Known by the service name CDR4_XP CDR Helper, or CDR4 CD and DVD Place Holder Driver, or CDR4 CD and DVD Burning Helper Driver, or CDR4_2k CDR Helper, cdr4_xp.sys is a driver file that is a part of the program Drag-to-Disc, or DirectCD, or Napster Burn Engine, or Roxio Easy Media Creator versions 7 and 8, or Easy CD Creator version 5 Basic, or Easy CD & DVD Creator version 6, or Sonic_PrimoSDK, or BurnPlugin for Audible, which is produced by Roxio or Sonic Solutions. Regardless of the software that houses the file, cdr4_xp.sys is essential to run in the background, once it is stored and is functioning well. To add that, this file has a digital signature (VeriSign Time Stamping Services Signer - G2) from Corel Corporation, and it is advisable that it must not be removed. Stopping or terminating the file from the computer system is not recommended, because it can disable its function or the program.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. cdr4_xp.sys. is used by Drag-to-Disc or or Easy CD & DVD Creator or Roxio Easy Media Creator, If you shut down cdr4_xp.sys, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop cdr4_xp.sys, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Drag-to-Disc or or Easy CD & DVD Creator or Roxio Easy Media Creator, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed cdr4_xp.sys

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Drag-to-Disc or or Easy CD & DVD Creator or Roxio Easy Media Creator, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if cdr4_xp.sys. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that cdr4_xp.sys, belongs to, in this case Drag-to-Disc or or Easy CD & DVD Creator or Roxio Easy Media Creator