XP PRO - DVD Writer - how to find

How do I know if my computer's DVD-RW will record data DVDs for back-up? It
plays DVD movies, and has a number in the hardware config. but I don't know
what it does, or how to get it to work if it can be programmed.

Thank you.

*~~Laughingstar!~~*
Sat Aug 23 20:54:40 PDT 2008

Sorry - I have an HP Desk Top Business computer -- and on the DVD info it
reads


HARDWARE:

SAMSUNG SPO411N Disk Drives

HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GWA-4161B DVD/CD-R

NAME DVDRRW GWA-4161B



Does that help?


"*~~Laughingstar!~~*" <Livinlyf@nOtMeyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:utWNZqZBJHA.1632@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> How do I know if my computer's DVD-RW will record data DVDs for back-up?
> It plays DVD movies, and has a number in the hardware config. but I don't
> know what it does, or how to get it to work if it can be programmed.
>
> Thank you.
>
>

sandy58
Sun Aug 24 01:21:13 PDT 2008

On Aug 24, 4:36=A0am, "*~~Laughingstar!~~*" <Livin...@nOtMeyahoo.com>
wrote:
> How do I know if my computer's DVD-RW will record data DVDs for back-up? =
It
> plays DVD movies, and has a number in the hardware config. but I don't kn=
ow
> what it does, or how to get it to work if it can be programmed.
>
> Thank you.

Any burning software ie; Nero, Ashampoo Burning Studio, Alcohol 120%
(for cd/dvd image-making), DVD-Cloner, AnyDVD, etc
go to "alt.cracks" ng

Daave
Sun Aug 24 06:13:55 PDT 2008

If your HP came with a DVD burner, I'm sure it also came with a disc
burning program such as Sonic RecordNow. Check your Programs folder.

If not or if you'd like to try a good free alternative, I can vouch for
CDBurnerXP:

http://cdburnerxp.se/


"*~~Laughingstar!~~*" <Livinlyf@nOtMeyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:%23STmj0ZBJHA.4172@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Sorry - I have an HP Desk Top Business computer -- and on the DVD info
> it reads
>
>
> HARDWARE:
>
> SAMSUNG SPO411N Disk Drives
>
> HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GWA-4161B DVD/CD-R
>
> NAME DVDRRW GWA-4161B
>
>
>
> Does that help?
>
>
> "*~~Laughingstar!~~*" <Livinlyf@nOtMeyahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:utWNZqZBJHA.1632@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> How do I know if my computer's DVD-RW will record data DVDs for
>> back-up? It plays DVD movies, and has a number in the hardware
>> config. but I don't know what it does, or how to get it to work if it
>> can be programmed.

WTC
Sun Aug 24 17:01:28 PDT 2008

Hi *~~Laughingstar!~~*,
*~~Laughingstar!~~* wrote:

> Sorry - I have an HP Desk Top Business computer -- and on the DVD
> info it reads

You could download and install the following:

Description of the Image Mastering API v2.0 (IMAPIv2.0) update package
that is dated June 26, 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=932716

The update will install DVD burning support for Windows XP using the
IMAPI engine.

--
William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User