How to remove an Cdr4_xp error

Cdr4_xp.sys is a Windows driver. A driver is a small software program that allows your computer to communicate with hardware or connected devices. This means that a driver has direct access to the internals of the OS, hardware etc.
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Cdr4_xp.sys file information

The process known as CDR4_XP CDR Helper or CDR4 CD and DVD Place Holder Driver (see PxHelp) or CDR4 CD and DVD Burning Helper Driver or CDR4_2k CDR Helper

belongs to software Drag-to-Disc or DirectCD or Napster Burn Engine or Roxio Easy Media Creator (version 7, 8) or Easy CD Creator (version 5 Basic) or Easy CD & DVD Creator (version 6) or Sonic_PrimoSDK or BurnPlugin for Audible

by Roxio (www.roxio.com) or Sonic Solutions (www.sonic.com).

Description: Cdr4_xp.sys is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32\drivers. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 2,432 bytes (32% of all occurrences), 44,288 bytes and 16 more variants.
The driver can be started or stopped from Services in the Control Panel or by other programs. The program has no visible window. The service has no detailed description. The file is not a Windows core file. Cdr4_xp.sys seems to be a compressed file. Therefore the technical security rating is 33% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
The software publisher Roxio provides direct support (www.roxio.com/en/support) and update information (www.roxio.com/en/updates.html). You could uninstall the program using the Control Panel ⇒ Add/Remove programs ⇒ Easy CD Creator 5 Basic or Napster Burn Engine.

Recommended: Identify Cdr4_xp.sys related errors

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as Cdr4_xp.sys, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the Cdr4_xp.sys process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

Part of WinOnCD 6 DVD suite (SP 6.03)
Georg (further information)

this file contained a bug which caused huge problems on computer!!
Sheila Ansell

cause of a bleu screen of death !
Frank

When I checked My Computer Hardware Device Manager CDRom for my Sony CRX215E5 CD-RW that came with my S4200RW pc, this file appeared as its driver, in C:/Windows/system32/drivers.
Cyboman

It is part of Roxio - Uninstalling Roxio may fix.
John Byron

Roxio or Windows CDR File - sometimes out of sync (version) with the rest of the OS and Apps.
Lorenzo (further information)

It's a file that cd burners drive on win xp needs to operate correctly
manny (further information)

Is was installed by direct cd but cause a stop 7e on Windows 2000 and Windows server 2003
Alan Sawyer

it is very dangerous my computer doesn't start anymore
babey

Caused BSOD STOP 0x0000007E error during Windows XP Home repair installation - had to boot to recovery console and manually remove this file before Repair would complete successfully
Bill

part of roxio cd creater when uninstalled gets left behind and upsets start up
robbie j

it is a bad roxio file, there is a fix out there for it
Ryan Wett (further information)

Installing Audible software will install this file also, when you install the CD Burning option
Alfonso Batres

this seems to be a generic driver file used by serveral 3rd party media burning apps.
iacovus79 (further information)

Solution: Roxio update for AVG Antivirus
martin (further information)

Caused Stop Error 0x000000E7 after installing Roxio Ver 7
Jeff

It is essential to Windows, if you want your CD-ROM to work! It is as previously stated, a CD-ROM driver, that was installed with a Roxio package.
Keith H.

It is a program for Roxio easy CD DVD burning
Josh

You can get an updater from Roxio that will update your cdr4_xp.sys from version 6.x to 7.x that fixed the blue screen for me.
Richard (further information)

After most recent window update (12-15-06), when I rebooted got BSD before reboot. Then computer kept getting the blue screen. The identified file was CDR4_xp.sys. In safe mode I moved out of drivers directory to desktop and systems booted fine.
Derek

useless file unless you burn lots of cds, does cause problems
Jordan Schussler - RadioShack Employee

Part of a DVD-RAM driver for my Matshita UJ-840s drive on my Toshiba Satelite M45. I took it out of my drivers folder in safe mode and Windows booted fine but now my computer doesn't display my DVD drive, only my hard drives. Tried putting it back in the proper folder only to crash to a blue screen again and have the same thing happen. Tried finding the driver online, installed a different one and it did the same thing. Tried finding the driver on the drivers DVD on a different computer and installed that but didn't help. I am thinking about wiping my C Drive clean since nothing worked

Required to operate cd and DVD drives, conflict between Roxio and Nero. Do not install at same time or can result in error
kansaswizard

This is a file required by roxio and samsung CD burners that is often left behind on uninstallation, and can sometimes go haywire.
Bobby (further information)

Ended up reinstalling windows because of it
joe bloggs

Roxio driver, when placed back in proper dir. it causes BSOD, without it I cant get win2k to see my dvdrw..talk about a catch 22
Dwight

I can't see my CD drives anymore. I don't know what the file does and I have had all kinds of trouble for the past 3 months.
Dale Davidson

This first showed up after installing an older version of Roxio (5). It caused a looping BSoD. One site recommended renaming the file in Safe Mode to cdr4_xp.sys.old, but I do not recommend this, as when it rebooted: No more BSoD but also no more CD-RW. The drive's drivers couldn't be reinstalled either. Still working on it...
Jamin

It prevented rebooting after installing Ulead MF6. I had to restore to an earlier date.
bob euwema

Without this file and companion files, (often are removed when you uninstall preinstalled burn apps) some DVD burner drives(ie. Matshita {Panasonic} DVD-Ram UJ-850s) will know longer function properly within windows. If you have this problem, try a restore point from before removing Roxio or other apps. Or Use your computers restore CD to bring up to original state (Must have an external CD for this option).
Galdekot

the Roxio patch does fit version 6 or 7 of roxio. I started having this problem after playing rental DVDs that attempt to install DVD players as soon as they are detected. I canceled the install and played the movie, but I this is when all this started for me.
tim

use the following file link to remove roxio emc 4 or 5 home.mchsi.com/~fleetwoodmac/rixizap.exe. Works for me
dk

it's harmless.
Jack

I resolved this issue by first booting into Safe Mode. Then renaming the file cdr4_xp.sys to cdr4_xpx.sys, and also creating a blank text file named cdr4_xp.sys. I then rebooted normally, removed Roxio via the Add/Remove Programs feature in the Control Panel, and rebooted. In the end, the system booted normally and my cdrom drive returned.
John J Wesser

i didnt start having problems till i install roxio easy cd and dvd creator now i get the bsod as well i can only boot into directory services and cant uninstall the program still working on it stupid computer won't let me do a system restore either now
ratchetboy

It keeps saying to update my driver
Ernest E. Cook

Summary: Average user rating of Cdr4_xp.sys: based on 32 votes with 36 reviews.

14 users think Cdr4_xp.sys is essential for Windows or an installed application. 5 users think it's probably harmless. 5 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 5 users suspect danger. 3 users think Cdr4_xp.sys is dangerous and recommend removing it. 7 users doesn't grade Cdr4_xp.sys ("not sure about it").

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