Encore doesn't "see" blank media in DVD burner

When I try and burn a project to a DVD I get the message;" Please insert media". I've tried several different blank discs, as well as different brands...no matter what I still get this message. I can play pre-recorded DVDs in the burner, as well as music and data CDs...no problem. I've tried disabling the burner in Device Manager; and then re-enabling; also tried uninstalling the burner..no luck. I've uninstalled any other burning software that was on the machine and Encore still will not recognize that blank media is present in the DVD burner. I've run out of things to try/look at....Help!

Create an .ISO on the hard disk, use
ImgBurn
to create the DVD
If that works, you have "something" breaking the communication link between Encore and the drive
Encore FAQ discussion of
Things and Software to Avoid
Even uninstalling software may not fix the problem... you may need a registry cleaner after the uninstall, such as
JV16 Power Tools

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@mianka
weakhead wrote:[...] Thunar successfully mounts DVD [...]
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