Click start control panel administrive tools computer
management device manager scroll to cd/dvd rom drives right click properties
then properties again then tick enable cd
digital cd audio for this cd rom device or scroll to dvd regions select
the no _ for your specific area Click on
Start, Run, and type regedit and press
Enter HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Control Class {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} This folder
is the DVD/CD-ROM Drive Class Description in the registry. Look for any of the
following names in the right hand column. Upper
Filters Lower
Filters Upper
Filters.bak Lower
Filters.bak If any of the above keys shown in step
4 are listed, right-click on them and choose Delete
If this does not fix the
problem you might try
Click start control
panel administrive tools,computer management,device manager scroll down cd-dvd
rom drives you might see a yellow question mark ? right click you will
have options to update driver,roll back driver,or select properties general
troubleshoot, select driver click to reinstall drivers click update
driver or uninstall then reinstall if this does not fix the problem it might be
a registry problem if you cant see your disk drive in windows explorer
Close all open
programs
Click on the plus signs (+)
next to the following folders
After deleting the keys, close the registry editor
Reboot your computer
Open My Computer and
check to see if your CD or DVD drives have returned. You may also want to open
Device Manager and verify that the yellow exclamation and error code on the CD
or DVD drive is gone. or
you might have to physically unplug the leads for this cd/dvd then plug
them back this should activate the found new hardware wizard or
you might have to uninstall
then restart your computer then reinstall your DVD/CD then reinstall the driver
for this device
if your computer came with
a motherboard disk the drivers could be on it
click start control panel
administrive tools computer management device manager scroll down cd dvdrom
drives if you see a yellow question or exclamation mark?! or a red x
right click you will need to update the driver
or
select properties general troubleshoot, select driver
click to reinstall drivers click update driver
hope this helps
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On a CD-R, if you don't finalize or write protect the disk, can you overwrite a file?
Or in overwriting are you simply creating a second file of the same name in the TOC/directory and deleting the name, only, of the first file
You can add more data if there is space on the DVD+R, but you can't overwrite it.
You see, when a disc is burned, little microscopic ridges are put onto the disc. This is your data.
You cannot overwrite this data.
It's kind of like trying to use a permanent marker on the same spot of paper twice.
CD-ROM
Known as a read-only disc, usually used to store commercial programs and data. You can't add or delete information on a CD-ROM.
650 megabytes (MB)
Highly compatible with most computers and devices.
CD-R
You can burn files to a CD-R more than once (each time is referred to as a session), but you can't delete files from the disc. Each burn is permanent.
650 MB and 700 MB
You must close the session to read this disc in a different computer. Highly compatible with most computers and devices.
CD-RW
You can burn files to a CD-RW more than once. You can also delete unwanted files from the disc to reclaim space and add additional files. A CD-RW can be burned and erased many times.
650 MB
Compatible with many computers and devices.
DVD-ROM
Known as a read-only disc, usually used to store commercial programs and data. You can't add or delete information on a DVD-ROM.
4.7 gigabytes (GB)
Highly compatible with most computers and devices.
DVD-R
You can burn files to a DVD-R more than once (each time is referred to as a session), but you can't delete files from the disc. Each burn is permanent.
4.7 GB
You must close the session to read this disc in a different computer. Highly compatible with most computers and devices.
DVD+R
You can burn files to a DVD+R more than once (each time is referred to as a session), but you can't delete files from the disc. Each burn is permanent.
4.7 GB
You must close the session to read this disc in a different computer. Compatible with many computers and devices.
DVD-RW
You can burn files to a DVD-RW more than once (each time is referred to as a session). You can also delete unwanted files from the disc to reclaim space and add additional files. A DVD-RW can be burned and erased many times.
4.7 GB
You don't need to close the session to read this disc in another computer. Compatible with many computers and devices.
DVD+RW
You can burn files to a DVD+RW more than once (each time is referred to as a session). You can also delete unwanted files from the disc to reclaim space and add additional files. A DVD+RW can be burned and erased many times.
4.7 GB
You don't need to close the session to read this disc in another computer. Compatible with many computers and devices.
DVD-RAM
You can burn files to a DVD-RAM more than once. You can also delete unwanted files from the disc to reclaim space and add additional files. A DVD-RAM can be burned and erased many times.
2.6 GB
4.7 GB
5.2 GB
9.4 GB
DVD-RAM discs can generally only be used DVD-RAM drives and might not be readable by DVD players and other devices.
hope this helps
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