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Problems with SONY DVD RW DW-D56A

lapolka37 — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:26:08 GMT

In my laptop Sony VGN-A397XP I can not see anymore the DVD drive icon (in F), but only the CD icon. Also, i can not use/play/open any kind of dvd disc, but only cd's.
I looked up in Device Manager the SONY DVD RW DW-D56A and seems to be ok.
What can i do to solve this problem?

Thanks in advance

Re: Problems with SONY DVD RW DW-D56A

MattWilson — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:27:14 GMT

Have you installed any software prior to the disappearance?

Re: Problems with SONY DVD RW DW-D56A

lapolka37 — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:23:06 GMT

Yes, but i've already unistalled it.

Re: Problems with SONY DVD RW DW-D56A

MattWilson — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:05:38 GMT

What was the software?

I am afraid whatever it was has done some registry key changing - not a major fix but knowing the program would help.

Is it XP or Vista?

Re: Problems with SONY DVD RW DW-D56A

lapolka37 — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:59:13 GMT

I use XP professional. The program i installed and unistalled was RegistryBooster (Uniblue Software).

Re: Problems with SONY DVD RW DW-D56A

MattWilson — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:18:07 GMT

Try this - follow the instructions carefully.

I know that the problem described at the top is not the same as yours but i have also had this problem in the past and this fixed it.

Remember to uninstall all cd recording software prior to the registry fix and remember to back up your registry incase something goes wrong.

Good luck

Re: Problems with SONY DVD RW DW-D56A

lapolka37 — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:59:25 GMT

Thanks. I'll try it.

Re: Problems with SONY DVD RW DW-D56A

lapolka37 — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:30:25 GMT

But how to unistall al cd recording software? Do you mean, par example, sonic record now etc?

Re: Problems with SONY DVD RW DW-D56A

MattWilson — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:41:44 GMT

just programs such as Nero or Roxio.

If you can not uninstall them then don't worry about it. It just warns they may not work properly after the edit but i had no problems.

Re: Problems with SONY DVD RW DW-D56A

lapolka37 — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:15:47 GMT

I followed all the instructions and i can not see any serious changes.
1. In F: I see only the CD drive and not the DVD-RW.
2. I can play professional dvds, but not mine in a stable way. I have to try again and again in order to play and see the contents of a dvd data i have written, or a dvd play that i've recorded.
I am wondering why the first (1) issue still happens.

Thanks

Re: Problems with SONY DVD RW DW-D56A

Thalamus. — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:56:44 GMT

Hi Lampros,

have you tried a system restore to a point before you installed the RegistryBooster (Uniblue Software)..?

Use the following link to view a guide on using: System Restore

Re: Problems with SONY DVD RW DW-D56A

lapolka37 — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:21:32 GMT

I tried to do it, but i can not find the date before the installation of RegistryBooster, because i did the installation on March and there is no calendar in system restore for this month. Except i am doing something wrong.

Re: Problems with SONY DVD RW DW-D56A

lapolka37 — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:35:36 GMT

Finally, I followed the fisrt instruction from Blencogo, and I changed the preinstalled PFS3 with PFS2. Everything works fine again.