"No Disk In Drive" Error Message. Please assist. :)

>Good evening :-)
>
>The following issue occurs on my pc with Windows XP Home
>Edition, Version 2002, Service Pack 1.
>
>When I try to write a file to my F drive (right click,
>explore, right click on cd writable drive, write these
>files to CD), my pc will let me complete the first step
>in the CD Writing Wizard (naming the CD - next), but when
>I get to the next screen to perform the function, I
>receive an error message:
>
>"There is no disk in the drive. Please insert a writable
>CD into drive."
>
>I thought at first my CD-R was corrupted, dirty or
>scratched, so I attempted the step with another CD-R,
>with the same result. I also tried ejected the CD-R, and
>reissuing it into the drive to see if it would "catch",
>but to no avail.
>
>My PC shows there is a disk in the drive with the icon
>under "my computer", but when I right click and go to
>properties it is showing the disk as having 0 MB on it,
>with 0 MB availble for recording. I have tried this with
>several new disks, with the same result for each.
>
>I inserted a regular music CD to establish whether the
>drive would work properly, and it recognized the CD and
>played it.
>
>I checked under disk management, and this drive has been
>enabled to record. It also shows the drive as working
>properly under the device manager (tried troubleshoot
>several times).
>
>Any advice is greatly appreciated! It seems I have tried
>everything, but I've obviously missed a step somewhere
>otherwise it would be working.