XP fails to recognise CD/DVD occasionally

[Kirk]

Running WinXP home with SP2 and a ASUS DVD E616A3 CD/DVD ROM , and Pioneer
DVD112-R CD/DVD re-writer.

When swopping discs every minute or so with windows explorer fired up, it
will read disc and show me the image thumbnails perfect. Swop the disc for
another, occassionally, and it reports eventually that the disk may be
corrupt or not the correct format.
Pop the disc into the DVDRW and it reads fine... After that DVD reading
always fails, till I reset the machine. It seems like win Explorer is still
trying to read a disc from previously and can't /doesn't update itself.
Closing explorer and restarting doesnt cure it.
Any offers why or how to cure it.
Thanks in advance

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Locate and click the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Protected Storage System Provider On
the Edit menu, click Permissions . Click the registry key for the user that
is currently logged on and ensure that Read and Full Control are both set to
Allow . Click the Advanced button, ensure that the user that is currently
logged on is selected, that Full Control is listed in the Permissions
column, and that This Key and Subkeys is listed in the Apply to column.
Click to select the Replace permission entries on all child objects with
entries shown here that apply to child objects check box. Click Apply , and
then click Yes when you receive a prompt to continue. Click OK , and then
click OK again

 

[Kirk]

Thanks for that Mark, I'll try that once I've finished burning today's
(camera) images...
Much appreciated

Locate and click the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Protected Storage System Provider On
the Edit menu, click Permissions . Click the registry key for the user
that is currently logged on and ensure that Read and Full Control are both
set to

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[Kirk]

Replace permission entries on all child objects with

entries shown here that apply to child objects check box. Click Apply ,
and then click Yes when you receive a prompt to continue. Click OK , and
then click OK again

Hi Mark,
I've just carefully followed your instructions, and all was correct as
listed , except the last tick in the tickbox as above. I've done that now,
and I'm just about to reboot... I'll let you know if it cures the problem.
Regards
and thanks

 

[Kirk]

Replace permission entries on all child objects with

Hi Mark,
I've just carefully followed your instructions, and all was correct as
listed , except the last tick in the tickbox as above. I've done that
now, and I'm just about to reboot... I'll let you know if it cures the
problem.
Regards
and thanks

Looks like you cracked it there Mark, I've swopped the DVD many many times
tonight whilst searching back thru past camera images, and its never failed
once... Much appreciated.
regards