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CD-R in "Sent to" not available

Hello Everyone

Recently i have noticed that when i right-click on the file and choose "sent to" among other options available i am missing the d: drive which is my cd-r. When i manually copy the files to a d: (cd-r) and click on "writte these files to cd" nothing happens. I have to removed the cd and put it back again and after that the recording process starts. I am assuming that it happened during the installation of other software. I have scanned the computer with antyvirus software and nothing was detected, i also checked some registry keys and it looks normal. Maby i skipped someting. I was looking on google for a few days but unfortunately was not able to find any info that might help resolving my issue. I ma running Windows XP Pro, PIV, 512RAM, 80GB HD. Please let me know if you have any suggestions.

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also make sure that recording is enabled on that drive
to do this, double click on my computer.  right click on D: drive.  go to the recording tab and make sure it is enabled.
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Thanks zephyr hex for the super fast info, i was able to get that done. The other problem is when i click on "writte these files to cd" nothing happens. do you have any suggestions? when i look at the CD-R the green light is on all the time, while the cd is in, but nothing is happening. i am going home, i will be back tomorrow.
the recording option is enabled.
check your event log
control panel->administrative tools->event viewer


also, try uninstalling the cd in device manager, and then reboot.  it will reload/reinstall the cd.  to access device manager, right click on my computer->properties->hardware->device manager.  right click on the cd drive and select uninstall, then reboot.  after reboot, verify the recording is still enabled.

if that does not work, try windows updates.

if there are errors in the event viewer, please post them here.
If you have installed 3rd party burning software, this can disable the built in facilities.

Chris B
Here is a tested solution to:

"C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator (or your user account)\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft"

And copy the "CD Burning" folder to:

"C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator (or your user account)\Send to"
Tomasz1974 did you try to do what Zephyr_hex posted?