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These error codes are usually resolved by
uninstalling the
upper and lower filters. Third party burning software will need
to be reinstalled.
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The program
XP_CD-DVD-Fix.exe based on the registry file
CDGONE.reg,
accomplishes the filters deleting mentioned above along with
removing a few other less important registry keys.
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It's also possible there are subkeys which contain the upper and
lower filters. See
this article about deleting them. This is less common.
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You may also receive these errors because you
installed a new CD/DVD drive and both drives are set to Master or
Slave, or both are set to Cable Select but you are using an old
conventional drive cable, not made for Cable Select drives.
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Another strong possibility is the Sony Rootkit has been
installed.
Uninstall it.
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If ITunes is installed on your machine, uninstall it. If
you desire keep ITunes, remove the lower filter and set or create the upper filter to the value
of "GEARAspiWDM" without the quotes. You need to add a return after the
string. This is important. Please see
Apple's article
on the subject for more info.
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If after installing ITunes or Norton Ghost, you get
Device Manager error code, try locating the Audio File System (AFS) driver from Oak
Technologies at
C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\afs.sys
or doing a search for it. Rename it afs.sys.txt and
reboot.
This driver is incompatible with the driver found
in ITunes and Norton Ghost. After renaming the driver file you will
lose access to the CD burning feature of of the following: HP
Memories Disc Creator, Liquid Audio Portal Player, Oak Technology
SimpliCD, or Broderbund's Print Shop version 20. For more
information, see the article
here.
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The
C:\Windows\INF\cdrom.inf file is the
script Windows uses to reinstall it's CD/DVD drive drivers. When you
uninstall an optical drive or IDE channel and rescan for hardware
changes, Windows uses this script to recreate the registry settings
and point the drive to the proper drivers. This file can become
corrupt. You can replace the XP SP2 or SP3 file (they are
identical) with
this one or the Vista SP 1
version with this one.
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If one right clicks on any CD or DVD drive in Device manager and
chooses Properties and then Driver tab, you will see five or so
files listed. If any of these are corrupted, presumably they
will give Device Manager errors. One can discover whether any
is corrupt by opening a command prompt and typing the command "sfc /scannow"
without the quotes. If one discovers a corrupt driver file
with this method it may be difficult to find a method to find the
uncorrupt file for an update as the SFC command may ask for, for
instance a Windows XP SP3 install CD, a very rare bird indeed. There ay be other methods to provide the correct file but they are
unclear to me at the moment.