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lostinlodos · 17-06-2007

Alright: here's the update...
I tracked the problem by going back (records/history) to day one and steping through everything I did update/upgrade/patch wise on a clean-bill system. I think I found where the issues are and it may not be a mass-population issue YET; but at the rate that the content protection updates are being rolled out; it will probably be in one of the next few updates

Related Tech info:
Vista64 Ultimate Edition (Direct from Microsoft) (OEM version)
Drives affected: LiteOn SHO SHOW SHW drives (maybe more)
>note< completely uninstalled windows firewall, windows defender, windows messenger and turned off automatic updates (set to not check for updates)

Installed Microsoft Update from the Windows Update centre

Updated completely from Microsoft Update (NOT Windows Update). If it was there; I installed it. Tested after each single update; no problem.

Initialized my Windows Live account and logged my system in with the MSDN server; and registered for "Show Beta Services and Updates in Microsoft Update...".

Ran Microsoft Update again and still no noticeable problems

Updated firmware from LiteOn site: drives locked. Can't flash backwards at all.

Updated Drivers for the DVD burners by:
right clicking one the drive in device manager and clicking "Update Driver Software"
choosing Search Automatically
Clicking on install for the update it found.

AnyDVD no longer recognizes DVDs when they are inserted with the software running. Windows reports DVD-ROM movies as being blank media.
AnyDVD hangs system reading VCDs
AnyDVD hangs system reading HVDs
>note< AnyDVD and Windows can both read/recognize DVDs, VCD, ...... if the disc is inserted BEFORE I turn on AnyDVD. AnyDVD works fine if it is loaded after the disc is inserted.

Updated the Driver by right clicking on the drive in device manager and choosing search Windows Live MSDN network and selecting the 'new' driver found in that search.

All non-Microsoft DVD/CD related software can no longer read discs. Nothing reads anywhere when AnyDVD running. AnyDVD can no longer read a disc if it is loaded after the disc is inserted.

Windows Media Player can read CDs/DVDs still at this point if the system is booted with AnyDVD not set to auto-load and it is not loaded at any point. Nero still can not recognize writeable blanks. IMGBurn can not recognize writeable blanks. The windows feature to burn data to a blank disc still works.

Guess it's a two-pronged issue. The update seams to lock out my drives ONLY on this system at the point that I updated them. If nothing else; it's a sign of what's to come and still a valid warning for the NEAR-future.

17-06-2007	#23 (permalink)
lostinlodos New on Forum Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 27	Re: Warning for Vista Users Alright: here's the update... I tracked the problem by going back (records/history) to day one and steping through everything I did update/upgrade/patch wise on a clean-bill system. I think I found where the issues are and it may not be a mass-population issue YET; but at the rate that the content protection updates are being rolled out; it will probably be in one of the next few updates Related Tech info: Vista64 Ultimate Edition (Direct from Microsoft) (OEM version) Drives affected: LiteOn SHO SHOW SHW drives (maybe more) >note< completely uninstalled windows firewall, windows defender, windows messenger and turned off automatic updates (set to not check for updates) Installed Microsoft Update from the Windows Update centre Updated completely from Microsoft Update (NOT Windows Update). If it was there; I installed it. Tested after each single update; no problem. Initialized my Windows Live account and logged my system in with the MSDN server; and registered for "Show Beta Services and Updates in Microsoft Update...". Ran Microsoft Update again and still no noticeable problems Updated firmware from LiteOn site: drives locked. Can't flash backwards at all. Updated Drivers for the DVD burners by: right clicking one the drive in device manager and clicking "Update Driver Software" choosing Search Automatically Clicking on install for the update it found. AnyDVD no longer recognizes DVDs when they are inserted with the software running. Windows reports DVD-ROM movies as being blank media. AnyDVD hangs system reading VCDs AnyDVD hangs system reading HVDs >note< AnyDVD and Windows can both read/recognize DVDs, VCD, ...... if the disc is inserted BEFORE I turn on AnyDVD. AnyDVD works fine if it is loaded after the disc is inserted. Updated the Driver by right clicking on the drive in device manager and choosing search Windows Live MSDN network and selecting the 'new' driver found in that search. All non-Microsoft DVD/CD related software can no longer read discs. Nothing reads anywhere when AnyDVD running. AnyDVD can no longer read a disc if it is loaded after the disc is inserted. Windows Media Player can read CDs/DVDs still at this point if the system is booted with AnyDVD not set to auto-load and it is not loaded at any point. Nero still can not recognize writeable blanks. IMGBurn can not recognize writeable blanks. The windows feature to burn data to a blank disc still works. Guess it's a two-pronged issue. The update seams to lock out my drives ONLY on this system at the point that I updated them. If nothing else; it's a sign of what's to come and still a valid warning for the NEAR-future.