cd drive rw won't work

[sue1951]

i have a CD RW lite-on SOHR-5238S and a DVD drive lite-on LH-160IP the problem is they are both showing up as just CD drives D and E when i go to my computer, but when i go to control panel they are listed correctly and says working, they will play CDs but the RW won't burn disks, anyone know why

[Bjs]

Both show "cd" in windows explorer = normal

What program are you using to burn to cd-rw , and brand of media ... some are better than other's which might indicate time to update firmware for the cd-rw unit to handle newer media .

Try imageburn to burn to cd , works for vista .

How much work has unit done , could be getting close to being worn out as well .

[sue1951]

yes both show normal in control panel but not showing as CD RW or DVD drive on MY COMPUTER, both will only work as a CD drives D or E, won't recognize a burner or DVD drive, i'm using windows XP

[sue1951]

Nero burning software

[bendixG15]

See that you are on Nero ...

You didn't say if you have the Nero DVD plugin that allows you to burn DVDs.

[sue1951]

DVD not a burner justa player, the CD is a burner, well it was until the DVD drive went in

[Krispy Kritter]

If you added/changed/moved either of the drives after installing Nero, it may be detecting them wrong.

Usually, an uninstall/reinstall of Nero will correct the problem.