Hi, I`m getting this error message when playing music from an external drive(OS is Ultimate x64): write protect error exception processing message 0xc00000a2 I searched the error code and came up with this: 0xC00000A2 STATUS_MEDIA_WRITE_PROTECTED {Write Protect Error} The disk cannot be written to because it is write-protected. Remove the write protection from the volume %hs in drive %hs. This really puzzels me...the external hdd where I keep my mp3s is a WD MyBook and doesn`t have write protection..I tried disabling UAC and the error still appears. Tried using media player instead of winamp, same thing. I have another MyBook with movies on it and it doesn`t give this error when i play them. Does anyone know a solution to fix this ? Other than this error message, when I try playing music, the drive works flawless so I don`t thinks it`s a hardware issue... Thanks, -- Tangram
"Tangram" wrote: > > Hi, > > I`m getting this error message when playing music from an external > drive(OS is Ultimate x64): > > write protect error exception processing message 0xc00000a2 > > I searched the error code and came up with this: > > 0xC00000A2 STATUS_MEDIA_WRITE_PROTECTED > {Write Protect Error} The disk cannot be written to because it is > write-protected. Remove the write protection from the volume %hs in > drive %hs. > > This really puzzels me...the external hdd where I keep my mp3s is a WD > MyBook and doesn`t have write protection..I tried disabling UAC and the > error still appears. Tried using media player instead of winamp, same > thing. I have another MyBook with movies on it and it doesn`t give this > error when i play them. > > > Does anyone know a solution to fix this ? Other than this error > message, when I try playing music, the drive works flawless so I don`t > thinks it`s a hardware issue... > > > Thanks, > > > -- > Tangram > I am experiencing the same problem with a WD 1TB notebook. It has become very frustrating. When I first connected the EHD it worked perfectly then all the sudden it was write protected. I have uninstalled Norton AV thinking that was protecting it because it thought there was a virus on it. Was scanned before and after problem. Detected no virus but I was trying anything. I've used restore points sometimes they work for a power cycle, sometimes two but it always write protects the drive sooner or later. I've changed the owner to administrators, when it wasn't write protected and I was able to, I've changed permissions to full control for everyone. I'm about to set this CP on fire and send it back. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
I found a temporary solution to my problem. I moved the mp3s, formated the drive and put movies on it. Until now it worked fine and gave no errors. I don't know if this issue is drive content-related..don`t have the test capability either :rolleyes: but for me it worked. -- Tangram
I'm getting ready to do the same thing. I may even redo the CP hard drive if this doesn't work also. I'll write back and let you know how it goes. "Tangram" wrote: > > I found a temporary solution to my problem. I moved the mp3s, formated > the drive and put movies on it. Until now it worked fine and gave no > errors. I don't know if this issue is drive content-related..don`t have > the test capability either :rolleyes: but for me it worked. > > > -- > Tangram >
