Actually, I prefer EZCD 5.02b Platinum, but you need to go to Roxio's web site and see if your burner is supported. I have an old 4X CDRW and EZCD works fine. The computer store I work in sells AOpen 20X and 24X drives and EZCD doesn't support them. For these drives NERO 5.5.5.1 works fine. It's all a matter of personal preference and whether or not your drive is even supported by the software. As long as it is supported for and version of the software, there are XP patches for NERO and EZCD.