:-? Hi I have Windows Xp Sp2 all the Cd drive works EXCEPT for when I try to burn a cd. If I use a CD with something already on it the drive recognises it and lets me burn but if it's a blank cd I cant open it and the Insert disk into drive box keeps reappearing- I've tried differnt types of blank cds to no avail

Please help its driving me nutty- im just computer literate so please be gentle
Thanks  Not savvy at all.....  Are you saying that the blank cd will not open? You can't open it because theres nothing on it ....... it's blank....  or are you saying that you cant open the cd drive to put the blank cd into it ? If thats the case, try going ......Start/My computer..... now look for your cd drive from the list ...... then right click on the cd drive you cant open and select eject..... it should open. If for some reason, it won't, look at the front of your drive..... there should be a very small hole, straighten out a paperclip and carefully slide it into the hole ...when you FEEL it stop, apply a little pressure and you will push the release and the DRAWER will start to open .....then just carefully pull it fully open .
Let us know how you make out.

dl65  The problem is that s/he can't burn CD's, I believe.

What burning software do you use?
Have you tried any others?
Were you ever able to burn CD's before?Thankyou dl65- I'm aware that a blank CD has nothing on it- CBMatt you are right- I cant burn to a blank CD- I've tried a number of different programs, read somewhere that Nero interacts with WMP so have removed the dll that was still there from nero like the help page I found with a similar problem said but still no luck. I used a different computer to burn 1 file to a number of CD's and these can now be burnt on mine but it MEANS I have to access other computers first for every disk i want to use. Music is still only at times but all pictures and other files are fine as long as I've set the disk up by something else being on it first. My children have assignments and presentations to HAND in and it is difficult for them to hand in a disk with some 'mothers' file on it first.
I have Windows media player, Divx, windows movie maker, have tried Nero and Burnn
ThanksHave you tried Easy CD Creator?  I always trust that burner.Where do I find that?? Do I just do a web search
I'll be very happy if i can just get this to work!!CDBurner XPro for me...