Re: Is xpsp2 atapi corrupt?

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From: RonK (hereiam_at_homenow.com)
Date: 08/28/04


Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 21:12:39 -0400

Don't post in Capital Letters !!

"Galoot" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:155601c48c41$98a687f0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> IN THE NEWSGROUPS AND PAPERS THERE IS A LOT OF PROBLEMS
> WITH THE SP2 THAT JUST CAME OUT IF THAT THE ONE YOU ARE
> TALKING ABOUT AND IF YOU CAN GO BACK IN TIME AND GET RID
> OF IT THAT MIGHT HELP AND STAY AWAY FROM IT UNTIL GOOD O
> BILL GET IT RIGHT (THAT A JOKE BECAUSE MICROSOFT JUST
> DON'T CARE ANYMORE ABOUT PUTTING OUT BAD PROGRAM) O WELL
>
> LOL
>
> GALOOT
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>After exhausting all avenues for fixing my cd-rw error
>>(including flashing new firmware-successfully,
>>uninstalling re-installing all drivers, repairing
>>registry, etc.), I have concluded new xpsp2 atapi.sys and
>>or cdrom.sys drivers from msft are probably "corrupt", to
>>use msft's own phrase.
>>
>>Some Proof:
>>
>>1) there is suddenly an epidemic of similiar read/write
>>errors on cd-rw, cd-rom, dvd in this newsgroup since sp2
>>was released
>>
>>2) the only drivers running most cd-rw, cd-rom (IDE type)
>>are newly installed digitally signed msft atapi/ide files
>>in sp2. Ive tried to "roll them back" to sp1, but xp
> won't
>>let me so far.
>>
>>3) msft's own Knowledge Base Article - 324129 How to
>>troubleshoot issues that occur when you write data to a
> CD-
>>R or CD-RW Optical Disc in Windows XP says:
>>"The following error message may occur when you try to
>>write to a CD-R or CD-RW if the driver is corrupted:
>>There is no disc in the drive. Please insert a writable
> CD
>>into drive."
>>
>>4) most third party apps, like nero seem to work fine,
>>presumably because they don't use the msft atapi driver
>>
>>
>>When's the last time you used xp cd writing wizard to
> burn
>>a disk??? Don't be surprised if you get asked to "insert"
>>when there is already a disk in. Next, xp will
>>automatically change the drive to a cd-rom next boot etc.
>>
>>
>>.
>>



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