>It detects my CD reader drive. But I also have a CD/Dvd writer drive
>which I need to work to copy over stuff.
>
>It should detect it as d or e drive. I tried running the hardware
>wizard. Not sure what else to do?
>
>The drive is a
>"SATA super-WriteMaster™ DVD writer LightScribe
>
>Serial ATA interface support DVD+R 8X, DVD-R 8X Writing DVD+R dual
>layer 8X, DVD-R dual layer 8X, DVD-RAM 12X Disc labeling: LightScribe"
>
>link to its specs are here if needed:
>http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/detail/spec.do?group=computersperipherals&type=opticaldiscdrives&subtype=dvdwriter&model_cd=SH-S183L/BSBN&fullspec=F
>
> I'm using VPC 2004 . Operating system on the virtual machine is
>Windows 98 2nd edition.
>(The computer the virtual machine is on is windows xp sp3 - not sure
>that info is important).
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Rachel

>On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:09:01 -0800 (PST), Rae88 <(email address - cut out)>
>wrote:
>
>>It detects my CD reader drive. But I also have a CD/Dvd writer drive
>>which I need to work to copy over stuff.
>>
>>It should detect it as d or e drive. I tried running the hardware
>>wizard. Not sure what else to do?
>>
>>The drive is a
>>"SATA super-WriteMaster™ DVD writer LightScribe
>>
>>Serial ATA interface support DVD+R 8X, DVD-R 8X Writing DVD+R dual
>>layer 8X, DVD-R dual layer 8X, DVD-RAM 12X Disc labeling: LightScribe"
>>
>>link to its specs are here if needed:
>>http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/detail/spec.do?group=computersperipherals&type=opticaldiscdrives&subtype=dvdwriter&model_cd=SH-S183L/BSBN&fullspec=F
>>
>> I'm using VPC 2004 . Operating system on the virtual machine is
>>Windows 98 2nd edition.
>>(The computer the virtual machine is on is windows xp sp3 - not sure
>>that info is important).
>>
>>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>Rachel
>
>It won't. VPC emulates all the hardware in a VM. All VMs in VPC have
>a CD/DVD-ROM drive.

> On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:09:01 -0800 (PST), Rae88 <(email address - cut out)>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >It detects my CD reader drive. But I also have a CD/Dvd writer drive
> >which I need to work to copy over stuff.
>
> >It should detect it as d or e drive. I tried running the hardware
> >wizard. Not sure what else to do?
>
> >The drive is a
> >"SATA super-WriteMaster=99 DVD writer LightScribe
>
> >Serial ATA interface support DVD+R 8X, DVD-R 8X Writing DVD+R dual
> >layer 8X, DVD-R dual layer 8X, DVD-RAM 12X Disc labeling: LightScribe"
>
> >link to its specs are here if needed:
> >http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/detail/spec.do?group=3Dcomputersperi.=
>
> > I'm using VPC 2004 . Operating system on the virtual machine is
> >Windows 98 2nd edition.
> >(The computer the virtual machine is on is windows xp sp3 - not sure
> >that info is important).
>
> >Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> >Rachel
>
> It won't. =A0VPC emulates all the hardware in a VM. =A0All VMs in VPC hav=
> a CD/DVD-ROM drive.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVPhttp://vpc.essjae.com/

> On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:52:58 -0800, "Steve Jain [MVP]"
>
>
>
> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
> >On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:09:01 -0800 (PST), Rae88 <(email address - cut out)>
> >wrote:
>
> >>It detects my CD reader drive. But I also have a CD/Dvd writer drive
> >>which I need to work to copy over stuff.
>
> >>It should detect it as d or e drive. I tried running the hardware
> >>wizard. Not sure what else to do?
>
> >>The drive is a
> >>"SATA super-WriteMaster=99 DVD writer LightScribe
>
> >>Serial ATA interface support DVD+R 8X, DVD-R 8X Writing DVD+R dual
> >>layer 8X, DVD-R dual layer 8X, DVD-RAM 12X Disc labeling: LightScribe"
>
> >>link to its specs are here if needed:
> >>http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/detail/spec.do?group=3Dcomputersperi=
>
> >> I'm using VPC 2004 . Operating system on the virtual machine is
> >>Windows 98 2nd edition.
> >>(The computer the virtual machine is on is windows xp sp3 - not sure
> >>that info is important).
>
> >>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> >>Rachel
>
> >It won't. =A0VPC emulates all the hardware in a VM. =A0All VMs in VPC ha=
> >a CD/DVD-ROM drive.
>
> Let me clarify...it won't detect your DVD writer as a writer, but it
> should detect it as a DVD/CD reader.
> Are you saying it wont' work as a reader either?
>
> Are you trying to read CDs or DVDs?
>
> If you right-click on the cd icon in the lower let corner of the Vm's
> window, what options do you get? =A0Make sure to put a readable CD in
> the drive first.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVPhttp://vpc.essjae.com/

