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renaye357
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_ 		8. May 2009 @ 02:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Help

Recently my burner will not write to cds. everytime I try to burn a cd it says insert blank cd when there is one in the drive. I check in properties to make sure everything is ok and I notice theres no free space. What can I do to fix this problem?
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ulricburk
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_ 		9. May 2009 @ 19:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Dear Renaye.

I actually think I know an answer to this one - now there's a first!

What's happened, as far as I know, is the burner's laser hasn't been reset properly. Here's one way to do this - but I'd check with a higher-quality geek than me before trying it, just incase. I shouldn't think it would do any harm, though.

Boot into Safe Mode, open Device Manager, delete/remove any and all CD/DVD drives you find, reboot and Windows will re-detect the hardware and install the drivers. As it's setting them up as though they're new drives, it should reset them in the process!

Tell me if it works, like I say, I don't think it will do any harm if it doesn't.

Yours respectfully

ulricburk
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renaye357
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_ 		11. May 2009 @ 00:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thank you ulricburk for your help I will try it and tell you if it works
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Mez
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_ 		14. May 2009 @ 09:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If that doesn't work, what burning software are you using. When I used WMP to burn some quick and dirty CDs. After one update, I would get that problem too often. I am guessing, the stupid app would burn to the disk for an instant to make sure the was a writable disk in the drive then later when I checked a second time it sees the disk as being used so it wanted a fresh disk. I figured I had it comming using garbage software.

I am just saying it could be stupid software.
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renaye357
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_ 		14. May 2009 @ 14:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I tried the safe mode uninstall and reinstall, that didnt work. I use real player when I burn cds.
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Mez
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_ 		15. May 2009 @ 06:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Try this app out and see if you can burn CDs. Real is down there with WMP.

www.mediamonkey.com/download/
I have never had a problem or heard of anyone having a problem with this app. If you have any problems with it just post them on this thread.

Imgburn is a great burning app. Media Monkey is more like itunes on steroids, it does many audio related things.
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