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    Inspiron 1720 CD/DVD drive won't burn

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by dmacfour, Oct 28, 2007.

  1. dmacfour

    dmacfour Are you aware...

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    I recently bought an Inspiron 1720 with the base DVD/CD burner combo drive. for it worked fine at first, I burner a few DVDs without problems. Recently, when I insert a blank disk into the drive it doesn't autoplay. after clicking on it in My Computer it says "D:/ is inaccessible". it reads just fine, but it just won't work for burning. I've already tried using Roxio. it says it's burning, but when it is done the disk is blank. I also tried to find new firmware and uninstall the drivers. nothing is working. Help!
     
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  2. f4ding

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    Seemes like it's defective. Get it replaced.
     
    f4ding, Oct 28, 2007
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  3. Silas Awaketh

    Silas Awaketh Notebook Deity

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    I had the same problem (exactly). Roxio ****s up the drive. I bought Nero, and everything is fine again. You won't believe how many times I had to format and re-install Vista because of Roxio. My drive is TSSTCorps TS-L632D.

    Remove Roxio, completely, even it's registry, remove the LowerFilter key from registry, and install Nero.
     
    Silas Awaketh, Oct 28, 2007
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  4. chelet

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    Really? I had no idea Roxio was that bad.
     
    chelet, Oct 28, 2007
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  5. dmacfour

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    how do I remove it from the registry?
     
    dmacfour, Oct 28, 2007
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    What I'd do is
    First uninstall Roxio
    Then use ccleaner and "Scan for issues"
    Back up the registry when ccleaner prompts me to
    Tell ccleaner to fix any issues it finds
    Repeat until ccleaner finds no more issues
    Then use regedit and search for keys with the word Roxio in them to see if ccleaner might have missed any.
     
    chelet, Oct 28, 2007
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