Hi Russ, You may want to revisit the settings on that drive. Open My Computer > R-click the CD-RW drive and select Properties. Or - quicker - Hold down Alt key and double-click the drive. Under the Recording tab , check if the box is ticked for Enable Recording. Under the AutoPlay tab you can select the burning program (if available on computer) when you insert a blank CD, use the drop-down menu to select that option. You may have to use AutoPlay Repair from either Microsoft, called AutoFix http://tinyurl.com/gvw38 or from OrangeBlue http://www-stud.uni-essen.de/~sddabacz/prog.php?id=apr. I consider the latter being better for having more options,plus the ability to edit the entries shown. Hope this works for you. Peter E. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [PCBUILD] CDRW drive problem From: Russ Cox <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, October 08, 2009 1:06 pm To: [log in to unmask] I put a blank CD-R in the drive to copy files on a friend's computer and I get a message saying "drive not available, incorrect function". But the drive does open files on a recorded CD. It's about a 5 year old HP, 3 GHZ P4, 1 GB RAM. Not sure of the drive brand. Same result with other blank CD-Rs. The drive did copy files a few weeks ago. The NOSPIN Group is now offering Free PC Tech support at our newest website: http://freepctech.com