Ripping DVD to HDD issue

[flaamer]

I've been using DVDSVCD to rip with internal routines and encode (CCE) for about 6 mos. Recently I reformatted and did a clean install of XP pro without changes to my original hardware setup. I have installed aspi 4.60 and my liteon 163 is set to dma mode 2. For some reason now I cannot rip my dvds to the HDD without initializing the dvd first with windvd. This happens with every dvd. Though this is a small issue, it's gets irritating having to intitialize first before ripping. I've tried installing aspi 4.71 and still no joy. Any ideas or suggestions appreciated.

[gerti67]

Hi flaamer,

try to use the ForceASPI drivers available via a link on the DVD2SVCD Homepage. I have re-installed my Win2k lately and tried to install the 4.71 Adaptec ASPI drivers as I thought they're the latest, so why install any others and as they also ran on my previous installation of Win2k without a problem.

But they didn't work properly - every app said they are not installed properly. And guess what, after I installed the ForceAPSI drivers all worked fine. So I uninstalled the ForceASPI drivers and installed the 4.71 drivers and now they worked too - weird, isn't it.

Hope this helps,
Gerti

[flaamer]

gerti67,

You da man! Your suggestion to use forceaspi works like a charm :)