I believe the filter drivers for class CDROM will interfere with anything
that fits into that class, includding USB burners.
1. call for support
2. dual-boot
| Well this is just great, isn't it. If I leave the drivers there, they
can
| interfere with basic disc writing. If I take them out, I cannot use the
| programs I've purchased for other purposes.
|
| So what's the answer? Would there be a way of 'isolating' a USB burner
if
I
| bought one?
|
| Lesley
|
| | >I also found an interesting topic here:
| >
http://forum.slysoft.com/showthread.php?t=15536
| >
| > QUOTE:
| >
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| > Originally Posted by Webslinger
| >
| > i) Create a backup of your registry
| > ii) Download imgburn. It's a free program:
| >
http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download
| > (it's also an excellent program imo)
| > iii) Go to Tools > Filter Driver Load Order. Select "ASAPIW2k". Click
| > "Remove Selected Filter". Click "ok".
| > iv) Reboot
| >
| > Whatever program installed that filter will no longer work properly.
| >
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| >
| >
| >
| > "George Valkov" wrote in message
| > | > | You seem to have a rather spicy soup ;-) only I'm not quite sure all
| > spices
| > | are compatible to each other. You should know far better than me,
how
| > your
| > | own computer is behaving. What's your opinion?
| > |
| > |
| > | Before changes to the registry, you can backup the registry key
[right
| > | click, export] - everything under this key will be restored, if you
| > restore
| > | that [.reg] file later.
| > |
| > | A driver can be disabled by setting the start value in it's key to
4:
| > | Start=4
| > | Note that you don't need to disable or delete the driver itself,
| > removing
| > | all references to it should probably be enough, but You can disable
it,
| > to
| > | prevent it from running.
| > |
| > | To break the link between the DVD/CD hardware and the a filter
driver
by
| > | removing driver's name under LowerFilters or UpperFilters.
| > |
| > | One you have your backup, feel free to test removing references to
one
| > | driver or another (restarting the computer after every change), and
if
| > | anything goes wrong, just restore the original values from the
[.reg]
| > file.
| > |
| > | If you backup the registry keys after removing the references, you
will
| > have
| > | one [.reg] file to remove and another to restore all references to
the
| > | filter drivers.
| > |
| > | George Valkov
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > | "LesleyO " wrote in message
| > | > || Hi, George --
| > ||
| > || Well, I have the iTunes one, which I use a lot. I also have the
| > | PxHelp20.sys
| > || one that you mentioned from Sonic Solutions. Another is Afc.sys,
which
| > is
| > || ArcSoft; I had a program from them but have uninstalled it.
| > Unfortunately
| > | it
| > || left the driver behind. Then there is ASAPIW2k.sys, which is
associated
| > | with
| > || VOB Computersysteme GmbH. That's a company that was acquired by
| > Pinnacle
| > || Systems a couple of years ago, and I do have one of their programs
for
| > || videos.
| > ||
| > || I'm a bit loath to go in and edit the registry, plus I wonder if my
| > | Pinnacle
| > || program will work if I remove that driver. Perhaps I'll persist for
a
| > bit
| > || and see if I can work this out before I give up entirely?
| > || Lesley
| > ||
| > || | > || > Lesley,
| > || > The removal steps are universal for all other filter drivers.
Just
| > | replace
| > || > PxHelp20 with the actual driver's name. Read carefully one of my
| > posts
| > | to
| > || > Jay, where I have described in details: how to search for the SYS
| > file
| > || > e.g.
| > || > GEARAspiWDM.sys that is displayed in Device Manager, in order to
find
| > | the
| > || > name of the driver. And then how to use the driver's name in the
rest
| > of
| > || > the
| > || > cleanup steps.
| > || >
| > || > Signed or not, I've had enough trouble from these 3rd-party
drivers
| > | (Lower
| > || > and Upper filters). Enough not to trust any of them, so I
wouldn't
| > || > recommend
| > || > anything that does not originally come with windows.
| > || > On Vista there should be probably only one: cdrom.sys
| > || > On XP there should be these four: cdrom.sys, imapi.sys,
redbook.sys,
| > || > storprop.dll
| > || >
| > || > What drivers do you have listed there?
| > || >
| > || >
| > || > George Valkov
| > || >
| > || >
| > || >
| > || >
| > || > "LesleyO " wrote in message
| > | > || > | George --
| > || > |
| > || > | I have the iTunes driver that you mention on my system, and it
is
| > || > signed.
| > || > | However, I do have two unsigned drivers as well; how do I get
rid
| > of
| > | the
| > || > | darned things? One of then, I can figure out which program it
| > belongs
| > | to
| > || > and
| > || > | uninstalling it MIGHT remover the driver as well, but the
other,
I
| > || > cannot
| > || > | tell where it came from. Any suggestions?
| > || > |
| > || > | Lesley
| > || > |
| > || > | | > || > | > Jay, I accidentaly replayed to your e-mail, instead to the
news
| > | group.
| > || > | > Please do not replay to that e-mail address! I appologise for
my
| > || > mistake!
| > || > | >
| > || > | >
| > || > | > In device manager, locate your DVD/CD writer, open the
| > properties,
| > || > Driver,
| > || > | > Driver Details.
| > || > | > There should be cdrom.sys which is signed. Check if there is
| > | anything
| > || > | > unsigned (without the tick mark, left to it's name).
| > || > | >
| > || > | > Any unsigned driver there may cause problems. I have seen
these:
| > || > | > GEARAspiWDM.sys - comes from iTunes and others
| > || > | > pxhelp20.sys
| > || > | >
| > || > | > They help my Plextor to stop working ;-)
| > || > | > Here's the funny part: a 4x DVD+RW disk usually takes 15
minutes
| > to
| > || > erase.
| > || > | > I
| > || > | > left the computer and came back 1 hour later, it was still
| > erasing.
| > | I
| > || > also
| > || > | > had temporary lockups when accessing the drive. I got rid
from
| > all
| > || > | > unsigned drivers and everything functions normally again.
| > || > | >
| > || > | > Despite all of my warnings, Apple iTunes continues to
SILENTLY
| > | install
| > || > | > GEARAspiWDM on users' computers. There's no warning, no
option
to
| > || > choose
| > || > | > not
| > || > | > to install it, no anything. So iTunes is not safe!
| > || > | >
| > || > | >
| > || > | >
| > || > | >
| > || >
| >
| > || > | > | Are their known issues with burning cds/dvds using vista's
| > || > (business)
| > || > | > | built in abilities?
| > || > | > | I have lost many cds/dvds through failed burns. Even a
simple:
| > || > | > | -put in a blank
| > || > | > | -choose the burn files to disc
| > || > | > | -format
| > || > | > | has resulted in failure.
| > || > | > |
| > || > | > | Does my laptop have a dirty drive or is this common for
vista?
| > || > | > | Should I use a 3rd party program to do this very simple
task?
| > || > | > | Had to laugh when I (successfully) burnt 380MB of photos to
| > disc
| > || > just
| > || > | > | before. The dialogue said remaining time 5200 days and 1
hour.
| > || > | > | Thankfully the 5200 days turned out to be around 10
minutes.
| > || > | >
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