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SONIC DLA needs repair
I purchased an external hard drive a while ago and finally got around to connnecting it to my Dimension 4600 with XP Pro that purchased back in 2003 or 2004. The external drive connects through the USB and automatically downloads a program to my machine but says my SONIC DLA will not allow me to edit or access files on the external drive yet I was able to put a bunch of files on the hard drive. The next time I turned everything on I got the same message about the SONIC DLA problem and then I get the "Blue Screen" when I click on OK so I have to turn off the computer and disconnect the external hard drive in order to use my computer. I have not found a way to repair or upgrade my SONIC DLA program. I can't find it in the CDs that Dell sent me with my computer and I have yet to find the program on-line. Does anyone have any ideas what I can do?
I did connect the external hard drive (WD brand) to an XP laptop that we have and it appeared to work fine there so somehow my 4600 has a damaged SONIC DLA that I can't find a way to repair.
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Posted October 26th, 2011 19:00
Don't know why DLA thinks it should have access to a USB hard drive. Have you scanned thoroughly for malware recently?
Run msconfig. On startup tab, look for DLACTRLW.exe. Uncheck that box and reboot. Put a check in "Don't show this again" that will appear when you reboot.
That will stop DLA from running and should put an end to the error message without having to uninstall DLA.
Then reboot and press F2 to go into BIOS setup. Look for Boot Sequence and remove USB drives from the list. Save the change and exit setup. That should allow you to boot the PC without disconnecting that external drive.
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Posted October 26th, 2011 04:00
Sonic DLA is a "packet writing" program. It's the least reliable CD/DVD burning method and should not be used. Your regular Sonic CD/DVD burning should be used. If it's corrupted, unless you have the disc I doubt that you will find a download for it. You can download the free and popular ImgBurn burning program and use that if your Sonic is corrupted.
ImgBurn
(This is a software issue, not a hardware issue this forum section).