DirectCD... doesn't install

[michels 0]

I got the Easy CD Creator 4 FULL... but when I run the DirectCD installer, it says it's not compatible with Win2k...

 

What should I do?

[CUViper 0]

Go to Adaptec's web site, they have full instructions for you.

 

There are also a lot of previous posts on this topic.... try the search button.

[michels 0]

Adaptec's site and instructions are TOO damn confusing...

 

Also... the search option only works for 30 days (back)... I couldn't find any info...

 

Still need some help

[5t3ph3n 0]

http://www.ntcompatible.com/da.htm

[Andy_25 0]

Is Adaptec trying to force people into using EasyCD since it appears that the DirectCD patch cannot be installed without EasyCD also being present?!

 

I'd like to use DirectCD 3 but I'm stuck with 2.5 because I dont want to use EasyCD... I prefer Winoncd for burning CD-Rs.

 

Is there any way around this?

 

Thanks,

 

Andy

[ComputerMan 0]

Well I have wrote down this just for all of you people :If your are aging waiting for Creative Win2k Drivers check here they are already coming out :

http://www.americas.creative.com/win2k.html

 

And if you wanted direct3d acceleration for your generic I740 click here :

(current version works, 902 some what forced with Half-Life)

http://developer.intel.com/support/graphics/intel740/

 

Problems installing those CD-R/W adaptec drivers or another drivers read [CAREFULLY] here :

 

Make first a system state backup with the backup wizard here

 

Start, programs, accesories, system tools, backup.

 

The size of the system state backup will range about 203Mbytes, so make sure you choose

the right hard disk partition, if want make another backup or you are so bold to compress it now,

you will have no more access to it just when you need it the most, after is all set compressed is about 87Mbytes.

 

Just in case some serious accident come out, remember I have been trained on NT accidents ;-P ,

then fire up the regedit in the run menu for easy access, and find three or more keys of file protection to shut it

down, if you dont know how keep reading, if not your file protection will be zeroing the new files size causing a big kernel crash,

yeah it's even "blue of death" screen the thing. You must be on administrator access to do this.

 

Registry "guilty" zone :

 

Remember there are 3 or more equal registry zones to find them use the Find menu

 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager]

"BootExecute"=hex(7):61,00,75,00,74,00,6f,00,63,00,68,00,65,00,63,00,6b,00,20,\

00,61,00,75,00,74,00,6f,00,63,00,68,00,6b,00,20,00,2a,00,00,00,00,00

"CriticalSectionTimeout"=dword:00278d00

"EnableMCA"=dword:00000001

"EnableMCE"=dword:00000000

"ExcludeFromKnownDlls"=hex(7):00,00

"GlobalFlag"=dword:00000000

"HeapDeCommitFreeBlockThreshold"=dword:00000000

"HeapDeCommitTotalFreeThreshold"=dword:00000000

"HeapSegmentCommit"=dword:00000000

"HeapSegmentReserve"=dword:00000000

"ObjectDirectories"=hex(7):5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,00,\

00,5c,00,52,00,50,00,43,00,20,00,43,00,6f,00,6e,00,74,00,72,00,6f,00,6c,00,\

00,00,00,00

"ProtectionMode"=dword:00000000 < Here is the file protection already turned off >

"ResourceTimeoutCount"=dword:0009e340

"ProcessorControl"=dword:00000002

"RegisteredProcessors"=dword:00000002

"LicensedProcessors"=dword:00000002

"PendingFileRenameOperations"=hex(7):5c,00,3f,00,3f,00,5c,00,63,00,3a,00,5c,00,\

64,00,6f,00,63,00,75,00,6d,00,65,00,7e,00,31,00,5c,00,66,00,72,00,61,00,6e,\

00,6b,00,62,00,7e,00,31,00,2e,00,66,00,6f,00,72,00,5c,00,6c,00,6f,00,63,00,\

61,00,6c,00,73,00,7e,00,31,00,5c,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,70,00,5c,00,73,00,65,\

00,74,00,75,00,70,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,00,00,00,00,5c,00,3f,00,3f,00,\

5c,00,63,00,3a,00,5c,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,6e,00,74,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,\

00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,41,00,44,00,50,00,37,00,2e,00,54,00,\

4d,00,50,00,00,00,21,00,5c,00,3f,00,3f,00,5c,00,63,00,3a,00,5c,00,77,00,69,\

00,6e,00,6e,00,74,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,\

5c,00,77,00,6e,00,61,00,73,00,70,00,69,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,\

00,00,00,5c,00,3f,00,3f,00,5c,00,63,00,3a,00,5c,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,6e,00,\

74,00,5c,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,70,00,5c,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,69,00,6e,00,69,\

00,74,00,2e,00,54,00,4d,00,50,00,00,00,00,00,5c,00,3f,00,3f,00,5c,00,63,00,\

3a,00,5c,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,6e,00,74,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,\

00,6d,00,5c,00,41,00,44,00,50,00,36,00,2e,00,54,00,4d,00,50,00,00,00,21,00,\

5c,00,3f,00,3f,00,5c,00,63,00,3a,00,5c,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,6e,00,74,00,5c,\

00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,5c,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,61,00,73,00,\

70,00,69,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00,5c,00,3f,00,3f,00,5c,00,63,00,3a,\

00,5c,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,6e,00,74,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,\

6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,64,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,65,00,72,00,73,00,5c,00,41,\

00,44,00,50,00,34,00,2e,00,54,00,4d,00,50,00,00,00,21,00,5c,00,3f,00,3f,00,\

5c,00,63,00,3a,00,5c,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,6e,00,74,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,\

00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,64,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,65,00,72,00,\

73,00,5c,00,61,00,73,00,70,00,69,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,00,\

00,5c,00,3f,00,3f,00,5c,00,63,00,3a,00,5c,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,6e,00,74,00,\

5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,5c,00,41,00,44,00,50,00,38,00,2e,\

00,54,00,4d,00,50,00,00,00,21,00,5c,00,3f,00,3f,00,5c,00,63,00,3a,00,5c,00,\

77,00,69,00,6e,00,6e,00,74,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,5c,\

00,77,00,6f,00,77,00,70,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,00,00,\

00,00

 

Now you can install that adaptec software, be sure if is the EZCD 3.5b or earlier to upgrade to 3.5c

BEFORE making a reboot as the install program asks, say no !!!. If you dont, I dont want to hear about it....

 

Hey are you spending a lifetime like me, trying to shutdown that crashed application being debugged, try this:

[bye bye dr watsoooon...]

 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AeDebug]

"Auto"="0" < Be sure to set it to zero like this >

"Debugger"="drwtsn32 -p %ld -e %ld -g"

"UserDebuggerHotKey"=dword:00000000

 

That will be all for today, tomorrow...