> "Carlos" <Carlos[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7B433358-CA6E-4766-9519-D92E3ED326C2[ at ]microsoft.com...
> > Tom,
> > Try this:
> >
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929461/en-us> > Carlos
> >
> > "TJD" wrote:
> >
> >> After of year of working, my external USB DVD burner would not load the
> >> device driver. The hardware was correctly recognized in Vista 64-bit (as
> >> well as in my BIOS). I tried uninstalling/reinstalling, using other USB
> >> ports, trying to update driver, and booting in Safe Mode. Nothing worked.
> >> Odd thing is that when I did check to update the driver Vista reports I
> >> have
> >> the latest version of the driver installed. So, I assumed it was a bad
> >> drive
> >> and bought a new one today (different brand) - same thing. Any solutions
> >> or
> >> ideas on this? Thanks, Tom
> >>
> >>
>
>
> Thanks Carlos, that was the solution (and thanks for all the great help you
> give on this newsgroup). But, does anyone know what these "filters" are and
> how to prevent this from happening again?
>
>