Windows XP stopped recognizing my DVD burner

[Erkan]

Goddamn operating system!

It's been a while now but a couple months ago, my DVD burner just totally stopped working in Win XP and I "think" it happened after installing some burner program but I'm not sure since I really don't use the DVD at all. Still, recently a black metal dude wanted to load some samples off of a CD in on my computer and I had to explain my freakin' DVD isn't working at the moment. Kinda embarassing.

Anyway I have heard it has to do with a couple of registry keys, something about "UpperFilters" and "LowerFilters" among the rest of the registry keys for the DVD burner and it's supposed to be alright once you delete those keys... says so on several places on the net. Well how the hell do you delete them, because when I try, it says it just can't delete them as if they were locked or protected somehow. Even tried it in Safe Mode and no, it doesn't work.

If any computer guru could chime in, it would be awesome =) It's not that the DVD isn't working, because it works before loading up Windows, like I can boot CDs and shit from it. It's just that once I get into Windows, Windows doesn't recognize the unit at all.

 

[SocialNumb]

Somewhere in the world there is a perfect apple.


Sorry dude. I suck, no help. (beer & weed)

 

[Felix Neumann]

I have exactly the same problem

 

[RemoWilliams]

I had the same problem to. Well, the burner won't really burn and another won't read anything. But, those two drives are pretty damn old and have been having issues for awhile. But yeah, sorry can't be of help.

 

[Erkan]

Is there a suspicious .exe file running on your task manager or cpu percentage being used when you're not doing anything? What is the name of this burning software?

Nope, no weird exe file running and no CPU spikes.

I'm not sure but I "think" it happened after installing CDBurnerXP but seriously, I'm in no way sure of that so.. I can't blame that software. That software works great at home, here at this computer.

God damn it, I need to get the DVD drive recognized in XP =(

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

Better than Vista just up and dumping the whole drive all together. My wife's laptop just up and dumped the whole drive, not there anymore poof gone.

So I hunt around online and not so surprising it is a VERY common vista bug.

EDIT: I misread the post. It seems to be the exact same bug. Hopefully they axed that shit in windows 7

 

[Erkan]

That sucks indeed Loren

Damn it, it's starting to feel like the only way I'm gonna get the DVD working again is by reinstalling Windows... yeah good luck with that now that I've spent a trillion hours organizing and installing plugins and tweaking the damn system! =(

 

[ahjteam]

have you tried re-installing the dvd-drive drivers?

 

[Chris_P_Critter]

maybe try going into the device manager, delete the drive altogether, and then let windows' 'new hardware wizard' find it again. if that doesn't work, reinstall drivers.

 

[Erkan]

have you tried re-installing the dvd-drive drivers?

Well, as far as I know DVD drives and stuff like that use a "generic" driver which is already installed in Windows. I don't remember ever installing any specific driver for it, and googling on it does not bring up any drivers either. Samsung doesn't even have drivers for that it seems.

maybe try going into the device manager, delete the drive altogether, and then let windows' 'new hardware wizard' find it again. if that doesn't work, reinstall drivers.

It's not even in the device manager, yet Windows isn't "discovering" any new hardware. I'm assuming that is because of the registry keys I mentioned which are not deletable for some strange reason.

Man, this sucks! =(

 

[mick thompson]

oh shit man that happened to my xp machine a few years back, i had bought a new printer and in trying to make it work i somehow managed to uninstall my 2 drives, i tried re-installing them, unpluggin them and repluggin them etc and i tried to redetect them in the bios with no success

i finally had to backup my drive and do a format of my hdd and re-install xp - all the best with getting it to work - i couldn't manage it in the past so i can't really help out bro - sorry

 

[ahjteam]

Should look something like this:

If it is not there, you're fucked. I just remembered that I actually had a similiar problem years ago. Couldn't burning stuff to a CD-R and the cause was that I had virus protection on (I used F-secure). Try to go offline and disable the virus protection for a while and see if it helps.

 

[Chris_P_Critter]

if it isn't there, do you have another drive you could try just to see if XP recognizes it?

Sorry dude - I feel for you. There is nothing that pisses me off more than when PCs don't work the way they're supposed to.

 

[Metaltastic]

Why not reinstall windows? It's not like it reformats

 

[updog]

Somewhere in the world there is a perfect apple.

Hahaha, my thoughts exactly, the very minute I spotted this thread...

 

[Erkan]

Should look something like this:

If it is not there, you're fucked. I just remembered that I actually had a similiar problem years ago. Couldn't burning stuff to a CD-R and the cause was that I had virus protection on (I used F-secure). Try to go offline and disable the virus protection for a while and see if it helps.

The "you're fucked" part does not sound nice but I was sort of expecting that from Windows anyway so I guess I'm not surprised... damn it. Yeah there is no such thing in there, I've checked. I have no anti-virus on my studio computer because that computer is in the rehearsal room downtown with no internet connection so I don't have to worry about stuff like that.

if it isn't there, do you have another drive you could try just to see if XP recognizes it?

Sorry dude - I feel for you. There is nothing that pisses me off more than when PCs don't work the way they're supposed to.

I suppose I could try another drive but something's telling me it's not really gonna help. The only way seems to be to reinstall, which leads us to the comment below:

Why not reinstall windows? It's not like it reformats

Good thought. I have always been sceptical to simply reinstalling windows as opposed to formatting and doing it all from scratch. Doesn't simply reinstalling windows (is it the same as "repairing" windows?") leave a lot of junk and crap on the disk? It surely can't be as good as wiping it all and starting over. But the thing is that I don't want to reinstall all my programs and plugins and yada yada... I've neatly fixed everything up already!

Hahaha, my thoughts exactly, the very minute I spotted this thread...

Haha screw you guys!

 

[Metaltastic]

Good thought. I have always been sceptical to simply reinstalling windows as opposed to formatting and doing it all from scratch. Doesn't simply reinstalling windows (is it the same as "repairing" windows?") leave a lot of junk and crap on the disk? It surely can't be as good as wiping it all and starting over. But the thing is that I don't want to reinstall all my programs and plugins and yada yada... I've neatly fixed everything up already!

Sounds like you have your answer then

 

[muckypup1]

Windows is the pits dude, and it really sucks about having to reinstall windows but I think thats the only thing that could fix it, but its also the thing that will cause you a whole load of shit, having to set it up again, install all your programs, tweak the system...

 

[Notuern]

Somewhere in the world there is a perfect apple.


Sorry dude. I suck, no help. (beer & weed)

The bible clearly says: DO NOT EAT THE FUCKING APPLE!

 

[Chris_P_Critter]

Fuck man... sounds like a reinstall may fix your issue, but that is a PAIN in the ass...