dvd writer

[pubba]

i have a HP dvd writer 300c wich will not recognize blank dvd/r discs it just stoped the other day, it still reads dvds and dvd -roms and writes to blank cd's, tried everything,drivers,defrag,you name  it . please does someone have a suggestion? thanking everyone in advance
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[ozzy72]

What OS and writing software are you using?

[pubba]

i'm using windows xp with record now

[eno]

Ahhhhhh the XP RW bug strikes again..... Try searching the Microsoft knowlege base. I'm almost certain that's where I found the fix.

[pubba]

wich one? there's a gabillion of them,it's not the drivers.

[eno]

It's a registry edit.... and I'm damned if If I can find it  ???

[FridayChild]

Maybe this?
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Storage/Q_21360090.html
Beware anyway, registry editing is dangerous. And read thorougly, I don't know if this is your case.

[pubba]

thanks for the help,that site is a pay for use site ,do you know of any free ones? i hope its just a registry issue

[pubba]

this bites looked everywhere. starting to dislike HP alot

[the_autopilot]

this bites looked everywhere. starting to dislike HP alot

This is not a problem with HP or windows.

You say it does not recognize DVD-R, but will read DVD-ROMs and can write to CD. That means nothing is wrong with the writer and windows and the drivers.

Your burner may be a DVD+R burner only meaning it won't recognize DVD-R. Check your media.

Tell what formats your DVD burner supports and what media you are trying to write to.

[pubba]

still no luck

[pubba]

success!!!!!!!!! it was a software conflict between two writing engines,thanks to everyone who offerd suggestions