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re: cd-rw detected as cd-rom in XP. Help Please!
Monday, December 10, 2001 at 7:46 am
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Posted by brian (12 messages posted)


Also check your BIOS. Make sure it see a cd burner.


On Saturday, December 8, 2001 at 7:23 pm, Chase wrote:
>Microsoft has updated drivers for CD-RW drives. Use the Windows Update feature under
>the start menu and download the update. It could also be possible the IDE drivers
>for your mothorboard may need to be updated. Check their webstie as well.
>
>


>On Saturday, December 8, 2001 at 3:07 pm, Al Deeb wrote:
>My Windows XP professional will only recognize my cd-rw as cd-rom. I even tried
>a brand new cd-rw, but still was detected by XP in MyComputer as cd-rom.
>I am so frustrated. I have read and tried everything I could.
>HINT: When I installed the same cd-rw on another computer with Windows XP, the
>cd-rw
>was detected by that XP just fine (as cd-rw)???!!!???!!!


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re: cd-rw detected as cd-rom in XP. Help Please! (Chase: Saturday, December 8, 2001 at 7:23 pm)

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-cd-rw detected as cd-rom in XP. Help Please! (Al Deeb: Sat, Dec 8, 2001, 3:07 pm)
-re: cd-rw detected as cd-rom in XP. Help Please! (Chase: Sat, Dec 8, 2001, 7:23 pm)
*re: cd-rw detected as cd-rom in XP. Help Please! (brian: Mon, Dec 10, 2001, 7:46 am)
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