Windows 7: Blocked from dragging files to optical drive burn folder. Why?

[TransgressorOfTheUnspeakableWord]

I'm impatient and (from a quick search) it seems there are several similar issues within Win 7.
I already have "DVD Flick" and "DVD Decrypter" installed.
I don't like to install too much similar software.
I like to keep my systems lean.
I only have "DVD Flick" installed for the purpose of authoring DVDs.
I have "DVD Decrypter" installed for ripping and burning ISOs.
I foolishly assumed it might also include a basic file-burn feature.
It seems not.
As Win 7 claims to offer this basic functionality, I decided to go with it for the first time ever.
I put a blank Verbatim DVD-R in my drive and AutoPlay asks me if I want to burn files with Explorer, to which I agree, before it closes with no action!?
I try to open the DVD drive and it tells me I must format the disc.
It's been a long time since I've done a file burn using any software.
I don't recall having to format discs first!
I guess it's setting up a multi-session.
Anyway, this then showed me a folder to drag files to, only it won't allow me to do exactly that!
I get the red "stop sign" as I hover over the folder pane with my chosen file.
Cut, Copy, Paste options are all greyed out in the folder menu.
I discovered the actual location of the "Temporary Burn Folder" and managed to copy some files across to there.
When I then clicked on the DVD drive, the "drag files..." folder remained empty!
I checked for a burn-blocking registry entry that someone suggested deleting, but I already didn't have it.
I cannot be bothered fighting Microsoft for correct information on anything or anything remotely helpful on that absolutely useless Microsoft "help" site; where Indian clones offend intelligent beings with their boilerplate "system restore / reformat and reinstall" utter useless garbage that a five year old's intelligence would be reasonably offended by.
So, what's the solution?
I'm asking as - because it's so old - the answer must be out there, only I can't find it among the similar (yet not exact) issues I've already come across via searches.
TIA.

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

there is a program called imgburn that is free and small like your other software that burns lightweight

[TransgressorOfTheUnspeakableWord]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von フル メタル アルケミス:

there is a program called imgburn that is free and small like your other software that burns lightweight

"ImgBurn" is the updated corporate-filth approved censor version of "DVD Decrypter".
Installing it will break the former.
Thanks for the effort.
Though, I'm really asking about fixing Windows 7.

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

I checked my version of the software you mentioned and it lets me write dvds from iso files under the following menu:

mode - iso - write

select the source iso and make the destination the dvd drive

[TransgressorOfTheUnspeakableWord]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von フル メタル アルケミス:

I checked my version of the software you mentioned and it lets me write dvds from iso files under the following menu:

mode - iso - write

Yeah, "DVD Decrypter" has that too.
I don't have problems burning ISOs with that software, nor building my own DVDs (for any standalone player) using "DVD Flick".
I'm simply trying simply to use DVDs to burn file and folder backups to.
Like others, I have drives to do such for myself but, when passing files to others, I don't want to keep using/losing SD cards or USB sticks to them, so want to use 4.7GB disposable discs instead.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

There is also 8.5GB DVDs; which rather cheap now too.

Overall I don't see a problem, your installed apps kill Win7 ability to drag & drop, simple as that, use your DVD Burning Suite.

Try right click whatever u want to go to the DVD Drive; then click Send To > D Drive (or whatever letter that is). When ready go to the disc letter and burn the disc.

[TransgressorOfTheUnspeakableWord]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von BMGaming:

There is also 8.5GB DVDs; which rather cheap now too.

Overall I don't see a problem, your installed apps kill Win7 ability to drag & drop, simple as that, use your DVD Burning Suite.

Try right click whatever u want to go to the DVD Drive; then click Send To > D Drive (or whatever letter that is). When ready go to the disc letter and burn the disc.

Yeah, I know. I have various discs.
I'm not using "suites" as such - assuming you're referring to Nero-type bloatware system-hook junk.
I don't have file burning facility in the two programs I have: One is solely for ripping and burning disc images and the other is for authoring discs in DVD format to play in any player.
Both are so non-intrusive that I doubt they affect any Explorer functionality.
You've inadvertently highlighted something else...
There is no right-click context option to send anything to the optical drive! only my external HDDs.
ps. The disc is a vanilla DVD-R and yet, after Win insisted I format it, it's listed as "DVD RW" - which it is not!
Why do you suppose this is?
I checked "Removable Storage Access" under Group Policy and all are "not configured" to restrict operation.
I suppose I could try a portable version of ImgBurn to attempt to circumvent it DRM'ing "DVD Decrypter", but that's not the point.
I want to know what's up with Windows, as it's blocking me at every step, yet not informing me as to why.
I have no seemingly relevant errors under "Event Viewer", only PerfNet and WMI errors - as I have potential backdoors like "Server" and data collection and analysis operations disabled.

[chiefputsa☒lag]

there is something wrong in your windows 7 OS (some third-party program broke some functionalities)

no problem using windows 7 home premium's built-in burner here (aside from the very basic burning function)

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Send files to D drive while the drive is empty; then go to Burn when ready, then insert blank DVD+R when asked.

