Member Avatar for dvr

well I fixed my whole problem with my drives but now win 2000 sees my cdrw as a cd rom. I noticed in another post that you can change it in the regedit on win xp. is there a way to do this in win 2000? I tried to find it in the reg like they said to do for win xp and its not there.I can still burn cds.

  • 3 Contributors
  • 3 Replies
  • 83 Views
  • 1 Day Discussion Span
  • Latest Post Latest Post by dvr

Dani AI

Generated

Short expert note tied to the thread: reported the BenQ showing as "CD-ROM" while the DVD-RW shows the small burn/erase overlay. That difference is mostly cosmetic. Two safe ways to change what Explorer displays are (1) let a burning suite register a shell overlay (what creates the pencil/eraser look), or (2) force a custom icon for the drive letter in the registry. The registry method is reversible and does not alter device firmware.

To set a custom drive icon in Windows 2000, back up the registry first, then create a DriveIcons entry for the drive letter and point DefaultIcon at an .ico or a DLL,index. Example structure:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DriveIcons
  E
    DefaultIcon (REG_SZ) = "C:\Icons\cdrw.ico"

After changing the value, restart Explorer or reboot to see the change.

Notes and cautions: export the key you edit before making changes. A drive-letter icon change does not add the burn-overlay; that comes from burning software (installing or reinstalling the vendor or third-party burner app will add shell extensions). If the goal is to change how the drive reports its capabilities (rather than just the icon), follow suggestion and check the vendor support page or utility and proceed only with firmware tools and instructions from the manufacturer.

Recommended Answers

All 3 Replies

Member Avatar for eXistenZ

Well if you can still burn CD's then the computer recognises it as a cd burner. If I remember right you said you have a Lite-on CD Burner, usually what I recommend to customers, but they have some firmware out that might fix that. Even if it's not Lite on, check for firmware on the home page of the company. There is a way to do it through the registry, but I'm unfamilliar with Win 2000. Check the properties of the cd rom in My Computer.

-eXistenZ-

Member Avatar for jwenting

Win2K does not itself support CD burning as does XP.
You need to install the CD burning software that came with your drive (or purchase another package elsewhere).

Member Avatar for dvr

Ok but the dvd-rw icon has a disk with an pencil eraser on it.
the cd-rw is a benq and it says cd-rom under the icon. I was wondering if you can change it to look like the dvd-rw. not that it matters to me it works thats what matters. just wanted to know for the looks thats all. :lol:

Be a part of the DaniWeb community

We're a friendly, industry-focused community of developers, IT pros, digital marketers, and technology enthusiasts meeting, networking, learning, and sharing knowledge.