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CDR/CDRW Error
I've been using Roxio CD Creator 4.x and DirectCD for a while on my
Gateway laptop under Win2K without error. Initially, it was installed on a 6GB hard drive, which was partitioned into two drives using FDISK. I have since upgraded to a 40GB hard drive, partitioned using Win2K disk management into one 10GB primary partition and three 5GB logical drives. However, after re-installing the applications above on the primary partition, neither works. Whenever I try to access the CDRW drive with CD Creator it constantly (though inconsistently) blinks as if it's refreshing. So, as I type in a name for the disc, it cuts me off after only a few key presses. Then, while burning a disc, the process stops and displays some kind of write-fault. While using DirectCD, I receive an error stating that the "device has been reserved by another process" whenever I try to format a CDR or CDRW disc. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the software without success. I tried removing the logical partitions and reinstalling, but that didn't work. I read somewhere online that if I fill up the primary partition so that there is less than 5GB of free space and install the software that should correct the problem. It didn't. I've also swapped the old hard drive back in and CDRW drive works flawlessly. What's the problem? Has anyone else experienced these errors in a similar situation? Any information is appreciated. |
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Be sure to apply the service pack for Win2K before installing any software
to the new drive. Also make sure you enable DMA in the new Win2K install. Your problem is software-related. "J.M. Frahm" wrote in message om... I've been using Roxio CD Creator 4.x and DirectCD for a while on my Gateway laptop under Win2K without error. Initially, it was installed on a 6GB hard drive, which was partitioned into two drives using FDISK. I have since upgraded to a 40GB hard drive, partitioned using Win2K disk management into one 10GB primary partition and three 5GB logical drives. However, after re-installing the applications above on the primary partition, neither works. Whenever I try to access the CDRW drive with CD Creator it constantly (though inconsistently) blinks as if it's refreshing. So, as I type in a name for the disc, it cuts me off after only a few key presses. Then, while burning a disc, the process stops and displays some kind of write-fault. While using DirectCD, I receive an error stating that the "device has been reserved by another process" whenever I try to format a CDR or CDRW disc. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the software without success. I tried removing the logical partitions and reinstalling, but that didn't work. I read somewhere online that if I fill up the primary partition so that there is less than 5GB of free space and install the software that should correct the problem. It didn't. I've also swapped the old hard drive back in and CDRW drive works flawlessly. What's the problem? Has anyone else experienced these errors in a similar situation? Any information is appreciated. |
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"Dan G" wrote in message ...
Be sure to apply the service pack for Win2K before installing any software to the new drive. Also make sure you enable DMA in the new Win2K install. Your problem is software-related. I figured it was a software issue. However, installing SP4 didn't have any effect. |
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