last night a service pack ate my cd recorder

[agent_jdh 0]

Hi,

 

Performed a clean install fro ma slipstreamed Win2k SP2 CD last night.

 

All was going swimmingly, until I tried to burn a cd. Tried Easy CD Creator (4.03b) and Nero (5.5.1.8) and both failed at the point where they were about to start burning. DirectCD 3.03b gave an error when it failed (I tried to format a cd), saying another process had locked the drive.

 

Task Manager didn't reveal anything unusual.

 

Strangely though, the demo (i.e. 1x recording whoopee) of CDRWin 3.8 worked OK.

 

I had installed a bundle of software before my cd recording software e.g. WMP7.1 (_without_ the adaptec plugin), tried the latest aspi layer to replace the one easy cd creator installs etc, latest driver for 2940u2w scsi card.

 

Aim to have a go off a fresh install, then just Nero and nothing else to see if it works.

 

Wondered if anyone else has a similar problem and knows wtf is going on.

 

Jonathan

[pikapan 0]

I had a problem after installing SP2 where none of my cd drives would show up anymore. They would show up under device manager with some error about not being able to load the correct drivers. I removed both drives and reinstalled them and they still wouldn't show up under My Computer. I ended up deleting both drives from within Device Manager and then uninstalled all my CD-R burning software, CDRWIN, PlextorManager2000, and Nero, then rebooted. Then reinstalled all the software and now everything works fine. You can try doing this and see if it works for you.

[agent_jdh 0]

Doesn't sound like my problem, both my drives are still 'there' and can read OK. Anything's worth a go thoug hto avoid ripping it up and starting again...

 

Have to say I'm as suspicious of WMP7.1 as I am of SP2.

[ThC 129 0]

well then if you have the means uninstall SP2 then see. Then uninstall WMP and see. Looks like the only solution i have for ya is trial and error

[agent_jdh 0]

got it sorted - seems to be the latest nero patch for v5.5... have not tried directcd yet though

 

older nero works fine

[Cynan 0]

I was just gonna say that.

 

Nero 5.5.1.8 apparently merges a SCSI device into the registry, causing a conflict on IRQ15, which in turn stops CD drives from working. I had this with SP1. I'm sticking with Nero 5.0.

 

That tib-bit was the work of some bright fellow on this board I believe! well done!

 

--Cynan.

[agent_jdh 0]

I didn't have problems with 5.5.1.8 before .... oh well guess we'll have to wait for an update

 

am still having problems with easy cd creator and direct cd though, easy cd just fails to write to the disc and direct cd still claims the drive is locked. might try and get in touch with roxio on that one (although from their website that doesn't look straightforward...)

[Cynan 0]

A long time ago I could write CDs in Nero, but nothing else could read or write to them. It turned out to be my ASPI layer.

 

Perhaps you need to reinstall that? the drivers are berried deep down in the dephts of Adaptecs site.. good luck in finding them. Took me ages!

[Pseudome 0]

...If you haven't already found it. I stumbled across this article on Microsoft's site and thought it might, _MIGHT_ pertain to your problem. Hope it helps.

 

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q298/5/83.ASP

[Wolf87 0]

The 5.01 update patch resolves the Take 2 problem in ECDC 5.0 Platinum. Check for Microsoft Media Player 7 and remove its Adaptec CD-R plug-in component through Control Panel.

[agent_jdh 0]

I didn't install the adaptec cd burning plugin with wmp7.1 (I had my fingers burned before with wmp7 and have steered clear since I never use it anyway)

 

unfortunately the stuff for cd creator 5 is no use as I use Easy CD creator 4.03b (build 328) and DirectCD 3.03b (i.e. the latest stuff from the Roxio website). Never given me a hint of bother before, apart from the WMP7 caper.

 

ASPI layer - have tried the one (4.60 build 1020) which comes w/ Easy CD Creator and also the latest from Adaptec (4.60 build 1021). Aspichk shows APSI layer correctly installed. Nero/CDRWin require an ASPI layer and they work fine.

 

Am trying to work out how to get this info. to Roxio their website's as clear as mud re contacting them (and the Adaptec one is no better).