xp pro constant reboot - now DVDR drive disabled

[jacksondorado]

I've got a home built machine with ECS motherboard. It began constantly rebooting. I started in Safe Mode and it stayed on.

I rebooted with "Last Know Good Configuration", and several devices had the yellow ! in device manager with the message

"A driver (service) for this device has been disabled. An alternate driver may be providing this functionality. (Code 32)"

I uninstalled all these devices and all but on reinstalled fine on reboot. The TDK DVDRW0404N dvd/cd writer remains disabled.

I even shutdown, disconnected the drive, rebooted without it and then added it again. I can't find an updated driver on the web for the drive.

thanks for any advice.

 

[noellees1]

Have you tried the native windows driver instead of the TDK driver?
Seeing as they run on firmware (as i guess your updated driver thing makes reference to) have you searched for updated firmware?

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[pcrtech]

jacksondorado

do you have another machine with same os you could test drive?

 

[jacksondorado]

Thanks for the responses. I tested the drive and it is working. Windows could not find an alternate driver. On a whim, I tried uninstalling Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator and upon reboot, the drive installed properly. This is not the first time I have had problems with Roxio software.

thanks

 

[noellees1]

Roxio seem to have a history of slightly off products, but ive got stuck in my ways and now stay with nero im on version 6.3.0.3 and its brilliant and quite cheap.
If you buy a new burner like i did that cost under 30quid i got the software free!!!! Which was cheaper than buying it from Nero.
Roxio however are used in the winows native burner i think im sure someone can confirm this, i couldnt see which OS you were on,.

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