Can't Burn CD-R in XP

I have an NEC optical drive and while I can burn data using Nero, I can't burn using XP. When I right click on what I want to burn, the CD ROM doesn't show as an option. On the right side of the window, if I click on "copy files", the CD ROM will show up, but upon clicking, I get a "Drive D: is inaccessible" error. Drive D is showing in "My Computer" and in the Device Manager and is showing to be working. Any ideas? Thanks.
Crazylegs

 

Hell, i had the same problem with my laptop. I couldnt burn any audio files, just data and video. Im not sure what exactly could be the problem with yours, but i had to get a new optical drive.

 

when you say you can't burn using xp are you saying you can't open your cd rom drive > copy files into it > then click on file write to cd. or are you saying something else?