DVD Drives can't read blank DVDs

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joeodd2

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Here is a complete rundown of my system.

Operating System System Model
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600) No details available
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.80 gigahertz Intel Celeron
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
128 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. P4S8X-X REV 1.xx
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software, Inc. ASUS P4S8X-X ACPI BIOS Revision 1005 Beta 001 10/31/2003
Drives Memory Modules c,d
522.04 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
24.74 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

AOPEN COM4824/AAH [CD-ROM drive]
DVDRW IDE 16X [CD-ROM drive]
PR7074H NXV118U SCSI CdRom Device [CD-ROM drive]
UL6346O PXS338K SCSI CdRom Device [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

Maxtor 6Y080L0 [Hard drive] (81.96 GB) -- drive 1
WDC WD1200JB-00GVC0 [Hard drive] (120.03 GB) -- drive 0
WDC WD32 00JB-00KFA0 USB Device [Hard drive] (320.07 GB) -- drive 2 1024 Megabytes Installed Memory

Now when I try to burn a Blank DVD, when I put the DVD in the burner windows shows 0 bytes of free space and 0 bytes of total space. Now I have already went to the Manufacturer's website to see if there's any new firmware to upgrade to, they tell me that my drive doesn't require downloaded firmware. I have tried uninstalling both drives and then resetting my computer to let windows re-install them. I have Nero burning software which includes an Info tool among other tools. And the Blank disks do show up when I use those tools. It just doesn't not read as a blank disk in "MY COMPUTER". It does recognize that a disk is in the drive, but as I said it tells me that there are 0 bytes of free and total space on the disk. Any ideas on what I should be looking for or modifying?
 
But I can't seem to burn anything. That's my problem. And I remember My computer showing the amount of space on blank dvds, so I'm trying to figure out what had changed.
 
Are the discs + or - ? And what is your drive able to read/burn? Did you switch to a different brand of discs?
 
I had been burning on 3 different bands. Ridata, Sony, Memorex. They had all been working about a week or so ago. I had reciently tried to copy a dvd using anydvd and Nero onto a dual layer dvd r. They did not come out at all, and I started having this problem with Blank DVD R disks. Any ideas?
 
I had uninstalled and re-installed the programs. Still the same thing. I also have power dvd and super dvd creator. I tried uninstalling those programs, but they won't uninstall. The power dvd says that "System Setup file could not be installed" and Super DVD creator says that it's missing a unins000.dat. Could these programs be the problem and how do I uninstall them? Also I have 2 mysterious SCSI drives that showed up after I installed my new CD burner. I set the new burner to master and the old one to slave. I'm also going to post a list of programs that are installed on my computer, perhaps there are one or two I need to uninstall.
 
