DWORD value for DVD-RW?

[Greg Masters]

Windoze XP HE

Sony DVD-RW D22A reader-writer

What should the DWORD value be?



Greg

 

[cookie]

are you trying to create a booting disc by any chance? such parameters seldom need to be altered


what's XP HE?

 

[Clive]

what's XP HE?

Home Edition

 

[cookie]

Home Edition

of course

 

[Clive]

Windoze XP HE

Sony DVD-RW D22A reader-writer

What should the DWORD value be?



Greg

Playing with the registry will end in tears you know

The value depends on the registry key you are trying to set/amend.

What is prompting you to change it?

 

[Clive]

of course

'sallright - us Pros use Pro of course

 

[Greg Masters]

Playing with the registry will end in tears you know

The value depends on the registry key you are trying to set/amend.

What is prompting you to change it?

I've backed up the relevant section of the registry, so if it all goes titsup, I can restore.

My PC has a DVD-ROM and a DVD-RW. Generally they are both used as reading drives. However, I occassionally burn DVDs of my home videos using Sony-Vegas DVD Architect. That all works OK.

What I can't do is burn a regular CD. If I right-click on the drive icon in My Computer, I should see a 'Recording' tab under 'Properties' - but it's not there.

I'd assumed, maybe wrongly, that it was just down to an incorrect DWORD value (which was '1'). I tried changing it to 5 and rebooting, but it's made no difference.

Any ideas?

Greg

 

[Clive]

I'd assumed, maybe wrongly, that it was just down to an incorrect DWORD value (which was '1'). I tried changing it to 5 and rebooting, but it's made no difference.

Any ideas?

You don't say which key value you are changing the "DWORD" on (DWORD is just a registry key "type") - are you following the info in
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;324129
/
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316529/