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kingofdrifters
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kingofdrifters asked in Computers & InternetSecurity · 10 years ago

DVD Drive Registry Virus?

I just installed a new dvd drive however it wouldnt work. I tried rebooting the computer and that still didnt help. The computer recognized the drive however it kept saying something about code 39 corrupt. I was checking out some forums online on how to help and found this computer tech help website and a guy on the forum said to copy

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}]

"UpperFilters"=-

"LowerFilters"=-

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdr4_2K]

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdralw2k]

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdudf]

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UdfReadr]

onto my Notepad and try running it to have it merge with the registry. Now after doing that my drive started working after i restart my computer. However my problem is my computer tech buddy said that it those registry fix have viruses. I'm like FKDKLSNFDKSNFKLDSNFKSDF. I think he can be wrong but what do u guys think, it wasnt working before i did the registry fix now that it works it supposedly has a virus lol.

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  • JOHN C
    10 years ago
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    Nah not likely. Most of those people on the sites are pretty reputable and are not int in putting a virus on your computer. hkey's are not neccessarliy viruses they are part of the software that runs the stuff on our computer. All you have to do is run a virus scan and a spyware scan and it will tell you the Hkey that are bad. Then delete those. Also I just did a little online research regarding what you did and it is perfectly normal. The person you got that from is 100% legit for giving you that advice. Usually you get crap Hkeys from malicous spyware and maleware not by someone telling you to paste and copy the actual code. You are good, don't worry about it at all.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Never NEVER NEVER EVER touch the REGISTRY unless your a pro you have corrupted part of your regisrty it is not a virus code 39 is a registry error you need your registry fixed i have seen this many times

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