worth installing ASPI drivers ?

by **Desperado84** on Sat Feb 08, 2003 9:58 pm

should i
running Win XP SP1
Liteon 52256S
Liteon 166S DVD
Asus A7N8X
AThlon XP 2100+ @2.4

by **Dartman** on Sat Feb 08, 2003 10:04 pm

Yes, run the ones force ASPI installs. I have a few programs that won't work like EAC and a few others. Most things use their own layer now but it might save you some grief and doesn't seem to do anything to programs that don't need it or hurt XP.

by **Spazmogen** on Sat Feb 08, 2003 10:48 pm

I agree.

Install the one from ForceASPI.

Set a System Restore Point if you want before hand, just incase.

by **Han** on Sun Feb 09, 2003 5:46 am

If everything works fine, do NOT bother installing ASPI.

by **Desperado84** on Sun Feb 09, 2003 6:09 am

where can i find this "forceASPI" you speak of ?

by **Spazmogen** on Sun Feb 09, 2003 6:59 am

www.google.com

"forceASPI"

http://aspi.radified.com/ is a good guide on ForceASPI.

by **taxman150** on Sun Feb 09, 2003 12:14 pm

Han wrote:If everything works fine, do NOT bother installing ASPI.

Han, would you mind elaborating on your answer? The reason I ask is that I would like to install CD Doctor, however I understand you need an ASPI layer to run this software. I only have Nero's system ASPI layer installed and everything works fine currently. I have a LTR-52246S in a USB 2.0 case, a Plextor 4824TU external and an internal Pioneer DVR-104 and Samsung 40X CD-ROM.

However, I noticed a number of posts on this forum warning against installing an ASPI layer so I have yet to do so. If you (or someone else) could explain some of the potential pitfalls, I would greatly appreciate it. The last thing I want to do is to create system problems where none currently exist just to be able to run a cd error checking program.

Thanks,

by **KCK** on Sun Feb 09, 2003 12:45 pm

I would trust Inertia

http://www.cdrlabs.com/phpBB/viewtopic. ... 5736#45736

by **dodecahedron** on Sun Feb 09, 2003 1:00 pm

ASPI 4.60 - ForceASPI:
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/cdr_s ... rcaspi.cfm
http://www.cyrus.troy.btinternet.co.uk/downloads.htm

by **glock20rocks** on Sun Feb 09, 2003 2:59 pm

taxman150 wrote:
Han wrote:If everything works fine, do NOT bother installing ASPI.

Han, would you mind elaborating on your answer?

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

'Nuff said.

But if you have a program that needs it, then yeah, install it.

by **MediumRare** on Sun Feb 09, 2003 3:53 pm

CD Doctor needs an ASPI driver to work (at least right now). This tool is so useful that its worth doing.

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