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CD's will not rip [Sony root kit problem?]

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benn600:
Well truth be known when this came out I remember hearing ALL about it.  I read and heard more about this than I can believe and I have a relative in the music industry who updated me even more on the issue.  Unfortunately like I said, I had autorun disabled for the longest time but I suspect it is enabled again.

Either way, all the household computers are due for a reformat very soon now so I won't worry about it.  Thanks for the info.

Frobozz:
You can check for unwanted/old/bad CD filter drivers.  Filter drivers sit before and after (above and below) the CD driver.  The filter drivers get to see (filter) all data as it goes to and from the CD driver.  Some copy protection schemes use a filter driver.  The filter driver is able to see all data that passes through the CD and block access if it is content they want to protect.  Other times there are old filter drivers that just no longer work correctly which end up plugging up the works.

There is a utility called busTRACE Filter Driver Load Order that will list all of the CD filter drivers being loaded.  Look at the drivers being loaded.  You can google to find out what some of them are.  Others you can right-click on the driver file and look at the properties.

You can manually edit the registry to stop a filter driver from loading.  MSKB 314060 explains how to edit the registry to remove filter drivers.  Then reinstall applications that have filter drivers that you want to work.  iTunes makes use of a filter driver named GEARAspiWDM.  That driver is so iTunes can burn CDs.

Andrew Kevin:
Chance? You have tried ripping a number of times with each drive?

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