Re: Device driver question
- From: "Owkmann" <owkmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 16:37:58 -0500
Cari,
Yup, reinstalling the DVD decoder did the trick (rather old decoder though -
WinDVD v4). Thanks for your help!
Owkmann
"Cari (MS-MVP)" <Newsgroups1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Let's see, I have one single optical device in this desktop which is a
Pioneer DVR-108. The installed drivers, according to the Device Manager
are as follows:
(all in C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS)
cdrom.sys
drvmcdb.sys
imapi.sys
pfc.sys
pwd_2k.sys
PxHelp20.sys
redbook.sys
storprop.sys
cdrom.sys
imapi.sys
redbook.sys
and
storprop.dll are all from SP2.
dvrmcdb.com is v 3.22.07a from Sonic Solutions
pfr.sys is v2.5.0.204 from Padus, Inc (????? no program called Padus on my
system!)
pwd_2k.sys is v8.0.5.39 from Sonic Solutions
PxHelp20.sys is v3.00.09a from Sonic Solutions
I don't have any system with just a CDRW/DVD combo on it, everything has
at least a DVD burner except my Windows 2003 Server which has a DVD-Rom
drive... The drivers on that machine are as follows:
cdrom.sys, imapi.sys, pfc.sys, PxHelp20.sys, redbook.sys and
storprop.dll....... again pfc.sys is from Padus and the PxHelp20.sys is
from Sonic Solutions... (I do have Roxio v8 installed on both machines, so
I presume it comes from that application), the other files are from the
SP1 for Windows 2003.
I would suggest the best way forward might be to think about it from the
Service Pack angle. If you have not already installed SP2 (and why
not???) then do so. A reinstallation of SP2 might also work... and also
if you use Start, Run, (type) MSCONFIG (enter)... you can expand a single
file (or in this case four files) from the SP2 installation file. You may
have to download the single file of the SP2 in order to have the correct
source...
You can download the single SP2 file which contains everything at:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en
Or if you think the download is too big, order the CD:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx
Which third party DVD decoding software are you using? Did you try
reinstalling that? I'm running WinDVD v7, but as above, there do not seem
to be any drivers from the application in the Properties of the Pioneer
DVD burner in Device Manager. I'm wondering if uninstalling the DVD
decoder and then reinstalling might do the trick. You can check which
decoder(s) are installed on your system by running the DVD Decoder Checkup
utility found at:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=de1491ac-0ab6-4990-943d-627e6ade9fcb&displaylang=en&Hash=7FFP7B4
--
Cari (MS-MVP) Windows Client - Printing & Imaging
www.coribright.com/Windows
"Owkmann" <owkmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Cari,
This is a continuation of my problem with a DVD drive that I posted in
the thread "Starting movie causes blue screen". I did not buy the drive
from Dell, but from a third party. The third party insists that it's a
software error or a driver error, which corroborates your previous post
of a device driver problem. However, reinstalling the Windows driver
doesn't solve the problem, and a Google search for a Philips CDRW/DVD
CDD5263 driver turns up nothing, neither at the Dell web site or anywhere
on the web (at least that I could find). The third party also had
suggested a firmware update, but that also has turned up nothing on the
web.
So I was thinking maybe the driver on my Hard disk has become corrupted,
and a fresh reinstall from CD might do the trick. That's why I asked the
question.
The drive can read CD's and data DVD disks just fine.
Bummer.
Owkmann
"Cari (MS-MVP)" <Newsgroups1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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XP has drivers included for optical drives..... You can go into the
device manager, right click and uninstall the optical drive and then
reboot, XP will reinstall the driver(s).
What problems are you experiencing with the drive?
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies, Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows
"Owkmann" <owkmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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How do I reinstall a device driver from my Windows XP CD? I'm having
trouble with a CD/DVD combo drive for a Dell Inspiron 1100, and I
suspect a corrupted driver on my Hard disk.
Thanks for your help,
Owkmann
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