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Question

Where has the downloads gone

Nov 28, 2013 10:09AM PST

Hi All
I am new to this C NET forum But hope some have used C NET do find and download drivers etc. before, this time I went to find a Generic driver for my DVD/Cd burner but every time I keep getting download driver manager for which I have to pay a license fee, and then it has to scan my computer for any issues.

I do not want to have a download manager on my PC telling me what I already know what I do or do not need as far as drivers go I only wish to download the drivers I want, so Is there any way I can search C NET and find the drivers I want and down load them with out having to down a download manager

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Re: drivers
Nov 28, 2013 6:06PM PST

Drivers for a cd or dvd burner come with your OS (Windows or Linux), they are installed when you install the OS, and updates (if necessary, which is never) come via the OS updates.
I've never needed anything else.

Can you tell why you need another driver?

Kees

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Let's be very very clear here.
Nov 28, 2013 11:22PM PST

The driver for almost all CD/DVD recorders is built into Windows XP. I have never had to install a driver for this drive since 2000.

However I do find folk confusing a driver with a burning app. That is, I have seen many hunt for drivers when all they really needed was the recording app such as CDBURNERXP.

Are you sure you know what you need? Some don't.
Bob

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Re CD/DVD Drivers
Nov 29, 2013 10:16AM PST

Thanks for though's answers the resion I am after the drivers is that my cd/dvd rom dose not seem to want to see DVDs it sees CDs and data discs so long it has been writen on a cd disk, I can not format a blank cd/dvd, as I keep getting an error message "D:\ is not accessible, in correct function" when I first insert a DVD into the drive it appares to reconise it then it loses it, when I go in to properties, it says that the disk is full even when the disc is new, and I can not run any format/burning progams either windows or other as it dose not reconise any blank discs.

I can put in any music or pre burnt CD discs, and see the data fine,

If not the drivers could the CD/DVD drive have spit the dummy need replacing ??

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TRUE. XP didn't natively format DVDs.
Nov 29, 2013 2:08PM PST

That's done by an app and not a driver.

And it's also true that XP didn't recognize blank DVDs. That's done by the software we installed later.
Bob

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how do I fix the problem
Nov 29, 2013 2:56PM PST

Again thanks for that any advise on how to fix it, or will need to wipe the HDD and reinstall windows XP System

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Since wipe and install XP would not add this feature.
Nov 29, 2013 9:18PM PST

I would not suggest that.

Remember we have no clues here what app you used to add this capability. And nothing here suggests the drive is good. These do fail and cause the owners a lot of trouble, even more so when the owner wants it not to be the drive.

If this came across my path I would first advise against any use of CD/DVD as a drive application. The number of folk that lost content is far too high. Which is why I suggest we use CDBURNERXP (it's free) to record single closed sessions.

So for me I may use the CD/DVD lens cleaner, then try CDBURNERXP and if that fails I would try a new drive.
Bob

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Thanks again
Dec 2, 2013 10:54AM PST

Thanks again Bob and will do, will let yous know how I get on