Is there a procedure you can recommend that will re-set the memory block in the CD-Rom drive other than reloading XP from scratch and going through the SP updates and customization.yada yada. Well i have done all three and nothing helps. The device has a bad block of memory, which Windows attempted to read. Message: The device, %1, has a bad block. I clicked properties and ended up on the support page at Microsoft.
My ELV said it reported a bad memory blok on my CD-ROM1 Drive. Went looking through the Event Log files to see what internal alerts were registered and I found an entry that explains my problem.thing is I have no idea what to do to fix it.
This will remove any Service Packs or Patches but it should return the system to New condition and you should have your Optical Drives back working normally.īut with anything like this before starting make a full Backup of all your data before proceeding as in a worst case scenario you'll need to wipe the HDD and install the OS from scratch which will cure any problems that you have unless a Patch has caused the problems in which case when you install the available patches it will again kill off the Optical Drives. You'll need your original Install or Recovery CD and allow it to replace any altered files. I would start off with System File Checker all you need do is open the Command Line Interface and type in SFC then press enter. Only thing that I can think of here is that something within Windows has been corrupted and you need to run some utilities to fix the problem.
If you couldn't access the data on the drives I would have said that some software corrupted the M'Board Drivers and that is what you're problem is but as you can get some Media Players to see the Files that can not be the case. My CD-Rom drive can still be used to burn Cd's and with a tweak here and there I can get them to play.but I cannot understand why Explorer and other prog's can't 'see' them.Īny ideas.any help.anyone else have this dilemma? I tried registry fixers and spybot detectors. I tried uninstalling Nero.problem persists.I tried re-installling Nero.problem perisists. I have checked device manager and it says everything is working perfectly. This is the same on major label store-bought music CD's. CD-Ex can't find it either.īUT if i manually start Wedia Player, or Winamp I can locate the files and play them. Next day I try ripping one of my OWN Cd's into mp3 for a myspace site for my band.but uh-oh.CD is not automatically playing.in fact Windows Explorer can't find the CD.or any CD!Įvery CD I insert either isn't recognized as being in the drive.or it is recognized as having 0 bytes. That worked, the VCD's worked.I felt fine, closed the system normally.went to sleep. I also have Nero Ultra 6 installed which can burn Cd's VCD's, etc.Įverything worked perfectly until I used the Nero to burn some VCD's of film clips from my band in performance.
I run Windows XP Pro on a relatively clean 40gb PC, with DVD Player and CD-ROM burner. I have a problem that is driving me crazy.and am hoping you can help.