D:\ is not accessible. Incorrect function.

Hello folks,

I've been having problems reading CD-RW's and burning them. I sent a message to another forum (see below for more details) and I was told that downloading the new drivers for my CD-RW might work. I went to Dell's website and there were a number of driver possibilities, but I don't know much about this stuff so I don't know which one I need to fix my problem. One problem might be that I changed from Windows ME to Windows 2000 Professional, but I'm not sure. Also, I no longer have Roxio CD maker installed (which came with the computer); I have Nero....is that a problem?

Can someone help me by reading my original message below and then help me decide which of the following drivers I should install, if any? Thanks. The DVD player and CD player work fine...it's just that I get this "D:\ is not accessible. Incorrect function." message when I try to read blank or filled CD-RW's. Thanks, Herb

Hitachi DK23CA 10/20/30GB Notebook Hard Drive
Hitachi DK23DA-20F Mobile Hard Disk Drive
Hitachi DK23DA-30F Mobile Hard Disk Drive
Hitachi DK23DA-40F Mobile Hard Disk Drive
IBM IC25T060ATCS05 (60GB) Mobile Hard Disk Drive


Hey folks,

I've looked over this site and seen a number of posts about this problem but none have been exactly like my problem. Also, I don't understand some of the advice so I'm hoping that someone will be able to talk me through this problem, if anyone's up for tackling it.

I have a Dell Inspiron 8100 laptop, purchased in Aug. 2001. It used to run on Windows Millennium but I switched to Windows 2000 Professional this year.

I've always had kind this annoying problem but it's gotten worse now. It used to be that the computer would take a number of tries to recognize a CD when I put it into the D:\ drive. Now it will not read blank CD-RW's or CD-R's at all, so that I can't backup information anymore. It used to do it eventually, just after a few tries. Now I always get the same message, "D:\ is not accessible. Incorrect function."

However, it has never had a problem reading DVD's or music CD's or CD's to download programs, etc, only blank CD-RW's or CD-RW's that have been burned on my computer.

Now, though, it only seems to happen with blank CD-RW's, blank CD-R's and CD-RW's with information on them. I have one CD-R, for example, which was burned on my computer which I can read, no problem. Other CD-R's burned on other computers, no problem. I have a CD-RW, however, that was burned on my computer which now does not have the PowerPoint presentation on it which I burned on it; instead it has two things, one entitled "Udfrinst.exe" and another called "Autorun.inf." I don't know what these are so I have not opened them.

I have AVG as my virus protection software and Nero as my burning software. Any advice?