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Windows Forum / Windows 98 / General Topics / October 2006Windows 98 and DVD recorder
Hello I have urgent problem to solve. I have Widows 98 and LIte on dvd recorder. It was working for a long time without any problems , but since last week I can't record any dvd. I can read them without any problems. Liteon is ok - on my other PC it's working with Windows XP. And I have another Liteon DVD - same thing - it's working but I can't write any cd on this Win 98 PC. In Nero and other software for recording i have massage that there is no rocorder in system. I can't reinstall this Windows 98. (it's the last thing I want to do becouse of software that is already installed) I can see liteon in hardware tab - it has normal icon. I have installed two different aspi drivers. What can I do ? Please help :) Try cleaning the DVD drive using a cleaning disc made for this purpose.  SignatureRichard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to. * My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/ * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm > Hello > I have urgent problem to solve. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > What can I do ? > Please help :) Nope. Lite on is working. I have tested it in another PC. It's working. So cleaning is not nessesary. > Try cleaning the DVD drive using a cleaning disc made for this purpose. > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > What can I do ? > > Please help :) =?Utf-8?B?RGFuaWVsIEN6ZWNob3dza2k=?= <DanielCzechowski@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in news:36A890FC-B1FE-4CFD-AA4A-B139DF64C47F@microsoft.com: > Nope. Lite on is working. I have tested it in another PC. > It's working. [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >> > What can I do ? >> > Please help :) Just an idea. Delete all the aspi drivers that are on your computer. Go to www.goldenhawk.com and DL the trial version (only runs at 1x but does everything), and it's only about a megabyte. Reboot. Install the goldenhawk software (CDRWin - NOT the German one with the same name). Let it install its own aspi drivers (it will ask you). See what happens. May be worth a try. (IMO Nero is garbage. In fact, you could try to uninstall it first, except it's almost impossible, it puts so much crap in the registry. But at least find all the aspi drivers and delete them manually.) Also, what happens when you go to control panel-system and look at the LiteOn drive? Does it say "device working OK"? If you're certain that the drives are clean, try cleaning the disks with an old "Discwasher"-style cleaner for LP's (any dilute alcohol & soft rag will work. It could be something as simple as an aeroport or aeroplane GSSR (subsurface radar), etc. I don't much care to reboot my system, but Win98SE only takes approx. 15 minutes, plus any compressed programs, favourites, & documents, & including downloadable programs, shouldn't take more than 3 to 4 hrs. tops. I'm in the same quandary because I surrendered my failing dexterity to a computer builder who apparently loaded a faulty Win98SE copy. I'm tryig to figure out how to add the.dll file without rebooting right now. It's almost a given that Win98SE will need to be rebooted at least once a year anyway. I have a Lite-ON CD-RW & was considering another one w/CD-RW,DVD player/burner. Thanks for the heads up. Good Luck, peace, gj > =?Utf-8?B?RGFuaWVsIEN6ZWNob3dza2k=?= > <DanielCzechowski@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in [quoted text clipped - 52 lines] > Also, what happens when you go to control panel-system and look > at the LiteOn drive? Does it say "device working OK"? =?Utf-8?B?Z29uem9qb2hu?= > If you're certain that the drives are clean, try cleaning > the disks with an old "Discwasher"-style cleaner for LP's > (any dilute alcohol & soft rag will work. NOT recommended. The info is about a mm behind the shiny bottom surface of the disc, embedded in what is commonly perceived as the "cover side" and unless the disc is seriously scratched, the laser ignores the minor surface aberrations. You should never use ANY commercial cleaners on either side of a cd/dvd disc. Breathe on it for a few moments and then using a Webril wipe or a VERY soft cotton cloth, wipe it in a star pattern OUTWARDS from the center, never circular. > It could be something as simple as an aeroport or aeroplane > GSSR (subsurface radar), etc. Huh? >> >> Try cleaning the DVD drive using a cleaning disc made >> >> for this purpose. They are the biggest scam there is, except for the "anti-glare" screens. AGAIN: >> Just an idea. Delete all the aspi drivers that are on your >> computer. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >> Also, what happens when you go to control panel-system and >> look at the LiteOn drive? Does it say "device working OK"? Good advice, but I'm wondering if you'd agree with advice I pass on from time to time that for seriously scratched CDs, you can use a car wax to smooth them up (the "bottom side" of course.) Wax fills the abrasions. Seen it recommended several times and I've even used it a couple times. Any drawbacks? (Of course, with seriously scratched CDs, the first thing to do when you can manage to get it to read is to make a copy.) SignatureGary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm > =?Utf-8?B?Z29uem9qb2hu?= > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > a VERY soft cotton cloth, wipe it in a star pattern OUTWARDS > from the center, never circular. > Good advice, but I'm wondering if you'd agree with advice I > pass on from time to time that for seriously scratched CDs, [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > first thing to do when you can manage to get it to read is > to make a copy.) It makes sense in the way that those TV ads for "miracle wax" that fills in minor car paint scratches etc. is supposed to work. I would imagine it would work much better with TINY scratches in a plastic disc. And you can always wash it off if it doesn't help or makes it worse. Personally speaking, I have successfully managed to only handle CD's by their edges for many years now, and only dropped about 4 ever, with no visible damage. I have seen friends' discs which should NOT play, but do. Who the hell knows anymore. >Good advice, but I'm wondering if you'd agree with advice I pass on from >time to time that for seriously scratched CDs, you can use a car wax to >smooth them up (the "bottom side" of course.) Wax fills the abrasions. Seen >it recommended several times and I've even used it a couple times. Any >drawbacks? (Of course, with seriously scratched CDs, the first thing to do >when you can manage to get it to read is to make a copy.) FWIW, I've managed to read every single byte off an AOL data CD after severely gouging it along several radii with a screwdriver. As for cleaning/repair recommendations, here are some links to the sci.electronics.repair FAQ. Notes on the Troubleshooting and Repair of Compact Disc Players and CDROM Drives: 4.3) CD lens cleaning discs http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_cdfaq2.html#CDFAQ_005 4.4) CD protection and handling http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_cdfaq2.html#CDFAQ_006 4.10) Repairing a scratched CD http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_cdfaq2.html#CDFAQ_012 4.11) Repairing top-side problems on CDs http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_cdfaq2.html#CDFAQ_013 - Franc Zabkar SignaturePlease remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email. Guys , as I said this dvd was tested in another PC. It was working fine. So it does not need cleaning. > >Good advice, but I'm wondering if you'd agree with advice I pass on from > >time to time that for seriously scratched CDs, you can use a car wax to [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > - Franc Zabkar | =?Utf-8?B?Z29uem9qb2hu?= ...snip | > It could be something as simple as an aeroport or aeroplane | > GSSR (subsurface radar), etc. | | Huh? Gonzojohn must be some king of airman, like Terhune & Badour— & flying upside down or sideways! I'm surprised Terhune didn't explain it! On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:21:01 -0700, Daniel Czechowski <DanielCzechowski@discussions.microsoft.com> put finger to keyboard and composed: >Hello >I have urgent problem to solve. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >In Nero and other software for recording i have massage that there is no >rocorder in system. OEM versions of Nero often only work with the drive they are bundled with. >I can't reinstall this Windows 98. (it's the last thing I want to do becouse >of software that is already installed) [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >What can I do ? >Please help :) - Franc Zabkar SignaturePlease remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email. |
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