Best OS for CD Burner-Win98 or Win2000?

[Viztech]

I have machines running each OS now, and need to install my new burner.
Which one is best? Any other burner advice for a newbie, software or hardware?

viz

 

[IamDavid]

What software are you planning on using?? Some have problems with Win2K, like EasyCD.

 

[Viztech]

I have Nero, CD Creator 4.02d, and Direct CD available.

BTW, I will probably be cloning a few CDs, and copying data from hard drive to CD. Perhaps make a few audio CDs in the future as well.

viz

 

[userpete]

I've had trouble with creator but have never had any trouble with Nero on my dual-boot system "w98se and w2k".

CU8er
Pete

 

[Viztech]

Cool on the Nero.

Some folks say to keep the source drive on a different IDE channel from the burner. Should I put my hard drive and CD Rom drive on the same channel IDE 1, so I can put the burner alone on channel 2?

viz

 

[nortexoid]

honestly, it doesn't matter...

i have two hdds, one of them is on the same ide channel (secondary) as my cd-rw and it writes entire audio cds from it fine (meaning that it's more than just copying data, it's converting it and copying it)...and it's a slow 5400rpm ata33 8.4gb maxtor.

as far as nero goes, no problems either in both win2k and win98se.

 

[NesuD]

I run Nero and clone cd in win 2k with no problems at all Gave up on easy cd months ago when i had trouble getting it to work right in me.

 

[mindiris]

Stay away from EZCD in Win2K. I seem to get some strange error once in a while where the software decides it doesn't want to recognise my CDRW drive can write anything until I uninstall and then reinstall the whole friggin program.

Nero works all the time, no fuss, not to mention far more powerful.

 

[Viztech]

Thanx for the advice people. Looks like I'll go with Nero and 2K to keep stable and powerful, and not worry over the IDE channelling.

viz

 

[Kinesis]

What is the problem with EZCD anyway? I have it installed on my W2k system. Have not used it yet mind you so I am not sure what will happen. I have nero installed and have used that and no problems.

Anything I should expect.

Plextor CD-RW EIDE - 12/10/32A

I use my DVD rom to read a CD and burn on the fly to my CD-Writer. They are on different IDE ports and I have no problems.

 

[danii8]

I must be lucky, I have no problem with Easycd and win2k
BTW my favorite is nero.

 

[bacillus]

the main problem with win2k is its lack of an ASPI layer which is needed by the burner to function properly!

 

[armypants]

yea bacillus that makes things not work in 2k for burning but you can get force aspi which puts a aspi layer on your win2k system and it works great for every cd burning program