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Hi Stan ....As-Salamu Alaykum.
There are so many possibilities. And I don't know which is best.  Maybe one of these thoughts might help, so I'll give it a try.
First of all, I don't think it would be a virus. With 2 different drives, 2 different software apps (Nero & DeepBurner), and 2 different operating systems, that's not very likely. With it affecting both drives, it sounds like you've got a "driver" or "settings" problem.
Have you tried the easiest (and most likely) solution? Is your drive properly configured in the Windows "Device Manager" ?
1. Open "My Computer".
2. Select Properties on the drive in question
3. Click on 'Recording' tab
4. Enable CD Recording for the drive
If CD Recording is NOT available then:
5. Open "Device Manager"
6. Expand CD-RW drives
7. Check if drive is correctly recognised
8. If not recognised then you may need to update the driver (either from the Manufacturer or Microsoft's Windows Update site).
Note: If you're using CD-RW disks, WinXP might treat them just like a CDR, with the exception that you can erase it. WinXP does NOT provide native rewritable support (but your burning software should compensate for this deficiency). Are you trying to use partially written disks?
Microsoft has a Fixit, that removes the UpperFilter entry for an optical drive. They also have some diagnostic tools on this page, if you want to give it a try.
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cd_dvd_drive_problems
The Fixit Center is here:
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cp_fixit_main
Other possibilities...
I can't imagine the lens on two drives going bad, but there is the possibility that it's hardware related. Most DVD combo drives have two separate lasers (one for DVD, and one for CD). The one for CD's might be broken, but most likely it's just dirty, and may need to be cleaned. Have you run one of those "cleaning disks" (with the brushes on them), or a dab of alcohol lately?
After you've configured your drive (and drivers) properly -- as shown in the steps above -- have you missed a setting when using Nero? Maybe the selected default is "Image Writer" or something as your recorder. You need to direct it to the actual CD-RW drive. Cancel the wizard, and then choose Recorder, and pick your CD writer.
Sometimes the default speed (e.g. 16x for DVD, 52x for CD) is set too high. You could try experimenting with this -- maybe kick it down to a very low speed for CD's. Perhaps it will burn fine if you set it at 4x, or something?
By chance, are you installing some other type of software on top of your setup? Maybe a third-party app (i.e. DivX or DVDxCopy) is installing the wrong aspi driver (or any other driver) over your previous setup? That could cause your problem. Perhaps you could roll back your system?
Have you tried something like Nero InfoTool (HERE) to test the disks? You may already have it in the Nero Tools folder. InfoTool has a "Disc" tab. If you select that tab, you can drop a CD into the tray, close the tray, and the display window will update as the optical disc is checked. You can test with a CD and with a DVD, and it should identify both types properly.
And of course, there's always a last resort. ...new drives are pretty cheap these days.
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Robert  ...gratia autem Dei, sum id quod sum
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