Error with CDRom

[BoB01]

Can anybody tell me which device drivers are loaded for your cdrom.. I've got:
1. Cdralw2k.sys (problem with this file)
2. Cdrom.sys
3. Redbook.sys
4. Storprop.dll

It all started when I tried to install DirectCD 5 and it didn't like it, so I uninstalled it. But now ever time I start my system up, I get an error message near my sys-tray saying that a device as been disabled blah, blah, blah and something about Roxio.. I've traced the problem to the Cdralw2k.sys being a Roxio file, but if I rename that file and reboot, I don't get the error message, but I get an ! against my cdrom in Device Manager and it doesn't work and I've tried updating, disabling, reinstalling and all that, but it won't install another driver or sort out whatever's wrong with it.. If there's a file missing, could you tell me if there is a way of expanding the file from the WinXp cd???.. Ta very much..

[Darren Wilson]

For my CDRW I have

• CDROM.SYS
• IMAPI.SYS
• REDBOOK.SYS
• STORPROP.DLL

ANd my DVD has the above files apart from IMAPI.SYS.

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[BoB01]

Thanks for that.. I've checked for the imapi.sys file and I've already got it in the system32\drivers folder, but I can't understand why it doesn't load it when I rename cdralw2k.sys for my cdrw...

[Darren Wilson]

Try doing a System Restore from the last pint before you installed DirectCD. This should then put it back to normal.

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[BoB01]

I think I've finally done it.. After a re-install over my previous installation and wasting 30mins to make no difference, I did some registery hacking and deleted anything to do with Roxio, Adaptec and DirectCD. I uninstalled Nero, InCD and anything relating to cdralw2k.sys and after a few reboots and tweaking I've got it to load with no errors with my cdrom & cdrw working.. The only problem now is.. I've just got the 3 files installed for my cdrom/dvd & cdrw but not the imapi.sys for my cdrw.. I think I've deleted some setting to write to a cdrw using WinXp because it just comes up that's it a read only cd, so I'll just have to wait until they release some cd writing software that fully compatible with WinXp.. I've put Nero back on and upto now it's been ok, with no errors...

Thanks for the help Darren.. Computers eh, who needs em...

[This message has been edited by BoB01 (edited October 19, 2001).]

[Darren Wilson]

Nero 5.5.5.1 & CDRWIN v4 Beta are fully 100% compatiable with XP (I am using both myself personally and not had a single error yet!!!)

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[Zrizi]

i'm using nero 5.5.5.1 and almost always getting "invalid writestate" (or something like that) and "couldn't perform endtrack", especially when burning large files (>200mb)