not let me select my
dvd burner. The pull down menu under dvd burner is blank. My burner did
however work when i used the trial version of nero so i know it is not
something wrong with my burner. can anyone help me with this???

Got the same problem....Hope someone has an answer!

Thanks,
Alice

"spaceangel_2003" <spaceangel2003@xxxxxx> wrote in
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Try this:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b/929461/en-us


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"spaceangel_2003" <spaceangel2003@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Try this:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b/929461/en-us


I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!


"Alice" <alice-stewart@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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I read the article and it seems like this should be done only when your DVD
burner wont work at all but mine will work if i use nero. The only thing it
wont work on is windows dvd maker. Does this artile apply to that as well?

"Cal Bear '66" wrote:

I have identicaly the same problem with DvD maker in Vista Ultimate.

My DVD RW LiteOn Lightscribe works perfectly with NERO but in DVD maker I
can not select it. I have a blank list to select the player.

help would be appreciated.

Charly

Me again,

I tried changing the upper and lower filters in the registery but there are
no such filters in my registery. I am using Vista Premium

HELP

"Charly Pixels" wrote:

Hello Charly,
your problem is exactly the same as mine. I have also had no luck. Can
anyone help us ?



"Charly Pixels" wrote:

Well it is obvious that Microsoft loves selling soft but once a problem they
don't even matter to look to it.

This problem is not a standalone problem and is already reported on several
forums without any answer from Microsoft. This thread here is started a month
ago and you can see, they don't look at it.

Next time I buy a mac.

Charly

I have a similar problem: the wrong device is recognized as the disc burner, the real disc burner is not in the explorer list, nor in the corresponding lists of the other windows applications.

My system (Vista-64bit Home Premium on Asus P5K with Intel E6850) recognizes the disc burner (LG GSA-H54N on IDE/ATAPI) only as a reading device and the CD/DVD player (LG GDR-H20N on SATA) as a writing device!

In a previous test installation of XP-32bit: no problem! Even a linux installation gives no problem.

I tried the solution of kb929461, but my registry file already has no Upper- and Lower-filters under the relevant subkey.
This is confirmed by running “devcon stack gencdrom”:

IDE\CDROMHL-DT-ST_DVD-ROM_GDRH20N____________0L02____\5&643F929&0&1.0.0
Name: HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDRH20N ATA Device
Setup Class: {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} CDROM
Controlling service:
Cdrom
SCSI\CDROM&VEN_HL-DT-ST&PROD_DVD-RAM_GSA-H54N&REV_1.00\5&36A48F33&0&000000
Name: HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GSA-H54N SCSI CdRom Device
Setup Class: {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} CDROM
Controlling service:
Cdrom

2 matching device(s) found.



At least according the device name, the correct distinction between the reading and burning hardware is made!

I already gave Microsoft feedback after trying kb929461.