[TransgressorOfTheUnspeakableWord]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von chiefputsa☒lag:

there is something wrong in your windows 7 OS (some third-party program broke some functionalities)

no problem using windows 7 home premium's built-in burner here (aside from the very basic burning function)

Well, I've already figured that out.
Then tell me what 3rd-party program did it - since you know all about how I run my computer and what I install.
Personally, I'm more inclined to blame WU, as the majority of issues only appear in Win OSes after crappy updates.
I take much care to not install programs which "hook" the system too much - for the very reason you state.
So, was it "Dual Monitor Taskbar", "TeraCopy", "WizMouse" or "Everything" search which did it? As those are the only utilities I've added which either hook into, or interface with, Explorer.

[TransgressorOfTheUnspeakableWord]

Many people have had this occur at random.
Unfortunately, I can only seem to find the multitudes of unresolved posts and not the MS answer that must be out there - considering it's such an old issue of theirs.

Right...
I discovered that Windows had kindly borked the initial disc for me - with its so-say "format".
In fact, when I tried to eject the disc, it span up the drive and informed me it had closed the session for me - despite me not ever getting to put anything on the disc.
That's was nice of them.
I put a new disc in and it's now telling me it can't read that either.
That's nice of them too.
Damn!...
I've tried a few more.
According to MS, all my discs are borked.
I wonder how that happened? - FU!!!

ImgBurn wouldn't enable its burn feature for the initial disc that Win forced me to format; which is how I found out Windows had wrecked it.
However, it works on all the other discs that Windows tells me are broken!
So, the solution there is keep MS and Windows well away from your discs otherwise they'll tell you the discs are broken before insisting on breaking them for you.
This must be one of those "features" they're becoming increasingly famous for?

Now..
Seriously, what are the useless Redmond droids doing?
I keep my machines streamlined and running optimally.
Why do they have to break everything and just stay silent while we all suffer their incompetence?
Or is this yet more typical MS industrial sabotage planned obsolescence?

Seems there are so many issues with this and such a variety of solutions... for us to waste our lives potentially further wrecking our computers via desperate clutching at straws.

All internals report nothing wrong despite the big FUs returned by any optical disc operation linked to Explorer.

On deeper investigation, it seems I have several of the related problems:-

Autoplay will open upon insertion but will immediately close once an option is selected.
Trying to access via My Computer reports discs being unreadable and need formatting.
Recording tab is missing.
Explorer blocks copying to burn folder, displaying its little No Entry sign icon when mouse (with file) hovered over folder pane.

There used to be a FixIt for this but it's no longer available and I cannot find the replacement and MS offers no redirect to it - only pages advertising their latest Windows XXX anal-rape.
It wasn't in a KB HotFix, as I have all necessary ones - and the problem too.
In fact, I only started having ANY problems after the last batch of updates downloaded and installed.

Thanks MS.
You've finally begun screwing my system yet again - like you always do - never me.
Yeah, just snap off my rearview mirror and tell me to look over my shoulder.
Then rip out my seat and tell me I can manage in a crouched position - somehow still managing to operate my pedals despite needing to be perched on my feet.
Then take out the windscreen and tell me to wear aviator goggles instead, and dodge any objects that could hit me in the face or decapitate me.
Then rip off the wheel and expect me to use a pipe wrench on the nut to steer.
Yeah, fine.
No inconvenience at all.

[TransgressorOfTheUnspeakableWord]

I've just found there is a bizarre, locked "properties" key under the optical drive registry entry under HKLM.
Exporting the optical drive key to a reg file showed the "0000" sub-key branch, but the "properties" sub-key branch was not included in the export.
What is this?
What's going on here?

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Funny; all the years using XP and 7; this never happened. But ok... it happens at random, sure.

No I have a feeling some software you have installed has broken this feature.

[TransgressorOfTheUnspeakableWord]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von BMGaming:

Funny; all the years using XP and 7; this never happened. But ok... it happens at random, sure.

No I have a feeling some software you have installed has broken this feature.

Me neither.
Your feeling regarding my SW is wrong - unless XP Mode shared HW is to blame.
Now, if we get back to MS' issue...
I managed to get access to the "properties" key for the optical drive by backing up the reg branches and re-merging them.
For some reason this partially unlocked the "properties" sub-key that I couldn't previously access.
There was initially only a "default" entry under "properties".
Once I had partial access I used the "auditing" page to take control before I could access and take control of the "permissions" page.
After this, two DWords that are supposed to be present under the key magically appeared.
This hasn't really changed much except that now Win always offers to format the disc instead of closing the initial dialogue.
Instead of informing me that it cannot read the disc it now only tells me to format it, after which, it offers me two choices.
It won't let me format the DVD-R as one.
This option returns the error that it cannot read the disc.
The only option it allows me is the RW live file system, which it does and makes the disc unusable - since it's not a RW disc.
What the hell is this crap?

[Bad 💀 Motha]

You dont FORMAT DVDR; u burn to em one-time and they are done and locked.

U only format RW cause these are re-writable via session burns.

[TransgressorOfTheUnspeakableWord]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von BMGaming:

You dont FORMAT DVDS; u burn to em one-time and they are done and locked.

U only format RW cause these are re-writable via session burns.

I know that.
Tell Windows.
Thanks for the obvious.
Although the system that Win seems to want to encourage for its own burn purposes is a multisession.
Though that's not the one it's allowing me.