Recently I upgraded to Windows 2000 from Windows Me. Since upgrading, Nero Burning ROM will only allow me to write CDs of 40X speed with my Ricoh CD writer. Before upgrading I was writing CDs of 12X speed. I also have a 16x DVD drive which now doesn’t read 40X CD. Please advise.

I am not sure if you mean that you can only write to the CD at 40X or the only CDs you can write to have a speed rating of 40X. If you can only write to CDs with a speed rating of 40X, the problem may be the media you are using. Try changing the brand of CD-R’s which you are using. However, if Nero only has the option to burn CDs at 40X, the problem may be that since the upgrade to Windows 2000, Nero can no longer determine the correct speed of the CD-R media. However, if all else fails, you could repartition your hard drive to have both Windows 2000 and Windows Me running in a dual-boot configuration.