How to enable WinXP cd-burning ?

[bobby100]

Because I'v used a lot of tweakers etc, I have somehow disabled WinXP cd-burning capabilities (internal one). Can someone help me to enable it again without to re-install Windows?

[prathapml]

To bring back the CD-burning capability to WinXP, copy/paste the below registry code into notepad and save as "cdburn-allow.reg":

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Enable Imapi CD-Burning Service
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ImapiService]
"Start"=dword:00000004

Alternatively, to do the same manually, you can:

1. Run "services.msc"

2. Locate and click on "IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service" in the list that you see.

3. In the drop-down box that says "Startup type", choose Automatic.

4. Click "OK", close all windows and reboot

5. (or to start using it immediately, click Apply, and start the service).

[bobby100]

2nd solution worked fine (I didn't try first one), thanks a lot.