Windows Vista

 

Section 101-0: Windows Vista
  1. Windows Vista Cuatomer Review Program
  2. Windows Vista Movie Maker
  3. Burn a CD or DVD in Windows Vista
  4. Burn a CD or DVD in Windows Media Center
  5. Burn a CD or DVD in Windows Media Player: FAQ
  6. (932520)-On a Windows Vista-based computer, the Microsoft ISATAP adapter appears with a yellow exclamation mark next to it in Device Manager, and you also receive an error message
  7. (930984)-Error message when you try to install Windows Vista by using a computer's DVD drive: "Windows cannot install required files"
  8. (928253)-SATA optical drives are not available after you start a Windows Vista-based computer
  9. (929460)-You may experience various problems when you use optical media in Windows Vista.
  10. (929461)-Optical drives do not work as expected after you upgrade a computer to Windows Vista
  11. (930095)-You may receive an error message when you run an application that uses audio recording or playback functionality in Windows Vista
  12. (929528)-Some DVD players do not recognize a DVD that you create by using Windows Media Center on a Windows Vista-based computer
  13. (929540)-Error message when you try to add files to the DVD-burning catalog in Media Center on a Windows Vista-based computer: "CD Creation Error: The CD drive currently contains the wrong type of CD. Please insert a writable CD."
  14. (929542)-Error message when you try to use the Create CD/DVD wizard to write to a DVD on a Windows Vista-based computer: "Insert Writable Media"
  15. (929531)-The screen remains black when you try to play certain DVDs in Windows Media Center on a Windows Vista-based computer
  16. (929533)-The computer stops responding or you receive a "Low Disk Space" error message when you try to create a slide show on a DVD or to create a DVD in Windows Vista.
  17. (931274)-Message that you receive when you use the "Backup and Restore Center" Control Panel item in Windows Vista: "Label and insert a blank disk"
  18. (931697)-Error message when you try to upgrade an earlier version of Windows to Windows Vista: "Windows could not update the computer's boot configuration"
  19. (931698)-When you try to use DVD-Rs or DVD-RWs interchangeably, a consumer electronics DVD player or DVD recorder may be incompatible with the DVD drive in a Windows Vista-based computer.
  20. (929734)-You may experience problems after you resume a Windows Vista-based computer from sleep or from hibernation
  21. (929637)-Error message during Windows Vista startup if the Nero InCD program is installed and if the "Special pool" feature is enabled in the Driver Verifier utility: "Stop 00000050"
  22. (928355)-You cannot record more data to a recordable DVD-R Dual Layer disc after you format and then eject the disc in Windows Vista
  23. (928633)-Installation Media may not be recognized when you try to install Windows Vista from the CD or DVD
  24. (928902)-How to perform a flat installation of Windows Vista
  25. (929478)-After you use the Safely Remove Hardware option to remove a built-in optical drive from a portable Windows Vista-based computer, you may be unable to reconnect the drive.
  26. (933173)-The computer does not recognize the Windows Vista installation disc.
  27. (927814)-Error message when you try burn data to a DVD-RAM disc in Windows Media Center in Windows Vista or in Windows Media Player 11: "Insert Media"
  28. (933178)-How to install Windows Vista
  29. (933170)-How to go back to Windows XP after you have upgraded a Windows XP-based computer to Windows Vista.
  30. (927392)-How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment to troubleshoot and repair startup issues in Windows Vista.
  31. (935806)-Trouble shooting Stop error messages that may occur when you try to install Windows Vista.
  32. (930061)-Unified Extended Firmware Interface support in Windows Vista.
  33. (935466)-Error message when you resume a Windows Vista-based computer from running a 3-D screen saver, from sleep, or from hibernation: "Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because there is a problem with digital copy protection"
  34. (928119)-A DVD+RW or DVD–RW video disc that was formatted on a Windows Vista-based computer is not recognized by a consumer electronics DVD player
  35. (933421)-Error message on an external monitor when you close the lid of a portable Windows Vista-based computer while a DVD is playing: "Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD"

Some of the more recent issues for now dealing with Windows Vista

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A: Lose your file association for your cd/dvd drive in Windows Vista?

Try the following link and apply the registry fix for audiocd.

http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/105/1/

B: If you constantly get "Prepare blank disc" and Windows Vista tries to format all your CD's, DVD's, or CD-ROM's ( Burned or Stamped Commercial Disk ) then this might solve your problem if you have installed VMware. (care of pcgeek11, Dell forum)

By default, VMware disables autorun upon installation due to possible conflicts with some drives. Go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSET\Services\CDRom

Look for the "Autorun" key. If its value is set to "0", set it to "1" and reboot.