CD Burning Problems.

[Psyke]

Problems...

Have a single CD-RW/DVD-ROM.

The computer sees it as such, but when you put a CD in the Drive to burn, it reverts to seeing the drive only as a CD-ROM.

I've tried to burn within ROXIO but it only gets to about 98%, then the drive spits out the CD. And says the following error..

E800418ac: Fixation Error.

The machine is running XP PRO, and still it won't allow me to "Send" files to the drive for burning.. ( Via the built in XP burning software.)

Any ideas?.

Thanks in advance for all replies.

 

[wolluf]

Is trhe drive definitely ok? (eg, have you tried it in another machine)?

 

[kiddpete]

replace it

 

[cdogg]

Before you replace it, you should try wolluf's suggestion of using it in another PC first. You want to rule out the possibility that it's a Windows issue, because if it is, replacing the drive likely won't help.

If another PC isn't an option and you have a spare hard drive, install Windows fresh on that and see if the burner still has problems. Yet another option is to create another partition on your existing drive and install a separate copy of Windows there.

~cdogg
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