my system crashed and i had windows ex home reinstalled. i lost all my programs. i have a sony dvd dru 530a dvd writer but the systwem doesn't recognize it. i cannot record dvd's now. any help please. thank you

Support Information:
Device Type: CD / DVD
Manufacturer: sony
Model: sony dvd dru-530a
Interface: Other
Operating System: Windows XP Home
Age of Device: < 2 years old
FCCID:

Type of drive: cd-rw, dvd (rewriter &amp; dvd rom combo)
Location: internal
What recording software are you using?: Other

Find it on DriverGuide (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=srch&sm=b&aax=&qa6=0&qa5=3&qa7=1500&dp=2&qm0=sony+dvd+dru-530a&jmd=and&fzz=d) | Find it with Google (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=sony+CD+%2F+DVD+sony+sony+dvd+dru-530a+Windows+XP+Home+)

No drivers are required when using this drive in Windows XP (other than what the os provides and by compatible recording and dvd decoding software). Windows XP includes native support that allows this drive to read a data or music disk and to burn a cd-r disk. It contains no support for burning cd-rw or for playing dvd disks. For those 2 tasks, compatible recording and dvd decoding software is required.

eg: Easy CD Creator V5.x (or higher), Easy Cd & DVD Creator v6.x, Nero V 5.5.5.1 (or higher), WinDVD or PowerDVD

<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;320553">CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive appears to be missing after you install Windows XP</a>

<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321641&Product=winxp">321641 - How to Troubleshoot Issues with Reading CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and DVD Discs in Win XP</a>

<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324129">324129 - HOW TO: Troubleshoot Issues That Occur When You Write Data to a CD-R or CD-RW Optical Disc in Windows XP</a>

<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308012">308012 - Resources for Troubleshooting DVD Problems in Windows XP</a>

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No drivers are required when using this drive in Windows XP (other than what the os provides and by compatible recording and dvd decoding software). Windows XP includes native support that allows this drive to read a data or music disk and to burn a cd-r disk. It contains no support for burning cd-rw or for playing dvd disks. For those 2 tasks, compatible recording and dvd decoding software is required.

eg: Easy CD Creator V5.x (or higher), Easy Cd & DVD Creator v6.x, Nero V 5.5.5.1 (or higher), WinDVD or PowerDVD

CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive appears to be missing after you install Windows XP (support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;320553)

321641 - How to Troubleshoot Issues with Reading CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and DVD Discs in Win XP (support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321641&Product=winxp)

324129 - HOW TO: Troubleshoot Issues That Occur When You Write Data to a CD-R or CD-RW Optical Disc in Windows XP (support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324129)

308012 - Resources for Troubleshooting DVD Problems in Windows XP (support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308012)