The computer hangs and the installation can not be started Visual Studio. The only way out is to remove the DVD and restart the computer

The issue is usually caused due to Models that have Sonic Solutions Drive Letter Access (DLA) installed

Resolution

Try the following steps to install the software.

1. Start -> Run -> type MSCONFIG.

2. Check the Startup tab.

3. Look for an entry with Sonic Solutions Drive Letter Access Or "dlactrlw.exe".

4. Remove the check mark and click on OK.

5. Restart the computer.

6. Now you can use the DVD again to install the Visual Studio 2008 software.

6. To enable the DLA Follow the steps 1 to 5 again, check the entry this time

For Example it worked several times in these kind of scenarios :

Complain:

This is very strange. I received the Visual Studio 2008 DVD this morning and the exact same conditions occurred when IT tried to install the software. The CPU usage goes to 100% and the computer freezes.

I had the IT tech reboot and we checked the install requirements to be sure and as you can see below, this should install without issue. Also, be aware that the DVD player reads the Flash CS4 DVD without a problem. In fact, we installed the SQL Server Developer from the other DVD that accompanies Visual Studio 2008 without a hitch

Comments

• Anonymous
  January 10, 2009
  thanks for this Joy! can you expand any more on why this happens? most strange!

• Anonymous
  January 10, 2009
  Thank you for the post. This happens due to DLA if that is enable. This issue is related to the driver which cause the issue. We can also take it as a compatibility. But yes many DVD or CD will not read when the DLA is enabled. Let me know if you have the same issue and this resolution helps. Regards Joy!!!