I made a friend of mine 2 CDs the other day, and everything was fine. Same cheap discs, same burner, seemingly no problems. But now........(backhand on forehead)

So, if you're reading this, and can offer any insight to my problem (and JUST THIS problem; no analysis of my other, more well-publicized problems will be accepted), please respond. What should I do next? Get a new burner? Which kind won't give me those damned glitches? I don't have a mind of my own and I must be told what types of technology to embrace! So, please help! You have all my information up there.

Email me at:
assretard@hotmail.com

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Same cheap discs, same burner, seemingly no problems.

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...you're so cheap, ya know that?! LOL.

and Adaptec 3.5 to make my covers and sometime to rip tracks (it's faster).

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Originally posted by JJH:
does that mean I'm a tech fag?

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Jeron: I do blame you. Read what I'm writing to JJ here and tell me if this has happened to you.

JJH: I do EXACTLY the same thing, man! I use 4.3 to record (as it does the 80 minute discs and 3.5 doesn't), but 3.5 to do the ripping and the artwork (as 4.3's artwork program totally blows ass, and when you make a .wav file in 4.3, it cuts off the last 2 seconds of every cue upon burning to CD; I'm thinking that with all the advances in technology, Adaptec could fix dumbass problems like that). Smart man, JJ.

Marian: I actually was thinking of getting a TEAC. That or this brand that I can't remember the name.........Plextor, that's it. Sounds like a comic book villain.

Anyway, this could be a good topic for everyone to hang their head and cry about how crappy his/her CD burner is/was.

Shaun

NP---The Sixth Day DVD. It's playing upstairs, and my family is accepting it. I watched the first half hour and eventually my constant cries of "It's Total Recall, don't you GET it?!?" grew tiresome, so I decided to check out this page.

Okay. Bad humor.

From what I've seen, an update to your burn program will often create problems than smooth old ones out. Adaptec is notorious for this.

they say it sucks, but it works for me.
AND it burns 78 minute CDRs just fine.
but every now and then it still messes up, so I use the DART exclusively for burning.

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Originally posted by Shaun Rutherford:
Anyway, this could be a good topic for everyone to hang their head and cry about how crappy his/her CD burner is/was.

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Well, we had a HP burner at the office a couple of years ago, that started to get errors soon after I got there. After a couple of months, it failed completely (and during the weeks before that, we could only burn at 1x speed).

We also have a HP photo scanner at the office that never really worked. And we have a HP flatbed scanner that only occasionally works, too.

I wouldn't buy anything except a printer from HP, I think. What? Your current burner is a HP?

They're said to be very good, though, so maybe that's right. I'm afraid I don't really believe it, though.

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Originally posted by MWRuger:
I ocassionally have this problem and reinstalling Windows always fixes it. Drastic, I know, but it does work and only takes a couple of hours. The problem is probably a corrupt DLL or VXD file. Reinstalling the App may help, but probably not.

Email me if you would like my patented re-install techniques that perserves all your contacts, favorites, data and saved games while still allowing a complete and clean reinstall.

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MWRuger - I'm having similar probs with my CD writer, and at the same time Windows is giving me VXD fatal error all the time...do you think the probs are related? How can I solve the VxD problem?

About re-installing, would I need the CD, coz that's at my dad's office - but I somehow recall installing stuff from software files on the Hard disk.

I'm having loads of writing problems, and I use Memorex which I think are good. Am I wrong? Should I try another brand?

(Hope not, coz I get them dirt cheap )

Email me with the actual error message and when the error occurs and that will tell me a lot. Also, what exactly happens? Does it lock requiring a reboot or does some particular application stop running?

It could be a VXD associated with a video driver (the most problematic part of the windows driver model). If it occurs only during startup, It could also be a reference in the registry to program that did not or was not uninstalled correctly. If that is the case, the VXD error can generally be cured by reinstalling the app and then uninstalling it properly. If it occurs after running a particular program or using a particular device, then uninstalling and reinstalling the program or device may help. If it occurs randomly, then it is trickier.

Yes, you will need the CD and probably the Microsoft certificate number as well. Without knowing your PC manufacturer, it’s quite likely that only the cab files were included on your hard drive and the command line exe for setup may or may not be present on the drive. Plus, you will need the certificate to do the reinstall.