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256821 2004-07-31 00:59:00 I know that what I am about to asl in in very general terms, but it is inspired by a need to restore the operation of my CD ROM drive.
Is there any foolproof way of Clearing Unwanted Legacy Events from any of the *.ini files that run when the computer starts?
Here is a screen dump for background info in case they may be of help to assist me getting an anwer to my question above.

Nero InfoTool 2.21

Drive Information
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Drive : E-IDE CD -956E/AKV
Type : CD-ROM Drive
Firmware Version : A9AS
Buffer Size : 128 KB
Date : ?
Serial Number
Vendor Specific : o
Drive Letter : E:\
Location : 0:0
Mechanism : Tray
Read Speed : 52 , 40 , 32 , 24 , 14 X
Write Speed : n/a

Read CD Text : Yes
Return C2 Pointers : No
Read CD-R : Yes
Read CD-RW : Yes
Read DVD-ROM : No
Read DVD-RAM : No
Read DVD-R : No
Read DVD-RW : No
Read DVD+R : No
Read DVD+RW : No
Read DVD+R DL : No
Read Digital Audio : Yes
Read CD+G : Yes
Read VideoCD : Yes

Write CD-R : No
Write CD-RW : No
Write DVD-R : No
Write DVD-RW : No
Write DVD+R : No
Write DVD+RW : No
Write DVD+R DL : No
Write DVD-RAM : No
Buffer Underrun Protection : No
Mount Rainier : No
Modes : n/a


Disc Information (E:\)
-------------------
Type : - no disc inserted -


Interface Information
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Adapter 1
---------
Description : Primary IDE Channel

Driver
Description : ESDI_506.pdr
Company : Microsoft Corporation
Version : 4.10.2222
Description : ESDI_506 Virtual Device (Version 4.0)

Attached Devices
Description : (CD-Rom Drive)
Type : CD-Rom Drive
DMA : Off
Autorun : Off

Adapter 2
---------
Description : Secondary IDE Channel

Driver
Description : ESDI_506.pdr
Company : Microsoft Corporation
Version : 4.10.2222
Description : ESDI_506 Virtual Device (Version 4.0)

Attached Devices
Description : GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE00
Type : Disk Drive
DMA : Off


Software Information
--------------------
Operating System : Windows 98 SE
DirectX : DirectX 9.0b


Hardware Information
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CPU : Intel Pentium III Processor 500 MHz
Bus Speed : 100 MHz
Motherboard : Intel WS440BX
System : Gateway 500
BIOS : 4W4SB0X0.15A.0015.P10 09/28/1999
Memory : 256 MB
Sound : SB Live! Wave Out [1020]
Video : NVIDIA RIVA TNT2/TNT2 Pro

Driver Information
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Driver : ESDI_506
Description : ESDI_506 Virtual Device (Version 4.0)
Version : 4.10.2222
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : HSFLOP
Description : HSFLOP Virtual Device (Version 4.0)
Version : 4.10.2222
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : RMM
Description : RMM Virtual Device (Version 4.0)
Version : 4.10.1998
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : SCSIPORT
Description : SCSIPORT Virtual Device (Version 4.0)
Version : 4.10.2222
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : APIX
Description : APIX Virtual Device (Version 4.0)
Version : 4.00.952
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : ATAPCHNG
Description : ATAPCHNG Virtual Device (Version 4.0)
Version : 4.10.1998
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : CDFS
Description : CDFS Virtual Device (Version 4.0)
Version : 4.10.1998
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : CDTSD
Description : CDTSD Virtual Device (Version 4.0)
Version : 4.10.1998
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : CDVSD
Description : CDVSD Virtual Device (Version 4.0)
Version : 4.10.2222
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : DISKTSD
Description : DiskTSD Virtual Device (Version 4.0)
Version : 4.10.2223
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : DISKVSD
Description : DiskVSD Virtual Device (Version 4.0)
Version : 4.10.1998
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : NECATAPI
Description : NECATAPI Virtual Device (Version 4.0)
Version : 4.10.1998
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : SCSI1HLP
Description : scsi1hlp Virtual Device (Version 4.0)
Version : 4.10.1998
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : TORISAN3
Description : TORISAN3 Virtual Device (Version 4.0)
Version : 4.10.1998
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : VOLTRACK
Description : voltrack Virtual Device (Version 4.0)
Version : 4.10.1998
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : SMARTVSD
Description : SMARTVSD Virtual Device (Version 4.0)
Version : 4.10.2222
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : Cdralvsd
Description : Roxio CDRAL Virtual Device
Version : 5.3.2.31
Company : Roxio

