Captaincranky,You have an apt username.
Yes I do, thanks for noticing.
Anybody could say my drives
are bad, that doesnt take much imagination, I was looking for a method to diagnose the issue.
Substitute a known good drive like you were told by me and raybay. That's part of the method. Nobody said you should buy another drive. So actually, you were looking for an answer that suited the question that you were tailoring to your expectations. If that gets you off, might I suggest watching "Jeopardy"
It's kinda the difference between a mechanic and a shade tree mechanic. A mechanic DIAGNOSES, a shade tree mechanic replaces parts until the thing starts working again. The shade tree method can be expensive and frustrating.
Here again, no one said you should buy another drive. Perhaps, borrow a friends. You might just find one under a shade tree somewhere.
It is recognized now, goes through all the motions , the device manager says its working. The programs I use to burn say that the burn was successful, but the disk is always blank. I'll check further, and the filters.
Thanks
Gosh, you may not believe this but, I do so hope it's your filters.
But, here's my question; if the drive goes through the motions of burning a disc, but just doesn't produce an image on the blank, exactly how could it be, >> "not recognized in device manager" <<< because if it wasn't, the drive wouldn't even start, let alone try to burn a disc. You would get, "drive not accessable error" or something similar.
Now, I have 4 working desktop computers in the house, (plus a laptop), which equals 9 DVD drives. They all burn just dandy, I've never had to clear the filters, and when one goes bad, I just chuck it, and buy another. When I do, I buy Pioneer DVD burners, and I've never had one that wasn't recognized or refused to burn. So, basically I'm OK with DVD burners, and I really don't need you. Which is a point you might take notice of, before you start running your mouth with a bunch of "folksy colloquial wisdom", about "shade tree mechanics".
I went to the Pioneer website to try and get "parts" for a DVD burner, (the door drive band was burned up), and guess what, I found out the the drive itself was the "part". Oops!
So, let's examine your situation, you have a drive of unknown pedigree, that many of us have never heard of, "burning software", which could be anything, and this thread in the "Malware Removal Forum". Let's go with that! Scan your machine with the programs up at the top of the page, then post the logs as specified. Hey, it won't cost you anything.