Hardware Analysis - CODE 41

Re: CODE 41

Beau Loots — 2009-11-23T23:55:05-05:00

I tried the fix as described; it did not work. on further looking on the site I found acomment about iTunes and gear drivers. i then searched the reistry for the word"gear" and deleated these keys. and it worked. i did not have iTunes on my machine but found gear in Norton360. removal the word there fixed the problem. This contamination may have got to Norton via Microsoft WM9Codecs update.

Re: CODE 41

Fran Trantham — 2009-11-21T23:05:11-05:00

I just used the fix not the one from Microsoft and it worked and I did not mess anything else up. Thank you guys so much. I don't like going in and messing with these things but sometimes I have to bit the bullet so to speak so Thank you again. Fran

Re: CODE 41

Fran Trantham — 2009-11-21T21:55:57-05:00

I don't do itunes and have the same problem. Mine started after the was a power outage which not only took my UPS but both computer as well. One computer is fine and one is getting the code 41. So I think it is allot of different things involved but I believe the main thing is in Windows. It seems we are all running Windows. I run XP Pro with Serv Pak 3.
I have had my CDs for about 5 years and never had the problem before. As I normally do I went to Microsoft first, well that was a waste so I started searching and found you guys. I not to computer smart but I will try regedit and hope I don't screw anything else up. Thanks for the information.

Re: CODE 41

fat get — 2009-10-22T00:13:01-05:00

This fix didn't work for me. I still had the same problem afterwards.

I used this to fix mine in the end. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060#fixit4me

Hope this info helps a few more of you fix yours

Re: CODE 41

SCHLEICH Bernard — 2009-10-11T06:48:48-05:00

Just want to thank you for "fix" by deleting the 2 registry entry.
After rebooting, my DVD is working again.

Ich gratuliere Herr Ernest Ofori !

Thanks

Re: CODE 41 - FROM ERNEST

ernest ofori — 2009-09-01T14:32:37-05:00

I appreciate all your thanks and I am happy that just one post has helped a lot of people. I thank you all for thanking me.

Re: CODE 41

Carl Sloss — 2009-08-27T18:44:14-05:00

These steps actually work. I had the same problem and I just got thru fixing it. The onlything with mine there was not no lower filter to delete.
Thanks;
Carl

Re: CODE 41

Jerry Gomez — 2009-08-25T06:15:19-05:00

Look else where for these "Regedt32.exe" instructions. They are not precise/clear as others. I just screwed up in computer and can't fix it!

Re: CODE 41

Hee Bee — 2009-08-25T03:09:41-05:00

i heart ernest

beautiful fix

people need to read his instructions carefully!

thank you from PEI!

Re: CODE 41

christine wlas — 2009-08-19T02:27:54-05:00

the registry edit worked, thank you for your imput

Re: CODE 41

Bill Steeber — 2009-05-12T20:35:43-05:00

I also had a Code 41 problem, maybe from from a prior installation of itunes. The symptoms were the same as others had, but the outcome after regedit is different. Now the system recognizes the drives but does not read them. Disks inserted in either drive are seen as blank. The writable drive writes ok. The computer is a VAIO running XP Professional, and the drives are ASUS CD-S400/A and PIONEER DVR-104 (DVD-RW). I tried electronically uninstalling them, and letting the system find them and got no change.

Re: CODE 41

Hashem Ibrahim — 2009-03-17T16:24:55-05:00

@ernest ofori:
All i can say is .... THANKS

Re: CODE 41

Mia Junk — 2009-03-13T16:01:17-05:00

It appears that the easiest non destructive thing to do is to rerun the iTunes installer and choose to repair or reinstall the iTunes application. It's a quick and easy fix that doesn't necessarily even require rebooting (at least not in my situation). In my case I read a number of the reviews and realized that I had upgraded iTunes yesterday and only today realized three of my USB devices (two DVD's and a USB REV drive) were not appearing even though Windows had loaded the drivers successfully. I am technically minded and I'll hack the registry anytime but that comes with potential risks and requires taking additional precausions to avoid creating more painful issues that some have described here.

What is most disconcerting is that this issue was highlighted by Della Nicholls way back on Mar 06, 2005, 06:30am EST on the first page of this thread. It has not been fixed by Apple who may not even be aware of it. It hasn't happened every time I have upgraded or installed iTunes, so the issue seems to only occur irregularly for folks.

I hope this helps. I don't hate Apple or Microsoft. I get frustrated and annoyed with software that does not get Q&A'd properly of fixed when issues are known but that's most software out there. Companies and programmers sure have a lot to answer for.

Re: CODE 41

vdgfdbh hftdgfn — 2009-02-07T17:52:38-05:00

grrrr. :o" title=">:o">

i did what the poster at the beginning of this thread said to do. I had about 15 folders under that name {4DE6........} (in regedt32) - about a third of them had these upper and lower files in it. i deleted them all.

now my mouse AND keyboard do not work. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!! :o" title=">:o">

all i wanted to do is load turbotax! i hate computers.

please help!

Re: CODE 41

Agota Page — 2008-12-09T23:51:28-05:00

HI!
I got the same problem the other day. After trying a lots of stuff, finally I unistalled ITunes and then reinstalled Itunes with QuickTime. And low and behold there they were the two errant and missing dvd/cd drives. They are both working and all is well now. Hope this will help anyone encountering this problem!
Agota