"Peter" <Peter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9532B215-4CF9-4E11-B1B1-F643A8A5A7C9@microsoft.com...
> Hi Nepatsfan,
>
> Thanks for your reply!
>
> You were correct, that key value was set to E:. I changed it according to
> your instructions and the system tray popup disappeared.
>
> However, when I log off and log on again (or simply reboot), E: has been
> written back into that registry key value.
>
> So I am back at page one.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> /p


The only suggestions I can come up with are guesses. They come with no guarantee
that they will solve the problem. They could potentially make it worse. That
said, here's what I'd try.

1. Take a look at the security programs installed on your computer and see if
any of them is blocking changes to the registry.

2. Search the registry for any entries in the Data column set to E:\. You can do
that in the registry editor (Start -> Run -> regedit.exe) by clicking on the
Edit menu and selecting Find from the menu. In the box that appears, enter E:\
in the Find what box and uncheck the boxes next to Keys and Values. Hit the Find
Next key to start the search. To continue searching, hit the F3 key. An
alternative is to use this free program to search the registry.

RegScanner v1.65
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/regscanner.html

What you're looking for is an entry that was left behind by one of the burning
programs you tested. It may be overriding the default settings for the built-in
XP CD burning program. The downside of this approach is that making any changes
could cause that program to stop working altogether. You should create a restore
point before making any changes just in case something goes wrong.

3. Log on with another user account and see if the problem still exists. If it
doesn't, you could start using that account and abandon your old account. Any
email accounts, messages, and contacts would have to be exported from your old
account and imported to the new account. Files and folders can be copied using
the procedure outlined in this article.

How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/811151

4. As a next to last resort, reinstall each of the programs you tested and check
to see if they're using the E drive as a temp storage area. If so, change it to
the CD Burning folder and see if that fixes the problem.

5. A last resort would be a repair installation. Take a look at this article for
info.

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Keep in mind that while a repair install should preserve your installed programs
and data files you should always back up any files you can't afford to lose just
in case something goes wrong. You can also expect to have to reinstall any
updates/service packs that have been released since the version of XP on your
installation CD was released.

Good luck

Nepatsfan