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Thread ID: 110162 2010-06-06 01:03:00 Disappearing DVD-RAM arbie1 (15810) Press F1
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1107215 2010-06-06 10:06:00 VLC player has a few features that most people dont know about, It can do more than simply play files.

It also does a very good job of ripping "ANY DVD" ;)

BUT burning is one thing it cant do.
wainuitech (129)
1107216 2010-06-07 07:13:00 Thanks for the replies folks. I downloaded the suggested file from Microsoft and rebooted, but the DVD drive still turns itself into a CD drive as soon as I put a blank DVD in it.
I did have Ashampoo DVD burner demo, but have uninstalled that; problem persists.
Any other suggestions? - gratefully accepted ...
arbie1 (15810)
1107217 2010-06-07 07:47:00 The DVD drive still turns itself into a CD drive as soon as I put a blank DVD in it.

This is NORMAL. Its meant to. It does change to a CD, when you put a blank DVD in. You may have to do this (support.microsoft.com), the XP info
Speedy Gonzales (78)
1107218 2010-06-08 20:12:00 I recently had problems along these lines with my DVD RAM drive.

The problem was solved by eventually locating and installing the UDF drivers, which allow the writing process on the drives.

Biggest problems I had was being distracted by ATAPI (false alarm there) and then finding a free UDF installer.

If you've got a video camera that uses DVD RAM you may find you've got the UDF files with the insstallation discs there.

Wasted many hours on that one since I couldn't find my original UDF setup.
Paul.Cov (425)
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