:
: This is a common problem with XP. It doesn't seem to make any difference
as
: to what you can do with the drives. My own PC has a super multi DVD
burner
: showing as a CD drive in My Computer for several months, but nevertheless
I
: can still read and write to DVD-RAM discs (something the XP supports
: natively).

This also occurred on my computer about a week ago, after 4 years. My two
burners used to show up as DVD-RAM, but now show as CD Drive. However,
everything works just fine, and all firmware is up to date, and device
manager lists them fine.

It bugs the crap out of me, but as long as it works, everything is fine.
When I upgraded to SP3, they still didn't change.

Ironically, if I reboot the PC, they show up as DVD-RAM, until I use them,
then they revert.

Go figure.

Tom
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