Support Information:
Device Type: CD / DVD
Manufacturer: sony nec
Model: aw g170a
Interface: IDE
Operating System: Windows XP Professional
Age of Device: Not specified
FCCID:

Type of drive: dvd-r/cd-rw (dvd burner, dvd reader, & cd burner combo)
Location: internal
What recording software are you using?: Nero/version

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Optical drives never require a driver when used in any Windows os from Win95 up. Windows XP provides native support that allows this drive to read a data or music disk and to burn a cd-r disk. No support for playing dvd disks or for burning dvd disks. For that task, compatible recording & dvd decoding software is required.

Please state what the problem is and include some details for further assistance.

the problem was with the registry, upper filter
fixed it
problem caused the dvdrw to be missing when viewing my computer
thank you jerry