"CD Recording software will cause windows to become unstable"

[Guest]

"Cd recording software will cause windows to become unstable" pops up on my
computer every time I turn it on but there is no cd recording software on my
computer, not even a CD burner. This isn't new, it has been happening for
like 2 years and I can't stand it anymore. I didn't take it seriously
because there isn't any cd recording software on there. It started after I
had installed that type of software but continued after I took it off.
My question is, why is it doing this and how do I make it stop? Also, will
it really cause windows to become unstable when it's not even on there?
Thanks!

 

[Patti MacLeod]

Hi kdavis,

See if the information in this MSKB article helps you to resolve the
problem:

"CD Recording Software Will Cause Windows to Become Unstable" error message
when you start Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315345



Regards,

 

[frodo]

sounds like you've got InCD loading on startup. it was part of Nero back
in the days...

 

[Guest]

Patti & Kdavis,

I have the same problem. I tried the MSKB article 315345 with no luck. I
also downloaded the latest Media Player and I have never installed the Real
Jukebox.

I did install and then uninstall Roxio Easy CD Creator so I figured this
article was for me. I did not find some of the files in the registry that
were in the article. I did find another that seemed dubious but I wanted to
check it out before deleting it.

The article called out a filed named Cdr4_2K. It was not there but another
file called Cdr4vsd was there. Version of CD Creator I tried to load was
pretty old so I thought this might also be a Roxio file.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Larry

 

[Guest]

All,

I searched some more through the MSKB and found a reference to the Cd4vsd
file. It is a Roxio file. I deleted it and my problem is fixed.

Path is: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdr4vsd

Windows recording SW and NERO 6 both still work.

After 2 years of seeing that error message on start-up, I am delighted.

Easy CD Creator and Direct CD came bundled with a lot of CD Burner drives.
I loaded it with an external drive I had.

Larry

 

[Jane Colman]

I have seen and heard no end of tales of woe regarding Roxio since XP first
came out.

Nero for me any day.

 

[Guest]

Not Plain Jane,

Right. I bought Nero 6 when I had trouble with Easy CD Creator. Oddly, the
CD burner embedded in XP Professional appears to have been licensed from
Roxio.

Go figure.

Larry