external usb dvd combo install

DeerParkWater · 09-02-2005, 02:30 AM

Alright so I borrowed a usb dvd-rw combo drive from a friend. He didn't give me any software to go with it so I connect everything together and download the driver and install them and everything. Problem is that it still won't give me the option to burn a dvd like where windows pops up and says, "files to be written to cd" for cds. The computer picks it up as a dvd-rw combo but when I insert a dvd-r it won't give me the option to burn to it like it does with the cd-r. It gives me some kind of error thing saying that it it can't write to it.

I'm thinking maybe I need to have a dvd writing software to go with it, but I was under the impression that this isn't necessary like burning cds. I have none on the computer. Is this the problem?

**The_Other_One** · 09-02-2005, 02:45 AM

Drives typcially don't need software unless you're running 98 or something... But yeah, you might need some other software if youre trying to burn to a DVD-R. Deep Burner would probably work...

**Praetor** · 09-02-2005, 06:27 PM

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Problem is that it still won't give me the option to burn a dvd like where windows pops up and says, "files to be written to cd" for cds.

Good! IMAPI burning is horrible!

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I'm thinking maybe I need to have a dvd writing software to go with it, but I was under the impression that this isn't necessary like burning cds. I have none on the computer. Is this the problem?

Yeah well you'll want to burn using a proper burning application anyways to do the job properly. In either case, try kickstarting the IMAPI service: start --> run --> type "sc start imapi"

09-02-2005, 02:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
DeerParkWater Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 46	external usb dvd combo install Alright so I borrowed a usb dvd-rw combo drive from a friend. He didn't give me any software to go with it so I connect everything together and download the driver and install them and everything. Problem is that it still won't give me the option to burn a dvd like where windows pops up and says, "files to be written to cd" for cds. The computer picks it up as a dvd-rw combo but when I insert a dvd-r it won't give me the option to burn to it like it does with the cd-r. It gives me some kind of error thing saying that it it can't write to it. I'm thinking maybe I need to have a dvd writing software to go with it, but I was under the impression that this isn't necessary like burning cds. I have none on the computer. Is this the problem?

09-02-2005, 02:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,362	Drives typcially don't need software unless you're running 98 or something... But yeah, you might need some other software if youre trying to burn to a DVD-R. Deep Burner would probably work... __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

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