cd-rw not burnig

[ez_willis]

cd-rw not burning

I am having trouble with a newly installed cd-rw. It's a Verbatim crw-5224a(made by Asus) that came bundled with Nero Express v5.5.9.2. After installing the cd-rw, I loaded the software in and re-started and got "while initiating device IOS: Windows protection error. You need to re-start your computer." I re-started in safe mode and removed the software, then it booted up fine. I cannot drag and drop anything onto the disc either, but CAN transfer songs to the drive via windows media player, so I know it is installed and being recognized by windows. I am running 98se, CPU is a P4 2.4g, hard drive is a WD SATA Raptor. I did a google search for the problem, and several links suggest that ez cd creator may interfere with Nero. I did install ez cdc after removing the Nero software, but have since removed it because it says it doesn't recognize any cd-r or cd-rw. I tried updating Nero and Adaptec software to no avail, and have also flashed the cd-rw. Any idea's?

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Intel P4 2.4
WD 36g 10,000rpm SATA Raptor hd
windows 98se
Enermax cs 307 tower
Alesis ADAT/Edit audio card
Verbatim 52x24x52x cd-rw

 

[stan-the-man]

Try this

Go to Nero.com and update to the latest ver,then use Nero Express.
Did you make any changes to the default installation ?
I didn't and have no problems.

 

[ez_willis]

Thanks for the reply Stan. If I load the Nero in, my computer won't boot up, so updating it will be difficult. Any other idea's?

 

[Deadguy]

Did you update your firmware before you stared having problem's.

 

[ez_willis]

Hey (WorkingMan's?) Deadguy, I did not update the firmware before installing the software because I was not expecting there to be any problems.

 

[Deadguy]

So your drive worked fine.You updated your firmware and know it dosent work.

 

[ez_willis]

No, the drive has never worked fine. I installed the drive itself, turned the computer on, it booted up, no problem. The drive was recognized by the o.s., still no problem, I loaded the software, re-started, then I got the "while initiating device IOS: Windows protection error. You need to re-start your computer" error, and the computer would not boot. I re-started in safe mode, removed the software, re-started, and it booted up fine. I can burn audio from the windows media player, but obviously, cannot backup any data.

 

[Deadguy]

So what program do you have loaded up that burn's CD's.Nero came bundled with your burner.

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000359.htm

 

[ez_willis]

Your kidding, right? I appreciate the post's, but please re-read my first one.

 

[stan-the-man]

and have also flashed the cd-rw. Any idea's?

Not with that kind of stuff.