Alarm Clock Application Version 1, 0, 0, 1 *
Alcohol 120% Version 1.9 *
Alcohol Soft Development Team Version 1.9 *
Alexander Roshal - WinRAR archiver Version 3.62.0.0 *
Analog Devices, Inc. - DLSLoader Application Version 3, 0, 211, 0 *
Analog Devices, Inc. - SoundMAX service agent Version 3, 2, 6, 0 *
Aone Software Inc. - Ultra Video Joiner Version 1, 0, 2, 0 *
Ashampoo Movie Shrink & Burn 2 Version 2, 1, 1, 1 *
Belarc, Inc. - Advisor Version 7.2r *
Bitrate Calculator *
bittorrent *
Cheetah Burner Version 1.01.0822 *
Cinematronics - 3D Pinball Version 5.1.2600.2180 *
CyberLink Corp. - CLDMA Version 1, 0, 0, 2502 *
CyberLink Corp. - PowerDVD Version 5.00.1107 *
DivXNetworks Inc. - Config App. Version 2, 0, 0, 1 *
Don HO don.h@free.fr - Notepad++ Version 3.9 *
DriveScrubber 3 Version 3.1.8.4 *
DT Soft Ltd. - DAEMON Tools Version 4.09.0.0 *
Elaborate Bytes AG - CloneDVD Version 5, 1, 0, 0 *
fdx-fct *
FireWarrior.exe *
Firewarrior_f00_TRAINER.exe *
FourCC Code Changer *
Foxit Reader Version 1, 3, 0, 1621 *
Gabest - Media Player Classic Version 6, 4, 9, 0 *
Gabest - submux Application Version 2, 0, 23, 0 *
Gabest - Subresync Version 2, 0, 23, 0 *
GSpot Codec Information Appliance Version 2, 6, 0, 161 *
Inno Setup Version 51.44.0.0 *
InstallShield Software Corporation - InstallDriver Module Version 9.01 *
iolo DMV Service Version 2.1.8.0 *
LameDropXPd *
Lavasoft Ad-Aware SE SE 106 *
LIGHTNING UK! - DVD Decrypter Version 3.5.4.0 *
Lucasfilm Entertainment Company, Ltd. - Star Wars: Empire at War Version 1.0.0.0 *
Methlabs - PeerGuardian 2 Version 2, 0, 6, 4 *
Microsoft (r) Windows Script Host Version 5.6.0.8820 *
Microsoft Application Error Reporting Version 11.0.6560 *
Microsoft Clip Organizer Version 11.0.6551 *
Microsoft Corporation - DirectShow Version 9.04.78.0000 *
Microsoft Corporation - Internet Explorer Version 6.00.2900.2180 *
Microsoft Corporation - Messenger Version 4.7.3001 * Microsoft Corporation - Office Source Engine Version 11.0.5525 *
Microsoft Corporation - Windows Installer - Unicode Version 3.1.4000.1823 *
Microsoft Corporation - Windows Movie Maker Version 2.1.4026.0 *
Microsoft Corporation - Windows® NetMeeting® Version 3.01 *
Microsoft Corporation - Zone.com Version 1.2.626.1 *
Microsoft Data Access Components Version 3.525.1117.0 *
Microsoft Office 2003 Version 11.0.8135 *
Microsoft Office Document Imaging Version 11.0.1897.0 *
Microsoft Office InfoPath Version 11.0.8034 *
Microsoft Office Outlook Version 11.0.8118 *
Microsoft Office Picture Manager Version 11.0.6550 *
Microsoft Office Save My Settings/Profile Wizard Version 11.0.5510 *
Microsoft® .NET Framework Version 2.0.50727.42 *
Mozilla Corporation - Firefox Version 2.0.0.3 *
NirSoft - MMCompView Version 1.10 *
NMSAccess *
NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 93.71 Version 6.14.10.9371 *
OggDropXPd *
PartyGaming Application Version 110 *
Play Call of Duty - United Offensive Multiplayer *
Play Call of Duty - United Offensive Single Player *
Play Call of Duty Multiplayer *
Play Call of Duty Single Player *
Play FireWarrior *
Play Star Wars Empire at War *
PowerISO Version 3, 4, 0, 0 *
PowerISO Virtual Drive Manager Version 3, 4, 0, 0 *
Project1 Version 1.00 *
PSP Video 9 Version 1.0.2128.35851 *
Rocket Division Software - StarWind Version 2.6.1 Build 0x20050401 *
Safer Networking Limited - Spybot - Search & Destroy Version 1, 4, 0, 3 *
Safer Networking Limited - SpyBot-S&D Version 1, 4, 0, 3 *
Search and Recover 4 Version 4.5.8.4 *
sie - AVI Fixed v2.0B1 Version 2.0 Beta1 *
SlySoft, Inc. - AnyDVD Version 6, 0, 0, 0 *
SlySoft, Inc. - AnyDVD Version 6.1.3.6 *
Smith Micro Software - MusicExpress Application Version 1, 1, 1, 53 *
Smith Micro Software, Inc. - V CAST Music Monitor Version 1.0.8 *
Smith Micro Software, Inc. - V CAST Music Monitor Version 1.1.0 *
SMSystemAnalyzer Version 7.1.8.4 *
StatsReader Version 2, 1, 0, 0 *
Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Java(TM) 2 Platform Standard Edition 5.0 Update 9 Version 5.0.90.3 *
Super DVD Creator *
System Mechanic Professional 7 Popup Blocker Version 7.1.8.4 *
System Mechanic Professional 7 System Guard Alerter Version 7.1.8.4 *
System Mechanic Professional 7 Version 7.1.8.4 *
Trend Micro Anti-Spam Version 3.55 *
Trend Micro Internet Security Version 15.00.0 *
Trend Micro Network Security Components 3.0 Version 3.0.0 *
UpdateIPR.exe *
UseNeXT Version 0.2.2651.30524 *
VideoLAN Team - VLC media player Version 0.8.0.0 *
VobSubStrip *
Windowsfw *
Wizards to adjust .NET Framework security, assign trust to assemblies, and fix broken .NET applications. Version 1.0.5000.0 *
Yahoo! Inc. - YShortcut Application Version 3, 5, 0, 0 *
Yahoo! Messenger Version 7,5,0,819 *
µTorrent *
 
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