DRIVER NEEDED: Hitachi hl-dt-st rw/dvd gcc-4241n (Windows XP Home) [IDE]

[rppatrick]

need driver Compaq Presario 2500 hl-dt-st rw/dvd gcc-4241n

Support Information:
Device Type: CD / DVD
Manufacturer: Hitachi
Model: hl-dt-st rw/dvd gcc-4241n
Interface: IDE
Operating System: Windows XP Home
Age of Device: Not specified
FCCID:

Type of drive: cd-rw, dvd (rewriter & dvd rom combo)
Location: internal
What recording software are you using?: Easy Cd Creator/version

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[Jerry K]

Optical drives never require a driver when used in any Windows os from 95 up. The XP os provides native support that allows this drive to read a data or music disk and to burn a cd-r disk. It does not provide any support for playing dvd disks... for that task, compatible dvd decoding software (like WinDVD or PowerDVD) is required.

Please state what your problem is and include some details from Device Manager, eg: non-detection, no record, no playing of dvd disks?

[rppatrick]

Windows cannot load
the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)

Notebook is running xp sp2, windvd4,roxio easy cd\dvd creator 6

[Jerry K]

It is a Windows thing, losing drives when installing/un-installing burning software…

If the drives are still listed in the Device Manager, delete them then, carefully follow this fix:

"Upper/Lower Filters:

a. Click on Start --> Run --> and type in 'regedt32' followed by the enter key
b. Expand the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" key (looks like a folder) by double clicking it (or clicking the "+" next to it.)
c. Expand the "SYSTEM" Key
d. Expand the "CurrentControlSet" Key
e. Expand the "Control" Key
f. Expand the "Class" Key
g. Look for a key containing the following string of letter and numbers:
{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
h. Highlight this key by left clicking once on it
i. On the right hand side you are looking for "UpperFilters" and "LowerFilters" under the "Name" column, once you find these delete them by right clicking on them and choosing "delete"
j. Exit the registry by clicking on the "X" in the top right hand corner of the screen.

reboot and now your drives should work fine.

[rppatrick]

Thanks for your help. It worked and I have my drive back,you are a god send to Driverguide forums keep up the good work

[Jerry K]

Thanks, and glad it worked for you. Very few members ever say thank you. When you do, that makes it worth while to help.

[myecrip]

thanks helped me too