Potential helpful Windows debugging info for crashes and hangs and another goodie

On Windows 7 the same thing is in Control Panel -> Action Center
 
Where you can turn on or off sending problems to Microsoft or view besides the Reliability Monitor the View All Problems Report on that screen.
 
I just set mine to Off (because that is just another program that runs on the computer slowing it down, and if nothing too serious is happening then it is just another program that may interfere to smooth running of the computer.
(God-Mode I have not tried).
 
Edited: (forgot the link).
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/windows-7-privacy-statement#T1=highlights
 
 
 

That was indicated in the text I had posted - I should have spaced out the paragraphs better, to make it quicker to read.
 
Thanks, 
 
Bob Bone
 

Probably, to be sure look up to be sure look up the compatibility info based on the DVD device name in the Windows Device Manager.

I would imagine the info is available on other sites.

I was able to get to some download pages on the Plextor site - http://www.plextoramericas.com/, and some firmware on: http://www.plextoramericas.com/index.php/download?task=viewcategory&catid=129
 
Don't know what model you have - but it looks like the site is OK - just loads slow.
 
Bob Bone
 
 
 

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THREE TIMES now, an additional post keeps showing like it is getting added to the thread, and THREE TIMES NOW when I go back and refresh the forum thread page and pull up the thread, the info is not there.
 
And yet, my other post above made it.
 
This is getting REALLY annoying.
 
LAST TIME -
 
LINK REMOVED
 
I have pasted info below from a link - for some reason, I cannot seem to get my initial post to get properly attached to the thread, so I am trying it without the link to see if it makes any difference.
 
The information below shows how to retrieve burner info from your computer, and that might help locate the firmware updates.
 
Also, I only get burn failures when there is either crap on the disc, or the firmware is too old, or something in Windows gets jazzed up and a reboot fixes it.
 
I buy whatever 50-100 pack is on sale write-once only, and they just work. (A new burner costs about $17 these days, if you need one).
 
Hope the above helps - it BETTER POST this time. (I actually have no recourse, but it still BETTER).
 
Here is the relevant text from the link, perhaps that will work:
 
"Get cdrom dvdrom information
by ADMIN on DECEMBER 17, 2011
We can find the details like serial number, manufacturer and other details about a cdrom or dvd drive from windows command line. We can use ‘wmic cdrom‘ command for this.
We can use the below command to get the information about cdrom or dvdrom.
wmic cdrom where mediatype!='unknown' get /format:list
‘wmic cdrom‘ command considers USB devices also as cdroms. For usb drives the media type field would be unknown. The above command’s output will skip those entries as we are filtering them with the condition ‘mediatype!=unknown‘.
To get serialnumber of the cdrom/dvdrom device.
wmic cdrom where mediatype!='unknown' get description,serialnumber
example:
c:\>wmic cdrom where mediatype!='unknown' get description, serialnumber
Description SerialNumber
CD-ROM Drive HG97 208037
To get the cdrom or dvdrom model from command line.
wmic cdrom where mediatype!='unknown' get name,mediatype"

Bob Bone
 
 

So, I was secretly hoping you would post the model, so I could see if firmware was available......
 
Bob Bone
 

Plus or Minus - What's The Difference?

The different variations on the term DVD (e.g. +R, -R, -ROM, and so on) describe the way data is stored on or written to the disc itself. These are called physical formats.

DVD+R and DVD+RW

DVD+R and DVD+RW formats are supported by Philips, Sony, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Ricoh, Yamaha and others.
DVD+R is a recordable DVD format similar to CD-R. A DVD+R can record data only once and then the data becomes permanent on the disc. The disc can not be recorded onto a second time.
DVD+RW is a re-recordable format similar to CD-RW. The data on a DVD+RW disc can be erased and recorded over numerous times without damaging the medium.
Note: DVDs that have been made using a +R/+RW device can be read by most commercial DVD-ROM players.

DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM

These formats are supported by Panasonic, Toshiba, Apple Computer, Hitachi, NEC, Pioneer, Samsung and Sharp. These formats are also supported by the DVD Forum.
DVD-R is a recordable DVD format similar to CD-R and DVD+R. A DVD-R can record data only once and then the data becomes permanent on the disc. The disc cannot be recorded onto a second time. There also are two additional standards for DVD-R disks: DVD-RG for general use, and DVD-RA for authoring, which is used for mastering DVD video or data and is not typically available to the general public.
DVD-RW is a re-recordable format similar to CD-RW or DVD+RW. The data on a DVD-RW disc can be erased and recorded over numerous times without damaging the medium.  DVDs created by a -R/-RW device can be read by most commercial DVD-ROM players.
DVD-RAM discs can be recorded and erased repeatedly but are compatible only with devices manufactured by the companies that support the DVD-RAM format. DVD-RAM discs are typically housed in cartridges.

DVD-ROM

DVD-ROM was the first DVD standard to hit the market and is a read-only format. The video or game content is burned onto the DVD once and the DVD will run on any DVD-ROM-equipped device. DVD-ROMs are similar to CDs.

It should be a DVD +/- to handle both so without looking at spec sheets I think the best thing to do might be to replace one of the drives with a hybrid from ebay. Or just buy both sets of discs. Spec sheet should confirm it though.

Nice one Bob good info.

spacealf
On Windows 7 the same thing is in Control Panel -> Action Center
 
Where you can turn on or off sending problems to Microsoft or view besides the Reliability Monitor the View All Problems Report on that screen.
 
I just set mine to Off (because that is just another program that runs on the computer slowing it down, and if nothing too serious is happening then it is just another program that may interfere to smooth running of the computer.
(God-Mode I have not tried).
 
Edited: (forgot the link).
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/windows-7-privacy-statement#T1=highlights

BTW this does nothing to improve the stability or performance of the PC nor does it stop any related service as far as I'm aware. There are other reasons to do it (privacy or annoyance perhaps). I personally keep it on anyway.
 
Cheers...

+1 I just tried that on my Win7 machine as well, thank you much!

LOL... dupe... I have to not spam the submit button again (the unexpected error at this hour of the day gets annoying!)

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CakeAlexS
It should be a DVD +/- to handle both so without looking at spec sheets I think the best thing to do might be to replace one of the drives with a hybrid from ebay. Or just buy both sets of discs. Spec sheet should confirm it though.

Nice one Bob good info.

That was my understanding too and I thought I had bought a +/- burner (and I very well may have but it's just not printed on the front). Doesn't matter... I'll get it sorted.
 
On topic though... I have been creating the God Mode folder for a few years now (and I believe I've posted it here a couple times). It is indeed very cool to have BUT it's usefulness is somewhat limited by the fact it is such an ENORMOUS list of options that many times it is just easier to go through the start menu/control panel/search as usual for most things. There are a few specific tasks I do semi regularly as far as computer fiddling and I know exactly how to bounce to those quickly these days via the Start menu so hunting through the GodMode list actually takes more time.
 
That said what it is REALLY useful for is simply exploring Windows and what can be done. As was mentioned a lot of the features listed in GM are buried or not available at all through regular means so it's cool to poke around and see what's what or if, and perhaps I'm the only one who is dumb enough to have this problem, you are following directions from the net to get at a setting but they aren't leading you to where you want to go you can just look for it on that list.
 
To be honest though I rarely use it and since I wiped this system clean and did a fresh install (my laptop) I haven't bothered inserting it again.
 
One thing that is probably only a concern in my paranoid mind is if somehow someone got remote control access of the system have the GodMode folder might make it easier to do some damage because all the options are right there. That of course is highly unlikely (if not outright impossible) but the thought has crossed my mind. I'm sure teh haxxors have other ways to get at that stuff anyway though which likely involves command prompt mayhem instead of through the GUI.
 
BTW... this has all been with Win7 which I have been using for years. I'm glad to hear that Win8 has GodMode as well because I absolutely HATE those first few months of a new OS where you simply cannot find ANYTHING. MS is terrible for that crap and it sounds like Win8 is one of the worst offenders in this regard.
 
Good tips, Bob. I'll definitely make use of the Reliability Monitor now that I know more about what it actually does.
 
Cheers.