Tecra S2 - Problems Writing to DVD

I have a Toshiba Tecra S2 running XP Pro SP3. It has a Mat****a UJ-831S DVD RW drive. I have for years been writing files to DVD-R and -RW simply by dragging and dropping in Windows Explorer. I updated to SP3 a few weeks ago, and now I find that although I can read original or previously-recorded DVDs and CDs with no problem, I can't do anything with blank DVDs. When empty, the drive shows in My Computer as a DVD RAM Drive D:, but when I put in a blank DVD, it changes the description to CD Drive, and when I try to access the DVD, I get the message "D:\ is not accessible. Incorrect Function". As it should be for DVDs, the CD recording box is not checked in drive properties.
I don't know if the problem relates to the upgrade to SP3 as I did not use the DVD drive immediately before and immediately after the upgrade, but I did not have the problem three weeks before the upgrade when I last used the function. I have used Device Manager to confirm that the latest driver is installed for the DVD drive. If I start the inbuilt Sonic RecordNow software I can write to a DVD with no problem - it's just the ability to drag and drop in Windows Explorer that has been lost.
Any help gratefully received.
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