How to remove drvmcdb error

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drvmcdb.sys file information

The process Device Driver or NULLO belongs to the software Sonic DLA or HP DLA or Sonic Backup MyPC or Simple Backup for My Pictures or drvmcdb or Sonic Backup MyPC Deluxe or IBM DLA or Stomp Backup MyPC or Sonic Backup MyPC Special or Roxio DLA or Roxio Drag-to-Disc by Sonic Solutions (www.sonic.com) or Software Architects, Inc or VERITAS Software, Inc (www.veritas.com).

Description: drvmcdb.sys is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32\drivers - mainly C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\ or C:\Program Files\HP DLA\install\. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 88,016 bytes (20% of all occurrence), 87,488 bytes, 87,136 bytes, 88,352 bytes, 84,576 bytes, 82,784 bytes, 89,264 bytes, 86,160 bytes, 78,048 bytes, 99,208 bytes, 87,168 bytes, 87,248 bytes, 84,608 bytes, 81,552 bytes, 77,024 bytes, 70,480 bytes, 85,936 bytes, 83,360 bytes, 86,960 bytes, 88,080 bytes, 99,176 bytes, 83,072 bytes, 83,104 bytes, 81,952 bytes, 2,944 bytes, 84,080 bytes, 75,136 bytes, 99,848 bytes, 84,864 bytes, 76,000 bytes, 88,704 bytes, 85,408 bytes.
The driver can be started or stopped from Services in the Control Panel or by other programs. There is no file information. The program has no visible window. The service has no detailed description. The file is not a Windows system file. You can uninstall this program in the control panel. drvmcdb.sys seems to be a compressed file. Therefore the technical security rating is 31% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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User Comments

Kommt von Roxio, einem Programm für DVD/CD-Rom-Laufwerke. Habe Roxio erneut installiert und weg war das Problem. Anschließend habe ich Roxio gelöscht - ich bin eh' nicht damit zurecht gekommen.
AlDi

My crash happened right after I dismounted a U3 flash drive. This PC was fine for ~2 years before I got this flash drive. U3 presents a virtual CDROM drive to the system, so there may be a connection.
Michael Lee (further information)

It causes "near failure" on XP Pro startup since last MS updates for Sep 07. Roxio's solutions was to suggest I buy new software from them. How wonderful.
Bernie C

This file is installed with Roxio / Sonic solutions for the direct to disc. It always runs and sometimes causes the computer to crash. To remove it, uninstall every software from Roxio / Sonic Solutions, then reboot. You'd better choose another burning software, like Nero.
Mugen Mogwaï

cara, o problema esta em dois soft instalada o nero e roxio; removir o roxio e o meu pc esta ok
eduardo jr

Like Nick Rumin says "It is associated with the DLA program which is part of the MyDVD Deluxe Suite made by Sonic." I did a scan disk , xpsp2, instead of boot after the scan, blue screen crash due to the driver
Enrico Grassi, Italy

I believe it was OEM installed on a ThinkPad laptop. Disabling it (used autoruns.exe) causes BSOD on startup.
stevesliva (further information)

1) they auto install for LTO-3 tape drives and cause the application to hang and not write data. 2) removing or renaming the drivers caused the computer to go into a continual reboot.
Mark Wise

Windows Vista disables the driver because it's not compatible
Freek Wiljouw

It can be removed by uninstall DLA related software. It solves the "problem caused by sonic solution CD/DVD recording software component (DRVMCDB.SYS) which reboot your pc whenever it tries to read DVD.
Lee

It may have caused my external hard drive to misbehave
Jim

I removed it from my Vista install as it was causing a startup error and now I don't have a DVD drive anymore
Rudolph

It is used by Sonic Solutions DLA. Vista says it incompatible. I can't remove it. When I tried Vista fails to boot and I am forced to do a repair install and choose System Restore.
Greg

Causes my computer to crash. No help from sonic .Want me to upgrade ? Yaa wright
Chuck

Removal resulted in inability to boot XP Pro SP1. I'm looking at a complete restore as system (HP) will not even start in Safe Mode.
Steve A.

[from Sonic v3.21.65a] Apparently also used by my PlexTor USB Mass memory stick. No problem related to BSOD on boot up on XP Pro. Not running Veritas Software. Have RecordNow DX but never failed.
Dutch Gemini

deleted file..got in real trouble,
dpatterson23

Every crash (Blue Screen) while my Dell was running idle (windows XP pro) was caused by this driver acording to Microsoft Crash Analysis which directed me to sonic solutions to solve the problem???
Jawad

I removed it and my computer refused to boot. Don't remove it.
Andrew

Device driver for external disk sonic distributed by Formac
Olivier DAHER

windows XP does not work without it!! Do NOT remove it. I almost lost all my data doing it.
Alexandre Cruz

It is associated with the DLA program which is part of the MyDVD Deluxe Suite made by Sonic. It causes intermittently a blue screen crash on boot up. Sonic have advised me that they have an upgrade which solves this problem. Have not tried it yet
Nick Rumin

It causes your external hard drives to have "delay write failure"
Edgar

Microsoft Online Crash Analysis diagnosed drvmcdb.sys as the probable cause of a crash which occured when I booted up my pc running XP. It was identified as being a Sonic d/dvd recording software component
Nick Rumin

Sonic Solutions produces Roxio products.

The driver file drvmcdb.sys, is Veritas filter driver for Windows 2000 and XP. Veritas makes backup and availability products, and are common parts of other utilities which perform those functions. The DRVMCDB.SYS driver from VERITAS sends an IOCTL-Query to Microsoft's PPA.SYS/PPA3.SYS driver(s), Removal of this driver can have some bad side effects you may not see until such time as you ae in need of a critical restore. I would recommend _not_ uninstalling it!
Craig

It causes xp pro to go BSOD on Bootup
PAULK

Summary: 4 users think drvmcdb.sys is essential for Windows or an installed application. 3 users think it's probably harmless. 8 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 5 users suspect danger. 3 users think drvmcdb.sys is dangerous and recommend to remove it.. 4 users doesn't grade drvmcdb.sys ("not sure about it").

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