If the latest firmware update does not work, then probably your only option is
to replace the drive.

How old is the drive?

I definitely would NOT apply all the firmware updates. You could possibly make
the drive totally unusable.

Perhaps you could give it to someone who could make good use of it?


I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!


"deadringer" <deadringer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8085ED10-8E48-4727-A1BC-50CD31E693CA@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> oh i see. well i went to samsung's website and they had a list of the
> firmwares. i downloaded and installed the latest one and it didnt do
> anything. so i tried emailing samsung but i still havent gotten a response
> from them.
>
> should i install all of the firmwares?
>
> let me try to install the latest one again to make sure
>
> thanks dude
>
> "Cal Bear '66" wrote:
>[color=green]
>> I had an old CD writer that would not work with Vista (it worked well with
>> XP)
>> and this registry fix also did not work.
>>
>> I downloaded and installed the latest firmware update from the drive
>> manufacturer and the drive now works great with Vista.
>>
>> Have you gone to the drive manufacturer's site to see if they have a firmware
>> update?
>>
>> If you do find an update, be sure to follow the installation instructions to
>> the
>> letter.
>>
>>
>> I Bleed Blue and Gold
>> GO BEARS!
>>
>>
>> "deadringer" <deadringer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:70827D98-567B-45CD-B320-3903AB32FE16@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> > thanks but it didnt work but at the bottom it said this:
>> >
>> > This procedure may not work in all cases. This is only a workaround in a
>> > situation where the CD-R drive or CD-RW drive is capable of functioning in
>> > Windows XP and for some reason has been misidentified. If the drive is not
>> > on
>> > the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL), the drive may not work with the
>> > built-in CD copying functionality, regardless of this registry setting.
>> >
>> > i dont think my drive is in the hardware compatibility list so is there
>> > anything else i can do?
>> >
>> > "Cal Bear '66" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Try this:
>> >>
>> >> [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316529/EN-US[/url]
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I Bleed Blue and Gold
>> >> GO BEARS!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "deadringer" <deadringer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:B78C0167-5146-42E8-A47E-163F6FEE346C@microsoft.com...
>> >> > hi i was trying to burn a cd a while ago and then i realized that media
>> >> > player11 wont recognize my cd burner, so i cant burn anything.
>> >> >
>> >> > i looked around and saw that if i right click on my cd drive and click
>> >> > on
>> >> > properties, it should have a recording tab that can "enable burning" ,
>> >> > but
>> >> > i
>> >> > dont have that.
>> >> >
>> >> > i am using a samsung sh-s182d cd/dvd writer and it wasnt listed as a
>> >> > compatible device under the vista compatibility page.
>> >> >
>> >> > is there anything that can be done to make it compatible?
>> >> >
>> >> > specs:
>> >> > vista home premium 64
>> >> > nvidia 8800gtx
>> >> > intel core2quad q6600
>> >> > samsung sh-s182d
>> >>
>> >>[/color]
>>
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