Hey everyone,

I'm having major problems when burning and I've hit the wall. Here's what's happening:
When I try burning with Nero, it stops after 1% in the lead-in stage. I've already turned off DMA in both the primary and secondary IDE controller but still the same problem. When I try using the Roxio-software that comes with XP, the software tells me that the disc I have attempted to write to is somehow unwriteable. I've replaced the CD's many times, so that can't be it. Could it have anything to do with the burner itself (HP 40r/16w/8rw)?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks,
Marcel

Well it could be a burner problem, but have you tried other brands of CDs? Some burners do not like some brands and will cause many problems using them.

(in reply to marcibrandenburg)

Thanks for your reply

Yes, I have actually used different brands of CD's. The funny thing is that all programs were fine to write on those before. I am seriously starting to wonder whether it really could be a burner problem. Everything crashes when it(Nero) freezes the burning process. It's really annoying since I have important stuff to burn.

Anyway, hoping for some answers.
Thanks anyway
Marcel

(in reply to marcibrandenburg)

yes it seems to be a burner problem but just in case uninstall nero delete everything related to it install it again and try another time,also try other burning programs and try the burner in another computer if you can.

(in reply to marcibrandenburg)

OK, I just uninstalled and re-installed everything but the process still freezes at 1% (lead-in stage). I actually doubt it is a burner problem on second thought. I believe it must be some universal background setting that can somehow be fixed in regedit. That would explain why ALL of my burning programs can't burn properly. I'll try using System Restore to an earlier point and see if that somehow works. I'll keep you updated. Thanks for now!
Marcel

(in reply to marcibrandenburg)

it could be a good idea to disable the built-in burning program that comes with winxp and try to sawp the burner with another drive and let windows detect it again and make sure you disable the built-in burn prog.

(in reply to marcibrandenburg)

Reinstall your ASPI drivers. Then try again.

(in reply to marcibrandenburg)

i had a similiar problem with win 2000.It worked all the time and then one day day i got the same error.I tried with differen't software and got the same error. So I updated ASPI,the firmware and nero to the newest ones and only then did it work


here is the forum
http://www.cdrinfo.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7232

(in reply to marcibrandenburg)

yup, that is what I said.

(in reply to marcibrandenburg)

Alright, that sounds good. Where do I get these ASPI-drivers? Are they specific for a device or can I just download a "general" version of those drivers?

Marcel

(in reply to marcibrandenburg)

Hi everyone again,
I got the update for the ASPI drivers, downloaded the newest Nero version from their webpage, restarted my computer and it still isn't working. I'm exactly where I left off.
It should be noted though, that I do NOT get an error message or a log entry. The burning process (and with it the computer) just completely freezes and I have to restart the computer manually to get rid off it. The "burning process"-light on the burner is still lit the whole time untill I restart the computer.
Strange, huh?
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(in reply to marcibrandenburg)

maybe you should just try to clean it (with air spray or cleaning cd)

(in reply to marcibrandenburg)

Since I won't be using my computer for the next three months due to overseas work commitments, I think upon arrival, I'll format my computer sicne that is not the only thing that is messed up in it. I'll keep you guys up to date with what's happening.
Thanks for all your help so far.
Regards,
Marcel

(in reply to marcibrandenburg)

Take a look at this topic:

http://www.cdr-info.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4937

I think that you have the same problem.

(in reply to marcibrandenburg)