CreateFile Failed! Reason: The device is not ready.

[SIMPLE_GUY]

Hi, everyone!

I have a notebook (Windovs XP home) with internal DVD drive (Matshita), and external one (LG) (USB).

By the way i also have installed Daemon Tools virtual drive.

 

Well. Sometimes (but not always) i get these error messages. It can be either for internal (matshita) drive or (mostly) for external (LG) drive.

Usually, problem solves by restarting computer or (if error for LG) disconnecting and reconnecting external drive (LG) back to computer.

 

I 18:29:29 ImgBurn Version 2.3.2.0 started!
I 18:29:29 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2)
I 18:29:29 Total Physical Memory: 916 460 KB  -  Available: 527 740 KB
I 18:29:29 Initialising SPTI...
I 18:29:29 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
E 18:29:32 CreateFile Failed! - Device: '\\.\CdRom2' (E:)
E 18:29:32 Reason: The device is not ready.
W 18:29:32 Errors were encountered when trying to access a drive.
W 18:29:32 This drive will not be visible in the program.
I 18:29:32 Found 1 DVD-ROM and 1 DVD±RW/RAM!

 

I 10:21:18 ImgBurn Version 2.3.2.0 started!
I 10:21:18 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2)
I 10:21:18 Total Physical Memory: 916 460 KB  -  Available: 466 420 KB
I 10:21:18 Initialising SPTI...
I 10:21:18 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
E 10:21:21 CreateFile Failed! - Device: '\\.\CdRom1' (F:)
E 10:21:21 Reason: The device is not ready.
W 10:21:21 Errors were encountered when trying to access a drive.
W 10:21:21 This drive will not be visible in the program.
I 10:21:21 Found 2 DVD±RW/RAM!

 

I wonder why this happening? Can this have negative effects on burning disks?

Thanks!

Edited October 31, 2007 by SIMPLE_GUY

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Are you running some other 'packet writing' type software?

 

For the OS to say it's not ready, I'd have to guess the drive is already being used by something and it has total control of it.

[SIMPLE_GUY]

Are you running some other 'packet writing' type software?

 

For the OS to say it's not ready, I'd have to guess the drive is already being used by something and it has total control of it.

Well. I have Nero 6 and Sonic RecordNow! installed on my computer. Actually i don't use Nero, but sometimes use Sonic to make an exact copy of a discs. Does ImgBurn makes exact copy of a disc? Sonic has 'Make exact copy of a disc' button and i like it very much. It is easy to use.

Unfortunately i don't see that kind of feature in ImgBurn.

 

[LIGHTNING UK!]

You read the disc to an image in 'Read' mode and then write it to a disc in 'Write' mode.

[SIMPLE_GUY]

Are you running some other 'packet writing' type software?

 

For the OS to say it's not ready, I'd have to guess the drive is already being used by something and it has total control of it.

 

So, do i have to uninstall Sonic and Nero? Can that provide a negative effect on how files burned to a media?

 

Thanks!

[LIGHTNING UK!]

You probably need to remove software like 'Nero InCD' and whatever Roxio's equivalent is - not the whole package.

 

I couldn't say if that'll make a difference to you, only you know how you normally burn things. Personally I've never installed that stuff and I'm obviously still alive.

[SIMPLE_GUY]

You probably need to remove software like 'Nero InCD' and whatever Roxio's equivalent is - not the whole package.

 

I couldn't say if that'll make a difference to you, only you know how you normally burn things. Personally I've never installed that stuff and I'm obviously still alive.

 

Well, thanks a lot.

 

As i understood there is nothing terribly wrong with OS or drive(s) i'm using.