Dear Shiney,
As far s I know, all applicable driver updates and service packs have been applied through windows update. I installed the entire SP2 from disc after the reformat rather than downloading its components. The software is (shh...bootleg) and includes Nero 6 ultra 6.3.0.2, NeroMix, NeroVision Express 2, InCD, and Nero Showtime. Probably unrelated and merely coincidental, Nero Recode 2 no longer shows the video preview when recoding DVD video where it did prior to the reformat, both with and without XP SP2. In drive properties, CD recodring is enabled (says nothing about DVD). Under hardware properties, the drive is recognized as HP DVD writer 200j. Interesting that it reads 200j since the drive is a 200i! Probably a buch of superfluous inforation, but I also thought this may help:
Nero InfoTool 2.07
Drive Information
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Drive : HP DVD Writer 200j
Type : DVD+R/RW Combo Drive
Firmware Version : 1.72
Buffer Size : 2 MB
Date : 04-02-09
Serial Number : DA73 300849
Vendor Specific : 040209
Drive Letter : E:\
Location : 1:0
Mechanism : Tray
Read Speed : 32, 20, 12, 10, 8, 4, 2 X
Write Speed : 12, 8, 4, 2 X
Read CD Text : Yes
Return C2 Pointers : Yes
Read CD-R : Yes
Read CD-RW : Yes
Read DVD-ROM : Yes
Read DVD-RAM : No
Read DVD-R : No
Read DVD-RW : No
Read DVD+R : Yes
Read DVD+RW : Yes
Read Digital Audio : Yes
Read CD+G : Yes
Read VideoCD : Yes
Write CD-R : Yes
Write CD-RW : Yes
Write DVD-R : No
Write DVD-RW : No
Write DVD+R : Yes
Write DVD+RW : Yes
Write DVD-RAM : No
Buffer Underrun Protection : Yes
Mount Rainier : No
Modes : Packet, TAO, DAO, SAO, RAW SAO, RAW SAO 16, RAW SAO 96, RAW DAO 96
Region Protection Control : RPC II
Region : 1
Changes User : 4
Changes Vendor : 4
Disc Information (E:\)
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Type : - no disc inserted -
Drive Information
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Drive : MITSUMI CD-ROM FX48++W
Type : CD-ROM Drive
Firmware Version : W01H
Buffer Size : 128 KB
Date : ?
Serial Number : ?
Vendor Specific :
Drive Letter : F:\
Location : 1:1
Mechanism : Tray
Read Speed : 48 X
Write Speed : n/a
Read CD Text : Yes
Return C2 Pointers : No
Read CD-R : Yes
Read CD-RW : Yes
Read DVD-ROM : No
Read DVD-RAM : No
Read DVD-R : No
Read DVD-RW : No
Read DVD+R : No
Read DVD+RW : No
Read Digital Audio : Yes
Read CD+G : No
Read VideoCD : Yes
Write CD-R : No
Write CD-RW : No
Write DVD-R : No
Write DVD-RW : No
Write DVD+R : No
Write DVD+RW : No
Write DVD-RAM : No
Buffer Underrun Protection : No
Mount Rainier : No
Modes : n/a
Disc Information (F:\)
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Type : - no disc inserted -
Interface Information
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Adapter 1
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Description : Primary IDE Channel
Driver
Description : System32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys
Company : Microsoft Corporation
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Description : IDE/ATAPI Port Driver
Attached Devices
Description : Master: SAMSUNG SV1204H
Type : Disk Drive
DMA : On
Adapter 2
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Description : Secondary IDE Channel
Driver
Description : System32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys
Company : Microsoft Corporation
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Description : IDE/ATAPI Port Driver
Attached Devices
Description : Master: HP DVD Writer 200j
Type : CD-Rom Drive
DMA : On
Autorun : On
Description : Slave: MITSUMI CD-ROM FX48++W
Type : CD-Rom Drive
DMA : On
Autorun : On
Software Information
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Operating System : Windows XP Professional (5.01.2600 Service Pack 2)
DirectX : DirectX 9.0c
Description : Nero Burning ROM
Version : 6, 3, 0, 2
Company : Ahead Software AG
Version Check : Ok
Description : NeroVision Express
Version : 2,1,0,4
Company : Ahead Software AG
Description : Nero ShowTime
Version : 1, 5, 0, 6
Company : Ahead software AG
Description : InCD
Version : 4, 1, 0, 0
Company : Ahead Software AG
Description : MyDVD MFC Application
Version : 3.5.2.0
Company
Video Codecs
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Cinepak Codec by Radius : 1.10.0.11
Intel 4|2|0 Video V2.50 : 5.1.2600.2180
Intel Indeo(R) Video R3.2
Intel Indeo(R) Video R3.2
Intel IYUV codec : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Microsoft RLE : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Microsoft Video 1 : 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148)
Microsoft YUV : 5.3.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Microsoft YUV : 5.3.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Toshiba YUV Codec : 5.1.2600.0 (XPClient.010817-1148)
Microsoft YUV : 5.3.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Microsoft H.263 Video Codec : 5.1.2600.2180
Microsoft H.261 Video Codec : 5.1.2600.2180
Audio Codecs
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Microsoft IMA ADPCM CODEC : 4.00.0.0
Microsoft ADPCM CODEC : 4.00.0.0
Microsoft CCITT G.711 A-Law and u-Law CODEC : 4.00.0.0
Microsoft GSM 6.10 Audio CODEC : 4.00.0.0
DSP Group TrueSpeech(TM) Software CODEC : 1.00.0.0
Microsoft G.723.1 CODEC : 1.02.0.1
Windows Media Audio : 4.02.0.0
Sipro Lab Telecom ACELP.net audio codec : 3.02.0.0
Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec (advanced) : 1.09.1.49
InterVideo MP3 Audio CODEC : 4.00.0.0
Creative MP3 CODEC : 1.00.0.0
Hewlett Packard Mobile Voice : 4.00.0.0
Microsoft PCM Converter : 5.00.0.0
ASPI Information
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System ASPI : ASPI is not installed
Nero ASPI : ASPI is installed and working properly
WNASPI32.DLL : 2.0.1.59 160016 bytes December 16, 2003
Installed OS Patches
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(Q810090) USB Update : Yes
(Q329112) Multi-Border DVD with More Than 4 GB of Data Not Readable Past First Border : Yes
(Q812415) Problems with Multiple ATA devices : Yes
(Q322359) Intelide.sys Is Not Used on Computers with ICH4 or ICH5 : No
(Q320174) IMAPI Update - CDs recorded have missing files or errors : Yes
(Q311542) Devices May not power up properly when resuming from standby : Yes
(Q327086) Data Added to Removable Media During Hibernation May Be Lost When You Resume Windows XP : Yes
(Q308374) Ricoh 1394 Controller May Not Work with Windows XP : Yes : Yes
(Q822603) USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 update : No
(Q323507) Your IEEE 1394 or USB CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive May Not Be Recognized in Windows XP : No
(Q815834) 'Code 28' Error Message and a Yellow Exclamation Mark Next to a USB Device in Device Manager After Your Computer Resumes from Hibernation : No
(Q316575) Problems When You Swap a CD-ROM During Hibernation in Windows XP : No
(Q811789) Surprise Removal of 1394 Device Can Cause Bluescreen Error : Yes : No
(Q811789) Surprise Removal of 1394 Device Can Cause Bluescreen Error : Yes