Yeah, if the drive is only a couple of months old it should work with Vista.

Have you tried UNINSTALLING the drive in Device Manager and rebooting to let
Windows re-detect it?

Is this a SATA or a PATA drive? Have you tried a different cable, a different
cable connector or a different motherboard port? And, of course, checked the
jumpers.


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"deadringer" <deadringer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7C2E3F83-80AE-490C-BD94-D82CE0EEDA28@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> 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=darkred]
>> > 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:
>> >
>> >> 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]
>>
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