How to use these files  

     (http://www.geocities.com/easy_2_confuse_gt/cd_rw_stuff.html)



The files in this zip are the files I got from Adaptec's site on 7-30-2001 
and have not been changed. Even so feel free to virus scan them. I 
would if I got them this way, but be sure you use the current antivirus 
software or scanning them means little, and have associated the zip 
program and the virus scanner so they can use each other. 

Ok, unzip the contents of the zip with Winzip or program along the 
same lines. You should place the contents into a new folder or empty 
folder to keep from getting confused and also recall where you placed 
them. The file names contained in the zip are, ASPICHK.EXE, 
( the test routine to see if you have the correct DLL files installed ) 
ASPIDLL.ZIP ( the basic DLL file needed to even install the basic DLLs here ) 
and ASPI32.EXE the installer for the other DLLs required from Adaptec. 

Start up the ASPICHK.EXE program which should test your system for the 
files shown below. If they are there, you need do no more. 
 

If you have other results ( missing files ) you will need to install the DLL 
contained in the zip file (ASPIDLL.ZIP) in the C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32 folder. 
Then once you do you can run the ASPI32.EXE and the program should 
obtain the newest version of the required DLL files and install them. 
( this may require a connection to the Internet be open and available. ) 
Then re-run the ASPICHK.EXE to confirm the results. You should have 
simular results to the ones shown in the JPG image above. 

As I said these are the same files I used. I have no virus alerts and 
I use very current antivirus software. The files are supposed to fix the 
problem of access to a CD RW media on Windows 2000. I do not believe 
this will have much results for those CDs that you already have installed, 
but you may find that CD media after you install this will work at that 
point. I have yet to test this full and the www.fadden.com website has 
far more information about this than I can place here. The suggestion 
was made to me by Sony Support when I questioned them about the use 
of one of their CD-RW Recorders ( CRX140E/CH2 ) with the 
Windows 2000 operating system when the abCD software refused to 
install under Windows 2000. 


download for the program files is http://www.geocities.com/easy_2_confuse_gt/cd_rw_stuff.zip