Driver : Cdr4vsd
Description : CD-R Helper VSD for Windows 95
Version : 5.3.2.31
Company : Roxio

Driver : Acbhlpr
Description : Adaptec's Callback Helper for Windows 9x
Version : 1.01
Company : Adaptec

Driver : mkecr5xx
Description : mkecr5xx.MPD miniport
Version : 4.10.1998
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : NTMAPHLP
Description : NTMAPHLP Virtual Device (Version 4.0)
Version : 4.10.2223
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : MSVCRT.DLL
Version : 6.00.8397.0

Driver : MSVCIRT.DLL
Version : 6.00.8168.0

Driver : MFC42.DLL
Version : 6.00.8447.0

Driver : MSVCP60.DLL
Version : 6.00.8168.0

Driver : OLE32.DLL
Version : 4.71.2900

Driver : OLEPRO32.DLL
Version : 5.0.4518

Driver : OLEDLG.DLL
Version : 1.0

Driver : ADVAPI32.DLL
Version : 4.80.1675

Driver : COMCTL32.DLL
Version : 5.81

Driver : SETUPAPI.DLL
Version : 5.00.1671.1

Lower Filters
-------------
Upper Filters
-------------
Video Codecs
------------
VDOnet VDOWave : 2, 1, 1, 2
Cinepak Codec by Radius : 1.10.0.6
Intel Indeo(R) Video R3.2
Intel Indeo(R) Video R3.2
Microsoft Video 1 : 4.10.1998
Microsoft RLE : 4.10.1998
Indeo® video 5.04 : R.5.04.15.2.41
Microsoft H.263 Video Codec : 4.3.2519
Microsoft H.261 Video Codec : 4.3.2519
Microsoft YUV : 5.3.0000000.900 built by: DIRECTX
Microsoft YUV : 5.3.0000000.900 built by: DIRECTX
Microsoft YUV : 5.3.0000000.900 built by: DIRECTX

Audio Codecs
------------
Lernout & Hauspie CODECs : 1.00.0.1
Microsoft IMA ADPCM CODEC : 4.00.0.0
Microsoft ADPCM CODEC : 4.00.0.0
Microsoft GSM 6.10 Audio CODEC : 4.00.0.0
Microsoft CCITT G.711 A-Law and u-Law CODEC : 4.00.0.0
DSP Group TrueSpeech(TM) Software CODEC : 1.00.0.0
Indeo® audio software : 2.05.0.50
Microsoft G.723.1 CODEC : 1.02.0.1
Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec (advanced) : 1.09.1.49
Microsoft PCM Converter : 4.03.0.0


ASPI Information
----------------
System ASPI : ASPI is installed and working properly

WNASPI32.DLL : 1, 0, 0, 0 36864 bytes April 23, 1999
APIX.VXD : 4.00.952 29497 bytes April 23, 1999
WINASPI.DLL : 1.00 3536 bytes April 23, 1999