> On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:09:01 -0800 (PST), Rae88 <(email address - cut out)>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >It detects my CD reader drive. But I also have a CD/Dvd writer drive
> >which I need to work to copy over stuff.
>
> >It should detect it as d or e drive. I tried running the hardware
> >wizard. Not sure what else to do?
>
> >The drive is a
> >"SATA super-WriteMaster=99 DVD writer LightScribe
>
> >Serial ATA interface support DVD+R 8X, DVD-R 8X Writing DVD+R dual
> >layer 8X, DVD-R dual layer 8X, DVD-RAM 12X Disc labeling: LightScribe"
>
> >link to its specs are here if needed:
> >http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/detail/spec.do?group=3Dcomputersperi.=
>
> > I'm using VPC 2004 . Operating system on the virtual machine is
> >Windows 98 2nd edition.
> >(The computer the virtual machine is on is windows xp sp3 - not sure
> >that info is important).
>
> >Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> >Rachel
>
> VPC2004 and VPC2007 both emulate one single optical drive.
> The *emulated* drive is a *reader* and never a writer no matter what
> actual host hardware the emulated drive is connected to.
> Furthermore VPC2004 only emulates a CD drive, DVD drive emulation
> appeared with VPC2007.
>
> So:
> - you can only have a single optical CD drive in the guest
> - the drive will be a CD drive unless you upgrade to VPC2007
> - the drive is read only, you cannot write to a CD or DVD from the
> guest.
> - it does not matter what kind of hardware device your host has, it is
> passed to the guest as an emulated drive identified in Vista running
> under VPC2007SP1 as "MS C/DVD-ROM ATA Device"
> What it appears as in VPC2004 I don't remember anymore, but something
> similar, I believe.
>
> --
>
> Bo Berglund (Sweden)

> "Rae88" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>
> > I'm using VPC 2004.
>
> Any particular reason you're not using the latest version...?
>
> --
> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVPhttp://www.markrae.net

> On Dec 16, 1:06=A0pm, Bo Berglund <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:09:01 -0800 (PST), Rae88 <(email address - cut out)>
> > wrote:
>
> > >It detects my CD reader drive. But I also have a CD/Dvd writer drive
> > >which I need to work to copy over stuff.
>
> > >It should detect it as d or e drive. I tried running the hardware
> > >wizard. Not sure what else to do?
>
> > >The drive is a
> > >"SATA super-WriteMaster=99 DVD writer LightScribe
>
> > >Serial ATA interface support DVD+R 8X, DVD-R 8X Writing DVD+R dual
> > >layer 8X, DVD-R dual layer 8X, DVD-RAM 12X Disc labeling: LightScribe"
>
> > >link to its specs are here if needed:
> > >http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/detail/spec.do?group=3Dcomputersper=
>
> > > I'm using VPC 2004 . Operating system on the virtual machine is
> > >Windows 98 2nd edition.
> > >(The computer the virtual machine is on is windows xp sp3 - not sure
> > >that info is important).
>
> > >Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> > >Rachel
>
> > VPC2004 and VPC2007 both emulate one single optical drive.
> > The *emulated* drive is a *reader* and never a writer no matter what
> > actual host hardware the emulated drive is connected to.
> > Furthermore VPC2004 only emulates a CD drive, DVD drive emulation
> > appeared with VPC2007.
>
> > So:
> > - you can only have a single optical CD drive in the guest
> > - the drive will be a CD drive unless you upgrade to VPC2007
> > - the drive is read only, you cannot write to a CD or DVD from the
> > guest.
> > - it does not matter what kind of hardware device your host has, it is
> > passed to the guest as an emulated drive identified in Vista running
> > under VPC2007SP1 as "MS C/DVD-ROM ATA Device"
> > What it appears as in VPC2004 I don't remember anymore, but something
> > similar, I believe.
>
> > --
>
> > Bo Berglund (Sweden)
>
> Hi: Thanks for response.
> So even if I upgraded to the 2007, and even if I got it to recognize
> my DVD drive, it would never allow me to write?
>
> How do you copy stuff from a Virtual machine then? Can i copy stuff to
> a floppy disk?
>
> Rachel

