I tried to load Windows XP, but a few programs would not work correctly, so I uninstalled it, now when I start up NERO I get a message telling me that:
THE WIN-ASPI FILE CAN'T BE FOUND AND CAN ONLY RUN IMAGE RECORDERS. THE MISSING FILE IS PART OF WINDOWS 95/98/ME FILES
ERROR 16: NO ADAPTERS
I have tried reloading ME but to no avail
can someone please help?

    Sorry, but this is a PHP board... I don't think you'll get much help here.

      I've got the same problem and its pissing me right off, if you find the answer email me cheers!

        a month later

        Hey you guys can go find a program called force aspi, or there is another program out there that makes adaptec aspi installer think you have a qualified product. Unfortunatly I can't remember or find it now. But force aspi should fix your problems.

          6 days later

          I got the same message with WIN 98 SE when I installed NERO Burning ROM. The problem I am having is that my old IBM Aptiva E-26 wont recognise the CD-RW drive I just installed, and in fact the ALi IDE Bus Master devise in Settings-Control Panel-System -is causing my existing CDRom to be inactive as well as not recognising the new CD-RW. The Secondary IDE Controller shows a yellow exclamation point and theoriginal CDROM shows up, but with a red "X" on it.

          What is the problem??

            5 days later

            im have the exact same problem could some one plz help us.

              21 days later

              when we load Nero a message : could not open driver. Trying system ASPI (OK)
              the WIN-ASPI'?.?' file could not be found therefore you can currently select only image recorders.
              The windows is part of the windows 95/98/ME files. please fix this problem and then restart nero (error 15: mismatched components)

              I cant find the file. Ive reloaded windows 98SE but it doesn't help

              Please help

                4 days later
                5 days later

                I Have the exact same problem
                I Have NERO and just got windows 98 and tried
                to burn a CD for the first time and it says
                I can only burn IMAGES
                PLEASE HELP ME
                DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO???

                Please send back!!!

                  Got the same problem with Nero. Tried uninstall Nero and re-installed and have the same message as above. Please help

                    2 months later

                    I am facing the same problem. I have tried almost everything and my CD-Rw and ROM drives still not working under a Windows 98. I think the problem began after i installed Internet Explorer 6.0 or the Windows Media Player 7. The curious think is that the drivers are recognized by the BIOS. I can't access the drivers specfication in the control panel druing normal windows sessions. But I can access it on the safe mode! Please help me! This is anoying me!!!

                      Did you get this problem resolved? My computer is saying the same thing and I can't seem to find a solution.

                        OK, if you computer is not seeing CD ROMs at all (will not read from them or show them in My Computer) then you could have a virus (in system proerties on the performance screen the computer will talk about MS-DOS Compatibility mode...go to www.symantec.com/avcenter and run their online virus check to be sure it's a virus), you might need to update the driver for the IDE controller (VIA is bad about this..if it is a via chipset download the upgrade from their web sit...4 in 1 driver), or you could have put a CD-ROM on the secondary IDE controller as slave without anything as master and have gotten a blue screen that says you can't mix 16 bit and 32 bit drivers on the same controller (set the CD as master, delete "noide=1" from the registry using REGEDIT).

                          8 days later

                          I have a cendyne 24x10x40 cdr/rw burner made by ace. I kept getting the missing win-aspi file error message you discribe. I called cendyne support and got a patch that works with my burner. I will be happy to e-mail it to you if think it will help.

                            Hola perdon que me exprese en Español.....

                            A mi equipo le pasa exactamentelo mismo y no puedo grabar ningun cd con ningun programa grabador.

                            Espero encuentren una solucion pronto a este problema ya que cada vez somos mas con el mismo sintoma............

                            BUGMASTERS!! TRY THIS PLEASEEEE..

                            Find early the solution!!!!!!!!!!!!
                            ....

                            A lo tonto a lo tonto igual esto sirve para solucionar...............
                            ftp://ftp.nero.com/NeroASPIen.exe

                              Hola perdon que me exprese en Español.....

                              A mi equipo le pasa exactamentelo mismo y no puedo grabar ningun cd con ningun programa grabador.

                              Espero encuentren una solucion pronto a este problema ya que cada vez somos mas con el mismo sintoma............

                              BUGMASTERS!! TRY THIS PLEASEEEE..

                              Find early the solution!!!!!!!!!!!!
                              ....

                              ftp://ftp.nero.com/NeroASPIen.exe

                                6 days later

                                Hi there,

                                Would you mind sending that patch. We are having the same problem, and have to load from the CD and write.

                                Thanks many times,

                                Anders