Nero ASPI : ASPI is not installed

Installed OS Patches
--------------------
(Q241134) USB driver update : No
(Q265314) Error Message 'No Valid Drive/Disc Found' Playing Audio CD After Using Data CD-ROM : No
(Q274370) Error Message on a Blue Screen When You Try to Play Digital CD Audio : No
(Q240075) USB Devices may not work : No
(Q241134) USB Enumeration Problems : No
(Q253697) USB Enumeration Problems with OpenHCI Controller on Fast Computers : No
(Q243174) MS Digital Video May Lose IEEE 1394 Device Audio : No
(Q252958) High Bandwith patch installed : No
(Q239694) Large Writes to Removable Media May Result in Data Loss : No
(Q242937) Windows Driver Model Audio Update : No
(Q242975) FireWire Support patch installed : No
(Q252183) 1394 Host Controller Driver Does Not Retry Busy Devices Properly : No
(Q284837) 1394 Audio/Video Control Device Stops Working Unexpectedly : No
(Q290831) SRB_FUNCTION_SHUTDOWN Requests Not Sent to SCSI Miniports During Shutdown : No
(Q284837) 1394 Audio/Video Control Device Stops Working Unexpectedly : No 		eef2 (1904)
256822 2004-07-31 03:16:00 Have you tried reinstalling the CD rom and the software (note versions of all before trashing and check for driver, firmware updates). For a total cleanout go through Device Manager after uninstalling and make sure there are no leftovers. Click View > Show hidden devices, which will add a list of, Non-Plug & Play Drivers, to your devices list. Don't rush in there and kill everything in sight, just what you recognise or able to search within your OS and research on the net as not in use and unwanted. You will probably need to manually track down and delete some files and clean out the registry. Install CD with driver and/or firmware updates, plonk your chosen software on.

Good luck

Cheers Murray P 		Murray P (44)
256823 2004-08-02 09:50:00 Thanks, Murray P. This had been, and is ongoing, with me trying everything including uninstalling and reinstalling everything.
Anyhow, what I had suspected - That Windows Media Player came true a few minutes ago. As I write I am enjoying a BG's disk off my CD ROM. :)
The primary thing I remembered to do was to click in Media Player on "Play" and then CD_Audio.:D
Of course, I wasn't trying to fix anything at the time - Isn't that always the way? I was listening to "George" radio, actually.
Now, all I have to do is to see whether a data file works.......
(It probably won"t!).?:|
Whooops, I was right - as soon as I put another disk in, the area mentioned above ("Play") in WMP was greyed out. :)
Back on the case, now.....;\ 		eef2 (1904)
256824 2004-08-02 10:09:00 not to sure what you are trying to do here however......

harddrive should be on primary master and cd drive on secondary master (or slave).

you have no motherboard drivers installed which is proberly why DMA isn't enabled on the drives (which will make the pc as slow as) but there is also a bug with the live drivers that can cause it to.

>Click View > Show hidden devices,

win98 dosn't have this. 		tweak'e (174)
256825 2004-08-02 11:09:00 OK, Tweak'e,

First of, will try to download a suitable driver for my motherboard. Didn't pick that one up! No, I deliberatley disabled DMA on purpose in the BIOS.
Will enable it now.

>not to sure what you are trying to do here however.....

Trying to make CD ROM work.

Did you identify a bug? 		eef2 (1904)
256826 2004-08-02 11:44:00 i assume you have win98se ???

check if you have SB16 emulation in device manger. disale it or use "lpt shareing" setting.

also install adaptec aspi driver, it looks like you have the old ver installed.

is the cd rom reading any cd's ?
have you tried it in another pc ? 		tweak'e (174)
256827 2004-08-02 12:51:00 1. Yes, Win 98SE
2. No, system not as slow as
3. Downloaded and excecuted 7508736.exe
4. CD device still reported as not ready.
5. It has worked on this machine before. Therfore some CDs get read.
6.will try updating adaptec updated driver tomorrow or Wednesday when I have the time.
7.SB16 emulation in device manger. This is reported as not being installed.

I will NEVER give up.

Thanks for help. 		eef2 (1904)
256828 2004-08-03 01:25:00 i would boot into safe mode, remove everything from device manger. reboot, install motherboard drivers and then the other cards drivers.

also it may be a wise idea to remove any cd writing software before hand.

>I will NEVER give up.

thats what i like to hear ;-)

the other thing would be to try a floppy boot disk that has cd drivers on it and see if you can access the cd drive in DOS. if that fails you may have a hardware problem. 		tweak'e (174)
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