> "Rae88" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>
> >>> So even if I upgraded to the 2007, and even if I got it to recognize
> >>> my DVD drive, it would never allow me to write?
>
> >> How do you copy stuff from a virtual machine then?
>
> Er, with the greatest of respect, haven't we just spent a couple of days
> getting your virtual machine networked...?
>
> --
> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVPhttp://www.markrae.net

> Rae88 wrote:
> > So even if I upgraded to the 2007, and even if I got it to recognize
> > my DVD drive, it would never allow me to write?
>
> Yes. If you really need a *writer* try <http://www.virtualcd-online.com/>=
>
> --
> Robert Riebisch
> Bitte NUR in der Newsgroup antworten!
> Please reply to the Newsgroup ONLY!

> "Rae88" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>
> >>> I'm using VPC 2004.
>
> >> Any particular reason you're not using the latest version...?
>
> > I bought the 2004 back when you had to buy it. I only recently
> > learned it's free now.
>
> OK.
>
> > I don't have Vista so how do I get it?
>
> ??? What does Vista have to do with it...?
>
> > Download from Microsoft?
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3D28C97D22-6EB..=
>
> > Would I then have to create an entire new virtual machine?
>
> No.
>
> > Or could I just upgrade the 2004 that's installed?
>
> Yes. All would be required would be to update the Additions in each VM...
>
> --
> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVPhttp://www.markrae.net

> "Rae88" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>
> >>> I'm using VPC 2004.
>
> >> Any particular reason you're not using the latest version...?
>
> > I bought the 2004 back when you had to buy it. I only recently
> > learned it's free now.
>
> OK.
>
> > I don't have Vista so how do I get it?
>
> ??? What does Vista have to do with it...?
>
> > Download from Microsoft?
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3D28C97D22-6EB..=
>
> > Would I then have to create an entire new virtual machine?
>
> No.
>
> > Or could I just upgrade the 2004 that's installed?
>
> Yes. All would be required would be to update the Additions in each VM...
>
> --
> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVPhttp://www.markrae.net

> On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:27:28 -0800 (PST), Rae88 <(email address - cut out)>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >On Dec 16, 2:18=A0pm, "Mark Rae [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
> >> "Rae88" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>
> >>news:(email address - cut out).=
>
> >> >>> So even if I upgraded to the 2007, and even if I got it to recogni=
> >> >>> my DVD drive, it would never allow me to write?
>
> >> >> How do you copy stuff from a virtual machine then?
>
> >> Er, with the greatest of respect, haven't we just spent a couple of da=
> >> getting your virtual machine networked...?
>
> >> --
> >> Mark Rae
> >> ASP.NET MVPhttp://www.markrae.net
>
> >How does that help copy stuff ? - other than the fact that now i can
> >at least send attachments by email.
> >I'm not used to working with networking. I know only that supposedly
> >you can share a printer etc. but have never done any type of
> >networking functions between our computers.
>
> >Rachel
>
> Do you have the Virtual Machine Additions installed in your guest?
> You can tell if you are able to move the mouse between items inside
> the VPC window and out to the host again without effort, then you have
> them.
>
> If you do then you can simply copy files between the guest and host
> this way:
>
> Inside the guest open a Windows Explorer window and navigate to some
> folder where you want to receive a file.
>
> Next in your host open Windows Explorer and navigate to the file you
> want to copy. Grab it with the mouse and drag it onto the guest window
> above the open explorer window and then drop it there.
>
> The file will be copied from host to guest.
>
> This trick works the other way too by dragging the file from inside
> the guest and dropping it in the host.
>
> --
>
> Bo Berglund (Sweden)

> On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:15:35 -0000, "Mark Rae [MVP]"
>
> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
> >"Rae88" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> >news:(email address - cut out)..=
>
> >>>> I don't have Vista so how do I get it?
>
> >>> ??? What does Vista have to do with it...?
>
> >> Isn't that when they started giving it away free? - with Vista?
>
> >No - Vista was released (to the general public) on 25 Jan 2007, VPC not
> >until several months later:
> >http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?sort=3DPN&al.=
> >http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?sort=3DPN&al.=
>
> And VPC2004 was *free* long before VPC2007 appeared!
> I have been using free VPC2004 for several years already...
>
> --
>
> Bo Berglund (Sweden)

> "Rae88" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>
> > How does that help copy stuff?
>
> Same way you would between any other two machines (physical or virtual) o=
> your networkhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/301281
>
> This isn't a VPC question...
>
> --
> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVPhttp://www.markrae.net

> On Dec 16, 4:10=A0pm, "Mark Rae [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
> > "Rae88" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>
> >news:(email address - cut out)..=
>
> > > How does that help copy stuff?
>
> > Same way you would between any other two machines (physical or virtual)=
> > your networkhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/301281
>
> > This isn't a VPC question...
>
> > --
> > Mark Rae
> > ASP.NET MVPhttp://www.markrae.net
>
> Thanks much. I would like to learn how to do that.

