Blu-Ray loads, but AnyDVD thinks the drive is empty
This is my first time using AnyDVD with Blu-Ray. I bought AnyDVD HD about a week ago while waiting for my new Blu-Ray drive to arrive, and have been successfully using it (along with CloneDVD) for standard DVDs.
I really do have the HD version -- my key file is named Key.AnyDVDHD.
Even though I can explore Blu-Ray and HD-DVD discs via Windows Explorer, seeing what I'd expect to find on these discs (a volume name that matches the title of the movie in the drive, AACS and BDMV directories, *.m2ts files, etc.), all I get from AnyDVD is this:
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No Disc is present in Drive E:!
HL-DT-ST BD-REBE06LU10 YE05 001003081695BG0202
I'd paste a log file into my post by using "Create Logfile", but I can't even get that to work. The drive spins up for a moment, then, under "My Computer", the disc in the drive seems to dismount and remount momentarily, but nothing else happens -- no prompt to save a log file, no error message, nothing.
My setup:
- Windows XP SP3
- 1.5 GB RAM, 2.8 GHz dual Xeon (this is a Parallels virtual PC, that's what's allocated to the virtual PC from the resources of the host system).
- Only about 11 GB free on the main C: drive, but around 300GB scratch space on an extra drive).
- LG BE06LU10 External USB Super Multi Blue - BD-RE / HD DVD-ROM combo drive
- AnyDVD 6.6.0.4 (I started with 6.6.0.3, upgraded while trying to make things work.)
I've cleaned my discs, and I've tried more than one disc ("Cars" and "Angels and Demons" on Blu-Ray, "The Sting" on HD-DVD, US releases). DVDs work fine, and, unlike HD discs, AnyDVD is quite well aware that they're in the drive when they're in the drive.
I've made sure my drive has been assigned a region code (Region 1).
I've installed the necessary drivers and driver updates for my HD drive. CyberLink InstantBurn had been installed by default, but I used ImgBurn to made sure there's no packet writing software in my filter list. Here's what ImgBurn shows now:
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Filter Driver Load Order - ImgBurn v2.5.0.0
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Upper Device Filter: redbook
Upper Class Filter: GEARAspiWDM
Device: CD/DVD-ROM Device
Lower Class Filter: PxHelp20
Lower Class Filter: AnyDVD
Lower Device Filter: imapi
Filter Name: redbook
File Name: C:\WINDOWS\System32\DRIVERS\redbook.sys
File Version: 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)
File Description: Redbook Audio Filter Driver
Product Name: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Product Version: 5.1.2600.5512
Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
Copyright: © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Filter Name: GEARAspiWDM
File Name: C:\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\GEARAspiWDM.sys
File Version: 2.02.00.01 [2.2.0.1]
File Description: CD DVD Filter
Product Name: CD DVD Filter
Product Version: 2.02.00.01 [2.2.0.1]
Company Name: GEAR Software Inc.
Copyright: Copyright (C) GEAR Software Inc. 1997-2009
Filter Name: PxHelp20
File Name: C:\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\PxHelp20.sys
File Version: 3.00.56a [3.0.56.0]
File Description: Px Engine Device Driver for Windows 2000/XP
Product Name: PxHelp20
Product Version: [2.0.0.0]
Company Name: Sonic Solutions
Copyright: Copyright © Sonic Solutions
Filter Name: AnyDVD
File Name: C:\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\AnyDVD.sys
File Version: 6.6.0.4
File Description: AnyDVD Filter Driver
Product Name: AnyDVD
Product Version: 6.6.0.4
Company Name: SlySoft, Inc.
Copyright: Copyright 2002 - 2009 SlySoft, Inc.
Filter Name: imapi
File Name: C:\WINDOWS\System32\DRIVERS\imapi.sys
File Version: 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)
File Description: IMAPI Kernel Driver
Product Name: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Product Version: 5.1.2600.5512
Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
Copyright: © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
I think I've been pretty thorough about ruling out all of the standard problems, but I'm still not getting anywhere.
I've rebooted my PC several times and given all of my attempted configuration changes the benefit of a reboot to see if that would help.
What's weird is that the ability explore HD discs has come and gone a couple of times while trying to get things to work. At first exploring HD was discs working, but I was getting annoyed at how PowerDVD kept launching when I didn't want it, so I uninstalled it. After doing that, HD discs wouldn't mount at all, not as far either AnyDVD or Windows Explorer was concerned. Then I uninstalled Power2Go, and once again HD discs would mount again -- alas, still not as far as AnyDVD was concerned, but at least the discs were showing up on my desktop as before.
In case this is a hint at some underlying problem, I haven't yet managed to play a Blu-Ray or HD DVD on my computer. PowerDVD keeps giving me some sort of "device error" message when I try to play an HD disc. PowerDVD at least starts to play DVDs, but then shuts down (thank you, MPAA bastards!) complaining that I have to turn off video output on my video card to continue.