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If you've ever tried to burn a CD or DVD from within Windows MCE 2005 you may get the following error:
CD/DVD RECORDER REQUIRED
Ensure that you have a CD or DVD recorder installed, and select Create CD/DVD
or
Event Type: Error
Event Source: SonicMCEBurnEngine

To resolve this issue, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
2. Type the following commands:
%windir%\ehome\CreateDisc\PxShare.exe /I
%windir%\ehome\CreateDisc\pxhpinst.exe
%windir%\ehome\CreateDisc\SBEServer.exe /regserver
Exit
Note Press ENTER after each command line.
Alternatively, you can create a batch file to run these commands. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Right-click the Windows desktop, point to New, and then click Text Document.
2. Type fixburn.bat as the document name, and then press ENTER. If you are prompted about whether to change the file name extension, click Yes.
3. Right-click the Fixburn.bat file, and then click Edit.
4. Copy and paste the following text into the Fixburn.bat file:
%windir%\ehome\CreateDisc\PxShare.exe /I
%windir%\ehome\CreateDisc\pxhpinst.exe
%windir%\ehome\CreateDisc\SBEServer.exe /regserver
5. Save and then close the Fixburn.bat file.
6. Double-click the Fixburn.bat file to run the commands.
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Tags: mce, cd, dvd, recording, windows, howto