CDRALW2K Error Message In Event Viewer/System Log

Document ID: 98070439

Posted Date: 2002-03-11

Last Updated: 2002-03-11

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Applicable Models

Portege 2000

Issue: CDRALW2K error message in Event Viewer/System Log.

"The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it.".
Procedure: This is a Technical Restriction. This error is caused by Windows Media Player 7.X. When Media Player 7.X is installed and no optical drive is present, the error shows up in Event Viewer everytime machine reboots. The error will disappear after connecting external CDROM drive to the machine.
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