lol actually i cant install all of them at the same time, i think it
uninstalls the old one automatically. but i tried an older version and it
doesnt do anything either.

whats frustrating is that its only a couple of months old, i bought it with
this brand new system i built.

i guess there isnt a windows update that fixes this?

if not i guess i will have to wait for samsung support to respond to see
what they say. (i have emailed them 3 times already!! and no response)

so if i have to buy a new drive, do i just check the compatibility list to
see if the drive is compatible?

thanks for your help dude

"Cal Bear '66" wrote:
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> 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=green]
> > 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=darkred]
> >> 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...
> >> > 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][/color]
>
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