> I'm using VPC 2004.

>It detects my CD reader drive. But I also have a CD/Dvd writer drive
>which I need to work to copy over stuff.
>
>It should detect it as d or e drive. I tried running the hardware
>wizard. Not sure what else to do?
>
>The drive is a
>"SATA super-WriteMaster™ DVD writer LightScribe
>
>Serial ATA interface support DVD+R 8X, DVD-R 8X Writing DVD+R dual
>layer 8X, DVD-R dual layer 8X, DVD-RAM 12X Disc labeling: LightScribe"
>
>link to its specs are here if needed:
>http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/detail/spec.do?group=computersperipherals&type=opticaldiscdrives&subtype=dvdwriter&model_cd=SH-S183L/BSBN&fullspec=F
>
> I'm using VPC 2004 . Operating system on the virtual machine is
>Windows 98 2nd edition.
>(The computer the virtual machine is on is windows xp sp3 - not sure
>that info is important).
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Rachel

>>> I'm using VPC 2004.
>>
>> Any particular reason you're not using the latest version...?
>
> I bought the 2004 back when you had to buy it. I only recently
> learned it's free now.
> I don't have Vista so how do I get it?
> Download from Microsoft?
> Would I then have to create an entire new virtual machine?
> Or could I just upgrade the 2004 that's installed?

>>> It won't. VPC emulates all the hardware in a VM. All VMs in VPC have
>>> a CD/DVD-ROM drive.
>>
>> ??
>> I'm sorry but I don't understand what you're saying here.

>>> So even if I upgraded to the 2007, and even if I got it to recognize
>>> my DVD drive, it would never allow me to write?
>>
>> How do you copy stuff from a virtual machine then?

> So even if I upgraded to the 2007, and even if I got it to recognize
> my DVD drive, it would never allow me to write?

> How does that help copy stuff?

>>> I don't have Vista so how do I get it?
>>
>> ??? What does Vista have to do with it...?
>
> Isn't that when they started giving it away free? - with Vista?

>"Rae88" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>news:(email address - cut out)...
>
>>>> I don't have Vista so how do I get it?
>>>
>>> ??? What does Vista have to do with it...?
>>
>> Isn't that when they started giving it away free? - with Vista?
>
>No - Vista was released (to the general public) on 25 Jan 2007, VPC not
>until several months later:
>http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?sort=PN&alpha=Windows+Vista&Filter=FilterNO
>http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?sort=PN&alpha=Virtual+PC+2007&Filter=FilterNO

>On Dec 16, 2:18 pm, "Mark Rae [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>> "Rae88" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>
>> >>> So even if I upgraded to the 2007, and even if I got it to recognize
>> >>> my DVD drive, it would never allow me to write?
>>
>> >> How do you copy stuff from a virtual machine then?
>>
>> Er, with the greatest of respect, haven't we just spent a couple of days
>> getting your virtual machine networked...?
>>
>> --
>> Mark Rae
>> ASP.NET MVPhttp://www.markrae.net
>
>How does that help copy stuff ? - other than the fact that now i can
>at least send attachments by email.
>I'm not used to working with networking. I know only that supposedly
>you can share a printer etc. but have never done any type of
>networking functions between our computers.
>
>Rachel

> Good morning. I am having the same problem but I have Vista and an LG
> DVD writer and it is not being detected by my Device Manager or
> anything. It is detecting a Floppy disk drive which I do not have? Any
> suggestions?
>
>

> ...
> Furthermore VPC2004 only emulates a CD drive, DVD drive emulation
> appeared with VPC2007.
> ...

>"Bo Berglund" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>news:(email address - cut out)...
>> ...
>> Furthermore VPC2004 only emulates a CD drive, DVD drive emulation
>> appeared with VPC2007.
>> ...
>
>IIRC, VPC2004 also emulated a DVD drive. The limitation was that it could
>not capture, on its own, an ISO *file* larger than 2GB. Physical DVDs loaded
>in a physical drive on the host, and ISOs, even larger than 2GB, mounted by
>3rd party virtual CD/DVD tools like Nero ImageDrive could be captured and
>used.
>