well it worked when i had xp installed so i dont think the cables or anything
are faulty. but i will try to uninstall the drive or check out drivers for my
motherboard or something just in case.

thanks

"Cal Bear '66" wrote:
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> 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.
>
>
> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> GO BEARS!
>
>
> "deadringer" <deadringer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7C2E3F83-80AE-490C-BD94-D82CE0EEDA28@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> > 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:
> >[color=darkred]
> >> 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...
> >> > 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][/color]
>
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