Problem Identifying media with ADVDInfo

[doctorstrobe]

Hello,

I wanted to add a brand of DVD media to the DVD Media List.
I downloaded ADVDInfo and ran it but it crashes instantly.

I'm running Windows XP. Compatibility problem?
I have a Sony DRU500A DVD Recorder, Maybe it doesn't support
that yet? Does it need a DVD recorder or will it work on a DVD-ROM drive?

Thanks.

[Savant]

You'll want to put the EXE file in the system32 directory under the Windows directory. Then you can make a shortcut to it. Try that and see how it goes.

Regards,

Savant

[doctorstrobe]

Tried it... Same problem. Maybe it just doesn't run in Windows XP?

Tried the program on a Windows 2000 machine and it runs fine.
Unfortunately that machine only has a DVD-ROM drive and it won't
give the disk mfg id...

Oh well...

[bugande]

Be sure to have an ASPI layer installed or forced. Works on my Win XP.

[donpedro]

It doesn't work on my WinXP (Home Edition) too.

When I run ASPI Check this is result.

ASPI32.SYS --> 4.71.2
WOWPOST.EXE --> 4.6(1021)
WINASPI.DLL --> 4.6(1021)
WNASPI32.DLL --> 4.71.2

Anything between 06 and C0 doesn't work

OK.... I just found somewhere that this problem might be media related issue. It should work on -R/-RW but not on +R/+RW. Am I right ?

[donpedro]

Can anybody confirm if ADVDInfo doen't work for +R or +RW media. And if this is realy true... How do you identify + disks ? Is there another tool for this ?

[donpedro]

Partial solution... I use Nero CD Speed 1.02 to get manufacturare name and code from +R and +RW disks for now.