========================================================================= W I N D O W S X P ========================================================================= If your CD Burner is not recognized as a recordable device in windows follow these steps to fix it: - click start, run.., regedit, ok - go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer\CD Burning\Drives - export this key for backup purposes (file, export) - open the Volume{GUID} key that contains your CD Burner - double-click Drive Type in the right pane, and give it the value of 1 if its a CDR, give it the value of 2 if its a CDRW. - close regedit, and reboot your machine.