How to fix cd-writer "inacessible drive" error?

Question

My cd-writer is not working properly. It will play any cd you put into it but when I try to burn a cd, it tells me there is an inaccessible drive or an invalid function. I used to be able to drag and drop items to be burned onto the cd-writer drive but I had to re-install windows and now it won't work. The only software I use to copy files to cd-rom is Windows. Any information on how I can fix this would be greatly appreciated. I tried using Windows help feature but it wasn't very detailed on how to fix the problem. Thanks in advance.

Ok well I've fixed this problem, now when I go to burn files onto the cd, it says that there isn't a recordable disk in the drive and to insert one when there already is one in the drive. I've tried this about 5 times now with CD-R's and CD-RW's both types are Memorex brand. Any advice as to why this error keeps coming up even though there is a cd-rom in the drive? Or is my cd-writer drive just slowly dying? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Answer 1

Best thing is do a search in the above green box with white box - the people out there in Answers are so diverse and I think someone will have asked this question before. I personally would say you need a new cd read/write drive. Sounds like it is on its last legs. I had one go bad like that, just gradually.

Answer 2

You talk of copying files to a CD.

I have two burners, a Samsung and a Dell. In order to use a CD/RW as a floppy, you must first use CD/RWs, and they must be formatted with the software that powers the burner.

I used them for backups before the availability of flashdrives. Now, it is so much easier to just backup to the flashdrive and they have come way down in price.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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