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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
                                                                     pubba

What OS and writing software are you using?

i'm using windows xp with record now

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

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

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

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.

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

this bites looked everywhere. starting to dislike HP alot

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.

still no luck

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