EZCD 5 Plat...Jacked up my computer :(

[stiltman]

Has anyone come across this problem?

Everytime I try to uninstall EZCD5 it makes my hard drive inaccessible on boot up. I do the uninstall and reboot...BSOD everytime. Unfortunately I can not install Recordnow Max. When I do it wants to uninstall EZCD5. I'm on my spare comp right now, so I can post this message. I do want to avoid a full reinstall from scratch....

Anyone seen this before? Work around?

Thanks

[The village idiot]

Yes! Seen it Been there done that Format, and install! The onlt way I have been able to fix it. NO MORE EZCD for me... ever!

[stiltman]

Yes! Seen it Been there done that Format, and install! The onlt way I have been able to fix it. NO MORE EZCD for me... ever!

Not what I wanted to hear

I'm doing a ghost restore right now...I did a backup before I installed the new DVR-106

Seen some stuff on the net, but no cure so far

[g_shocker182]

I would slave that messed up master to your spare and store all your important files on the spare temporarily.

[stiltman]

Here's the fix, just in case someone needs to get rid of EZCD without hosing their system

DO NOT REBOOT UNTIL ALL STEPS ARE COMPLETE

1. Uninstall all Adaptec Software from your system, do not reboot ("Add\Remove Programs" in Control Panel)
Look for Easy CD Creator, Direct CD, Take Two
2. Uninstall all other burning software, (your computer or CD-Recorder may have come with software)

Next Clean Easy CD Creator completely from your system:

1. Go to "Start" then "Search", look in C:\ (or the drive where your operating system is located) and search for: Cdr4*.*, Cdral*.*, Cdrtc*.*, L3*.acm
2. Delete the files found.
3. Go to "My Computer" and double click it.
4. Go into your C:\ drive (C:\ is default install drive, compensate accordingly if you installed in another location)
5. Go into the "Program Files" Folder
6. Look for a "Adaptec" folder and if found delete it
7. Look for a "Direct CD" folder and if found delete it
8. Go into the "Common Files" Folder
9. Look for an "Adaptec" and/or "Adaptec Shared" folder and if found delete them.


WARNING: THE NEXT STEP INVOLVES EDITING YOUR SYSTEM REGISTRY. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU EXPORT YOUR REGISTRY BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY EDITING. EDITING YOUR REGISTRY INCORRECTLY CAN CAUSE IRREPARABLE SYSTEM DAMAGE.


Clean Easy CD Creator from your Registry:

1. Go to "Start" then "Run" and type "regedit" and press enter or click "OK"
2. Look for "HKey_Local_Machine", Expand it (Either double click it or click the + beside it)
3. Look for" Software", Expand it and select "Adaptec", if found, and delete (click once it will become high lighted then press "delete" (delete on your keyboard)
4. Look for "Hkey_Current_User", expand it
5. Look for "Software", expand it
6. Select "Adaptec", if found, and delete it

IF YOU ARE NOT USING WINDOWS 2000 OR WINDOWS XP PLEASE SKIP STEP SEVEN. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR WIN2K USERS

7. Remove the Upperfilters and Lowerfilters values completely from the following registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Co ntrol\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318

[Roundabout]

Or, you could try this: http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/server/help/default.asp?url=/windows2000/en/se..._last_good.htm

Last known good config will work sometimes, almost same as scanreg/restore in Win98. At least try it before complete reinstall. Good Luck

[stiltman]

I posted what worked for me above