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    LightScribe Service?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by fill2k, Jan 27, 2006.

  1. fill2k

    fill2k Notebook Consultant

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    Hi,

    Just received my 2nd V2000Z.
    For some reason, HP installed the Lightscribe drivers/service, even though it doesn't have a Lightscribe drive.

    It added LightScribe service and lsburnwatcher in Startup.

    Any idea how to remove it? It doesn't appear in "Add/Remove Programs".

    Thanks
     
    fill2k, Jan 27, 2006
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    You could stop it from starting with msconfig. Might be part of the burn software suite.
     
    ZaZ, Jan 28, 2006
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    Brightview actually "increases" battery life, by letting turn down the constrast of the LCD in dim light situations.
     
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    You can stop the service from loading by running the services console

    start->run->services.msc

    Uh dagamer, what's brightview to do with lightscribe crap? :p
     
    BENDER, Jan 28, 2006
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    Did you misplaced your post? :) But it's interesting, I didn't know that :)
     
    vassil_98, Jan 28, 2006
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    fill2k Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks. I know I can disable it using msconfig.. However, I want to remove it completely.

    I was hoping they(HP) provided an easy way to remove it.
    Guess, I have to dig into the registry.
     
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    fill2k Notebook Consultant

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    This only open the Services console... where you can start, stop, disable, etc. services. Can't remove services from there.

    Thanks anyway.
     
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    Fill, do you use Sonic? Maybe it's integrated with it.
    Also, check Device Manager. I don't have Lightscribe and I don't know how Windows detects it but maybe it is a device.
    Try locating the "lsburnwatcher" in the HDD and see in what program it is /then remove it/. That's what I can think of.
     
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    if you want to remove it, registry is the only way.
    Fire up regedit, HKLM->SOFTWARE->MICROSOFT->WINDOWS->CURRENTVERSION->RUN and delete the lightscribe entry
     
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    Uhh, you can disable it so that it won't start nxt time you boot into windows
     
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    You could remove whatever burning software is on there now and use something else. CDBurnerXP is free and works well for the basics.
     
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    Yes, that I'm aware. However, my goal is to remove it completely.

    Thanks
     
    fill2k, Jan 29, 2006
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    Thanks everyone for the help. I was able to remove it last night. It was not part of Sonic software.

    There are about 2-3 registry entries that I deleted to remove it completely.

    HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\<Lightscribe service> (Also exist in ControlSetxxx)
    HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Currentversion\Run\<Lsburnwatch>
     
    fill2k, Jan 29, 2006
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