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scorpion

Posted 8/15/2008 11:50 AM

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I have a dvd camcorder and the dvds it writes cant be read by my computer. there is no error but it shows the disk is full but no files. it states file system as UDF. this is a problem since i installed sp3. i use win xp. any way to get around this problem? i tried using adaptech udf reader but same problem persists.
please help.
thanks in advance..

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RichieUK

Posted 8/15/2008 12:05 PM

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CD-ROM Drive May Not Be Able to Read a UDF-Formatted Disc in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321640

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scorpion

Posted 8/16/2008 5:31 AM

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Thanks for quick reply..
I am sorry to tell you that I already tried the various softwares mentioned in the document, but still no success. i also tried isobuster software,which detected and recovered some files but didn't open them..
Any other way to get around the problem?

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Posted 8/16/2008 9:17 AM

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See if the following helps at all,don't think it will,try it anyway:
First backup the registry by doing the following.
Click on Start>Run,copy and paste the following bold text into the 'Open:' space,then press Ok.
regedit /e c:\registrybackup.reg
It won't appear to be doing anything,that's normal.
Your mouse pointer may have an hour glass along side it for a minute or so.
Please be patient and continue when the hour glass disappears.

Copy and paste ALL the following text in the code box below into Notepad.
Click on File(in the menu at the top)>Save as../Save as Type: 'All Files' /File name: fix.reg to your desktop.
Then double click on the fix.reg file on your desktop

and agree to merge the information into the registry,then restart your pc.

REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"allocatedasd"="2"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoCDBurning"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}]
"UpperFilters"=-
"LowerFilters"=-
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdr4_2K]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdralw2k]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdudf]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UdfReadr]

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Posted 8/16/2008 11:32 AM

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If still no joy you may want to consider uninstalling SP3,then see if your cd-rom drive is able to read the disks/dvd's you're having issues with.
If you decide to remove SP3,as soon as you're finished you must go straight to Windows Update and install all the latest security updates.
How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 3 from your computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950249

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scorpion

Posted 8/27/2008 9:36 AM

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thx.. but the cd started working all of a sudden! i dont know how..
but thanks anyway..
any method to prevent this in future?

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