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 Nov 15 2007, 05:52 PM
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They can, however play audio cd's, I'm wondering how to fix this, any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm running Windows XP Media Center Edition, in case you were wondering. Oh, and I've already checked to see if I can update the drivers, it's telling me they're up to date already. This post has been edited by kevin92: Nov 15 2007, 05:58 PM |
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Nov 16 2007, 02:00 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Banned Posts: 428 Joined: 29-October 07 From: Missoula, MT Member No.: 166,284 |
what software are you using to burn cd's and dvd's with?
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Nov 16 2007, 02:07 AM
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 Bleepin' Cynic Group: BC Advisor Posts: 5,697 Joined: 11-November 06 Member No.: 94,959 |
Try deleting the UpperFilters and LowerFilters registry entries and rebooting the computer.
Instructions on how to do this are given here. With any fix that involves the registry you should create a new restore point and backup the registry first. For backing up the registry I like to use ERUNT. You may need to reinstall any CD/DVD burning software after doing this. -------------------- Christmas is a time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell the government what they want and their kids pay for it.
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Nov 16 2007, 09:23 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 75 Joined: 16-November 05 Member No.: 40,865 |
I will try the registry editing as soon as i can, however, im at a different computer right now
And to Robert, I am using Sonic. Thanks for the replies. |
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Nov 16 2007, 09:28 PM
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 Visiting Alien Group: Members Posts: 5,140 Joined: 20-May 07 From: millenium falcon and rockytop Member No.: 131,963 |
sonic is notorious for installing filters that get corrupt
good burning programs don't install filters -------------------- Chewy
life is like a box of chocolates and stupid is as stupid does but you can always run |
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Nov 16 2007, 10:54 PM
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Senior Member Group: Banned Posts: 428 Joined: 29-October 07 From: Missoula, MT Member No.: 166,284 |
before you do the registry, go ahead and uninstall sonic an install CDBurnerXP. http://www.cdburnerxp.se/home
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Nov 18 2007, 09:47 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 75 Joined: 16-November 05 Member No.: 40,865 |
Okay so here's the deal.
I installed CDBurnerXP, and had no luck burning anything, it didn't detect any disc. So then I edited the registry, and deleted the LowerFilters, and went to delete the UpperFilters, and realized they weren't there. Could that be a problem? I tried uninstalling, then installing CDBurnerXP to see if it worked after the registry change, but still no luck. Any new suggestions? |
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Nov 18 2007, 10:32 PM
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Senior Member Group: Banned Posts: 428 Joined: 29-October 07 From: Missoula, MT Member No.: 166,284 |
in device manager uninstall the drive in question and then reboot.
then give cdburner a try, you have uninstalled sonic correct? -------------------- Care to help give hope to someone, then click on Basset Rescue of Montana.
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Nov 18 2007, 10:41 PM
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Visiting Alien Group: Members Posts: 5,140 Joined: 20-May 07 From: millenium falcon and rockytop Member No.: 131,963 |
test the drive and see if it will boot the computer with bootable disks, if it won't, then it's dead and install a new one
-------------------- Chewy
life is like a box of chocolates and stupid is as stupid does but you can always run |
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Nov 19 2007, 12:19 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 75 Joined: 16-November 05 Member No.: 40,865 |
I don't really want to uninstall the drive, as I have no idea how I would get it back, or how it would affect my system. Can you explain a bit more on that?
And to DaChew, the drive plays cd's, it is not dead. I just bought this computer in January it shouldn't be having problems already. |
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Nov 19 2007, 01:13 AM
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Senior Member Group: Banned Posts: 428 Joined: 29-October 07 From: Missoula, MT Member No.: 166,284 |
XP will reinstall it when you reboot, so do not worry about uninstalling the drive in device manager.
-------------------- Care to help give hope to someone, then click on Basset Rescue of Montana.
Also, if you would like to recycle motherboards, ram and processors, please PM me. |
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Nov 19 2007, 06:49 AM
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Visiting Alien Group: Members Posts: 5,140 Joined: 20-May 07 From: millenium falcon and rockytop Member No.: 131,963 |
QUOTE Hi, I recently have had the proble where both dvd drives, the dvd-rom, and the dvd-rw won't play any dvd's or even see that they're there. My dvd-rw drive also will not burn dvd's as it cannot tell when I insert a blank dvd. If both drives are messed up with dvd's but not cd's then Budapest's advise is the best course of action, I have been using that link for almost 2 years in scores of help posts, it works more often than not http://www.bustrace.com/products/devfilter.htm http://www.bustrace.com/downloads/devfilter.exe here is the industry standard tool for seeing the filters my favorite burning tool incorporates this feature and a removal tool QUOTE ===============================================
Filter Driver Load Order - ImgBurn v2.3.2.14 =============================================== Upper Device Filter: redbook Upper Class Filter: [None Found] Device: CD/DVD-ROM Device Lower Class Filter: MxlW2k Lower Device Filter: imapi Filter Name: redbook File Name: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\redbook.sys File Version: 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) File Description: Redbook Audio Filter Driver Product Name: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System Product Version: 5.1.2600.2180 Company Name: Microsoft Corporation Copyright: © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Filter Name: MxlW2k File Name: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Drivers\MxlW2k.sys File Version: 1.0.1.109 File Description: MusicMatch Access Layer KMD Product Name: MusicMatch Access Layer Product Version: 1.0.1.109 Company Name: MusicMatch, Inc. Copyright: Copyright © 2000 MusicMatch, Inc. Filter Name: imapi File Name: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\imapi.sys File Version: 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) File Description: IMAPI Kernel Driver Product Name: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System Product Version: 5.1.2600.2180 Company Name: Microsoft Corporation Copyright: © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. This post has been edited by DaChew: Nov 19 2007, 07:02 AM -------------------- Chewy
life is like a box of chocolates and stupid is as stupid does but you can always run |
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Nov 19 2007, 06:59 AM
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Bleepin' Cynic Group: BC Advisor Posts: 5,697 Joined: 11-November 06 Member No.: 94,959 |
Were you logged in as an Admin when you tried the registry fix?
-------------------- Christmas is a time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell the government what they want and their kids pay for it.
—Richard Lamm |
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Nov 19 2007, 08:57 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 75 Joined: 16-November 05 Member No.: 40,865 |
Yeah I was logged in as an Admin when I tried the registry fix.
And this is weird...I installed the program that DaChew said, and I checked, and it said I have upper and lower filters, redbook, and imapi. However, when I go to the registry there is no sign of any filters. |
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Nov 19 2007, 09:07 PM
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Senior Member Group: Banned Posts: 428 Joined: 29-October 07 From: Missoula, MT Member No.: 166,284 |
okay, I would try uninstalling the drive, then rebooting and letting windows reinstall it.
-------------------- Care to help give hope to someone, then click on Basset Rescue of Montana.
Also, if you would like to recycle motherboards, ram and processors, please PM me. |
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