CDR / CDRW drives no longer function

[telstar1]

Something has happened to my XP system over the past couple days where both of my CDR drives no longer function.
I can't erase CDRW discs, I can't write to new CDR disks. I can read just fine.

I tried rolling back prior to the most recent Windows update, but that didn't fix it.
I get the message "Access Failure" in Nero and the prompt to "Insert a new disc" from Windows when I try to use the integrated CDR writing software.

One drive is an internal, and the other is an external.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Telstar

 

[LiLithTecH]

Did you check the System Evvent Log to see if there
any errors pointing to the CDROM(cdrom.sys) service not starting?

 

[telstar1]

Not yet ... but if that was the case, would they even be able to read from the drive?

 

[stryder2929]

check your cables to make sure theyre all in good, i had the same problem

once i unplugged and replugged everything and reselected it as my recorder in nero, it worked fine

 

[telstar1]

Yeah, but 2 players at once ... one internal and one external?
I'll check it, but it doesn't seem like a hardware thing...

 

[SemperFi]

Are you getting any error codes? If so look at this KB article. This worked for me on a machine I was working on a couple of months ago.

Semper Fi

 

[telstar1]

Seemed to work after uninstalling the drives, and reinstalling them...
Thanks!