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DRIVE IS IN USE BY ANOTHER USER


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EMC 10 and windows Vista Home Premium

Since today, I'm getting this error message when I try to burn something: "E: Drive is in use by another user or aplication"

 

In the lower left corner (near the CD image) says "in use by #####" wich I'm not sure but I guess it was one deleted user account from windows vista.

 

Already unninstaled EMC. Re-instalation gives the same error.

Registry is clean on every string related to old user #####.

 

HELP! I CAN NOT BURN!

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EMC 10 and windows Vista Home Premium

Since today, I'm getting this error message when I try to burn something: "E: Drive is in use by another user or aplication"

 

In the lower left corner (near the CD image) says "in use by #####" wich I'm not sure but I guess it was one deleted user account from windows vista.

 

Already unninstaled EMC. Re-instalation gives the same error.

Registry is clean on every string related to old user #####.

 

HELP! I CAN NOT BURN!

 

It sounds like a Vista problem. Maybe someone, who has Vista, will drop in and get your squared away.

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PROBLEM SOLVED !!!

 

It´s a VISTA / ROXIO problem.

 

I created another user named ##### (the guy who was "using" the drive)

Logged in

Opened ROXIO and ejected the drive

Exit (in roxio)

Logged in as the usual user

Opened Roxio and.... voilá... drive was free!

 

 

 

Thank you all for your support.

 

By the way-adding another drive allowed for burning in the new drive but not in the old one.

 

That's great that you solved your problem, but what I want to know is if you created "another" user with the same name "#####", where did the original user with that nane come from ????? <_<

 

Frank...

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Uninstalled the DVD drive, rebot, reinstall, and... "in use by #####"

I guess this has something to do with packet writing, because the problem is very similar to the one that occurred in EMC 9.

Now the big question: drop EMC 10? wait for a roxio fix? wait for a vista fix?

 

PS- just found that using roxio creator classic (also installed) I can burn... what is going on?

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Well, I just took an ISO image to burn... even with no cd in the drive there is the indication of "in use by #####" and when I want to start the burning job, a window pops up with the information "drive in use by another user or program".

I have just one user account now... and no other burning software (except windows native).

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Well, I just took an ISO image to burn... even with no cd in the drive there is the indication of "in use by #####" and when I want to start the burning job, a window pops up with the information "drive in use by another user or program".

I have just one user account now... and no other burning software (except windows native).

 

Does it still happen, after you reboot your computer?

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I uninstalled EMC 10, dowloaded latest version from the website, installed, reboot, and... is still there: "in use by #####"

I really think is something between VISTA and Roxio...

 

I know nothing about Vista. Unfortunately, I am going to have to learn, because I got my wife a laptop, for Christmas, and it has Vista installed, and no chance to reformat and install XP. :(

 

I don't know what Vista calls Device Manager, but whatever it is, go into it, click on the + to the left of CD/DVD drives, click on your DVD drive, right click, and select uninstall, then OK.

 

Reboot your computer, let Vista find the drive again, and see if the same problem exists.

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PROBLEM SOLVED !!!

 

It´s a VISTA / ROXIO problem.

 

I created another user named ##### (the guy who was "using" the drive)

Logged in

Opened ROXIO and ejected the drive

Exit (in roxio)

Logged in as the usual user

Opened Roxio and.... voilá... drive was free!

 

 

 

Thank you all for your support.

 

By the way-adding another drive allowed for burning in the new drive but not in the old one.

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