Easy CD Creator 5 errors, removed now CDROM errors


  1. Posts : 94
    Windows 7 64 Home
       #1

    Easy CD Creator 5 errors, removed now CDROM errors


    I was trying to troubleshoot two errors in Event Viewer and know they were caused by Easy CD Creator 5 so I uninstalled it and then my DVD players would not work. cdralw2k.sys and cdr4_2k.sys were the cause of the errors and were incompatible with Windows 7. Did a system restore to get the DVDs working again, but I know all this did is put the two files back in play. I know how to uninstall Easy CD Creator 5 to get rid of the files causing the errors, but how do I get my DVDs working again? The hardware drivers do not start due to the driver cdrom.sys giving an error in Event Viewer.
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  2. Arc
    Posts : 35,373
    Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 64-bit
       #2

    PxHlpa64.sys. Most common cause of a cdrom.sys error, and very widely used by Roxio. In my best guess it is still present there, and it usually remains even after uninstalling Roxio products.

    Go to C:\Windows\System32\drivers and\or C:\Windows\syswow64\drivers. If PxHlpa64.sys is present there, delete it.

    Let us know the results.
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  3. Posts : 94
    Windows 7 64 Home
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks for the quick reply Arc, PxHlpa64.sys is not present before or after uninstalling Easy CD Creator 5 (32 bit). That may be a more recent file, looks to be 64 bit, so that is not the problem. Any other ideas?
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  4. Posts : 94
    Windows 7 64 Home
    Thread Starter
       #4

    I fixed it. I used the Fix it program here: Your CD drive or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs Thanks for the help.
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  5. Arc
    Posts : 35,373
    Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 64-bit
       #5

    Well done :)
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