Drivers
GEAR licenses our CD/DVD recording 'drivers' to many companies to add CD/DVD recording capabilities to their software products. This driver interface provides the connection between their software application and the user's operating system and hardware.
Note: The GEAR drivers are signed by Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility, therefore are completely compatible with Windows Vista.
To ensure your recorder works with the GEAR 'drivers' we recommend downloading a fully functional trial of a GEAR Software product.
If you have lost or do not have recording capabilities within your GEAR Powered Product after upgrading or installing, please download and install the latest GEAR drivers (below) for your system.
Solutions to common issues with GEAR Powered Products are available on this Knowledgebase Article.
Downloads
| Description | File | Version | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| For 32-bit and 64-bit systems: Note: Not For Itanium 64-bit |
Driver_Installer_x86_x64.exe | 4.001.7 |
Nov 14, 2008 |
|
For Itanium based systems: |
Driver_Installer_IA64.exe | 2.003.1 | Dec. 15, 2006 |
| Description | File | Version | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Driver for x64 processors: (AMD64 and Intel 64) Windows XP Professional x64 Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Windows Vista x64 Edition |
Driver_Installer_x64.exe | 2.008.2.1 | Feb. 21, 2008 |
|
Driver for Itanium processor: Windows XP 64-bit Edition Windows Server 2003 For Itanium-based systems |
Driver_Installer_IA64.exe | 2.003.1 | Dec. 15, 2006 |
GEAR Powered Product – What is that?
Any product that includes the GEARApsi.dll or GEARAspiWDM.sys recording ‘driver’ is considered to be a ‘GEAR Powered Product’
Examples of ‘GEAR Powered Products’
- Apple's iTunes for Windows
- Symantec Backup Products, i.e. Norton Save & Restore etc.
- More GEAR Powered Solutions
iTunes for Windows Users
If you are experiencing the ‘missing drives’ issue after updating to the latest version of iTunes, please see this Knowledgebase Article
Promotional Discount Code
As a GEAR Powered Product user, GEAR Software would like to offer you a discount on any GEAR Software product for Windows
Use Promo Code g40discount in the checkout for 40% off any GEAR Software product for Windows excluding GEAR PRO Mastering Edition.
GEARAspi Security Information
It has come to our attention that a security vulernability...read more
What is gearsec.exe?
For more information on the gearsec.exe driver, please see the this KnowledgeBase article:
Why is gearsec.exe running on my system?
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