Cannot Rename the Volume Label for a CD-R or CD-RW Disc from Within Windows Explorer (291731)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
This article was previously published under Q291731

SYMPTOMS

After you insert a blank or multisession compact disc recordable (CD-R) or compact disc rewritable (CD-RW) medium into the CD-burning drive of a computer, when you right-click a blank area in the Exploring window and then click Properties to change the volume label for the disc, the label box may appear dimmed and you cannot change the label.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because Windows XP does not support the renaming of CD-R or CD-RW media from within Windows Explorer. Renaming would require writing to the CD.

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, when you burn data to a CD, you can rename the CD on the very first page of the CD Burning Wizard process.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

279157 Description of CD-ROM Recording in Windows XP

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/18/2001
Keywords:kbprb kbui KB291731
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