dvd-drive icon won't refresh

[haq59k]

i took an untouched copy of xp with sp3 integrated. than i did some work with nlite. everything is fine except my dvd-roms won't refresh. when i insert a dvd, the drive icons won't change. if i log off or reboot, with the dvd inside the rom, than the rom icon changes. than if i eject the disk, it won't go back to default. if i insert another disk than, it shows the content of the new disk, but the drive icon from last disk. it remains this way until next reboot or logoff. i haven't disabled autorun and shell hardware detection.

so, what should i do to fix this problem. is there something i removed , that i shouldn't have?

please let me know.

i have attached my session file, if u want to have a look at it.

Last_Session.ini

Edited August 8, 2009 by haq59k

[johnhc]

haq59k, instead of pasting piece meal, please delete all the pasted stuff and, please attach (not paste) your Last Session.ini. Make sure to always start with a fresh copy of your CD files/folders, do all your work in one nLite session and integrate only one SP. Please report when you have a solution, so others can benefit. Enjoy, John.

[haq59k]

hello John, i have edited my post, and now attached the entire session file. thanx for the advice. but as for my problem, any solution guys?

[Kurt_Aust]

You state that you haven't disabled autorun but start regedit and check:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom\Autorun

If set to 0 auto insert notification has been disabled (VMware server does this by default).

[johnhc]

haq59k, I see nothing obvious. You say SP3 was previously integrated. How was it integrated? Did the CD come from MS with SP3? If not, are there any other modifications made to the source? Did you do all your nLite work in one run and follow the other advice in my first reply? Enjoy, John.

Kurt_Aust, I am running VMware Server 2.0.0 and my AutoRun is 1 but my AutoRunAlwaysDisable includes my CDROM. When I insert a CD, it does not auto run, but the icon does change.

[haq59k]

You state that you haven't disabled autorun but start regedit and check:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom\Autorun

If set to 0 auto insert notification has been disabled (VMware server does this by default).

it is set to 1.

and John, this copy of xp came from ms with sp2 integrated. i have integrated sp3 into it and used for some days. it was just fine then. no modifications were done then, just the sp3 integration.

problem started when i used nlite on this copy to make a lite unattended copy.

[johnhc]

haq59k, again, how did you integrate SP3? Also, please attach (not paste) your Last Session.ini. Make sure to always start with a fresh copy of your CD files/folders, do all your work in one nLite session and integrate only one SP. Please report when you have a solution, so others can benefit. Enjoy, John.

[haq59k]

i did fixed the problem. it wasn't due to nlite, sorry guys. i use shellpacks, those shell32.dll files, u change ur original one with a custom made one. well, i renamed it to shell32.dl_ and replaced the original one in the i386 folder, prior making iso. after installation, it worked perfectly, except that little glitch, which i never suspected could arise from this. eventually i got suspicious and made a copy without it and the problem was fixed.

so I guess u shouldn't use custom made shell32.dll files in your nlite xp. u might get into trouble like this.

anyway thanx guys. see ya.

[johnhc]

haq59k, glad you found the problem. You can't just change the name to DL_. A name with this type of extension is a compressed version of the original file. In a command prompt, use the makecab command to create these files. Enjoy, John.