System Problems

[Ghosth]

Started with a usb thumb drive that wouldn't show up.

Then my 2 hard drives (Actually 1 250 gb drive partitioned) started showing an error when I double clicked on them.
Error is "Windows cannont find 'RECYCLER/S-1-5-38-100006695-100006002-10013844-1048.com'. Make sure you typed the name correctly and then try again."  I can still get in by right click and explore.

Then last night I was going to start backing up my system. (I'm about 6 months past my normal reformat, reinstall date)
And I noticed that my nero was not showing any dvd/cd drives. Only the image burner. Hardware says both drives are there and are fine. Yet both nero and imgburn show no functioning burners and there should be 2, 1 is a double layer.


Glary utilities comes up with nothing.

IMGBurn log showed me this much.
I 08:16:18 ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 started!
I 08:16:18 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2)
I 08:16:18 Total Physical Memory: 2,096,364 KB  -  Available: 1,572,932 KB
I 08:16:18 Initialising SPTI...
I 08:16:18 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
E 08:16:21 CreateFile Failed! - Device: '\\.\CdRom0' (F:)
E 08:16:21 Reason: The maximum number of secrets that may be stored in a single system has been exceeded.
E 08:16:24 CreateFile Failed! - Device: '\\.\CdRom1' (D:)
E 08:16:24 Reason: The maximum number of secrets that may be stored in a single system has been exceeded.
W 08:16:24 Errors were encountered when trying to access 2 drives.
W 08:16:24 These drives will not be visible in the program.
W 08:16:24 No devices detected!


Anyone have any clues for getting my drives back online so I can backup this girl and wipe, and start over?

[Baumer]

Ghosth do you have any idea what it's referring to as secrets? I was thinking you might need to remove some old backup images but I'm not sure what that the error is referring to.

[Ghosth]

According to the research I've done so far, it means any encrypted file. From as little as a password to full blown 128 bit encryption.

My problem is that I have yet to figure out how to search for them and find them.

[Ghosth]

Installed new copy of windows into second partition, installed bare bones network driver, dvd burner. Backed up some 7 gigs of assorted stuff onto a double layer dvd, moved a bunch of stuff via the network over to cindys computer.

Booted with my WD utility's, repartitioned the disk, 2 100 gig and 1 50 (linux play area)
Reinstalled OS with the new XP Pro Corp sp3 unattended cd. (which I love btw) it never even asked me for a cd key, much less calling home for activation.

Some 5 hours after start I am backed up, reinstalled, drivers installed, main software all installed, installing AH as I type this. Then I'll just have to move a few maps and gunsights over. Vent and skype both back up and running.

Running around on a freshly installed clean machine, priceless.