Help Pleeeze. I'm ready to jump out the window.

[Lewis]

I've downloaded and launched VCEasy. The main screen says cdrdao 1.1.5 is present but I can't shake "ASPI Valid:NO". Following instructions, I downloaded Adaptec's 4.7 driver for Windows XP, but still no valid ASPI.

Can anyone take pity and give advice? Thanks!

Lewis

[Morloc]

Did you try it anyway. After downloading ASPI and running Force ASPI, I still get ASPI Valid: No. but VCD Easy works fine anyway.

Morloc

[SFX]

I have exactly the same problem as Lewis (same versions and same drivers) and is also desperate for a solution to the problem. The answer from morloc does not make sence to me. Yes, VCDeasy works, but there is no burner found so I can not use VCDeasy to burn what ever files I have prepared using VCDeasy.
SFX

[delphi.stuff]

You will have "ASPI seems valid: YES" only with a full ASPI 4.6 installation (for example done by ForceASPI), because I know that CDRDAO will work fine with 4.6 (this does not mean CDRDAO will see your CD devices...). I also know that some users with 4.7 or 4.71 experienced problems with CDRDAO while it worked fine with 4.6

Take a look at my "How to Burn" guides at www.vcdeasy.org for more information, or alternate burning methods

[Gamer123]

Where can you get that version? I can't seem to download it from the original website.

[delphi.stuff]

ForceASPI (4.6)... for example http://www.cyrus.troy.btinternet.co.uk/downloads.htm

[Sherwin Murphy]

I had exactly the same problem on Windows XP. I had installed ASPI 4.71 from Adaptec and no luck. Then, I went to www.goldenhawk.com and installed CDRWIN v3.9B, which also installs a different vendors ASPI implementation. Presto, it worked fixed VCDEASY! If you don't want to install CDRWIN, you can install just their ASPI implementation from the link:
ftp://ftp.cdarchive.com/pub/goldenhawk/download/aspight.exe

Give it a try!

Enjoy,
Sherwin