Roxio Easy CD 5.0 Plat vs Neror 5.5.5.1

[Yonux]

I have been using Roxio 5.0 Plat for close to 6 months now since I purchased it, I recently upgraded my CD-W from an HP SCSI 2x (I know) to a Lite-On 24x CDRW. I seem to able to copy data files fine with Roxio, but when I tried to make some music CDs I was able to make 4 coasters all at different speeds. I then tried my Copy of Nero 5.5.5.1 and it worked great, and I was able to make my Cds without problems.

What I was wondering is if anyone has run into this problem and what they did to resolve it. i am running Windows Xp Pro (all updates), Roxio 5.0 Plat version with all XP downloads/updates from Roxio. I did not upgrade the firmware for the Lite-On CDRW as it appears to work normally with everything else. I verified DMA was enabled for the drive. I had no other programs running while burning, the only thing I can think of is I did not run through the Roxio Easy CD Creator test option for my Drives prior to burning.

If anyone has any Ideas i would appreciate them.

Thanks
Yonux

 

[gtd2000]

I think I have the answer for you 😉

I used EZCD Platinum for almost a year with my Panasonic 7856 (8432 CDR)

I just got a Lite-on 16x10x40 which worked for a week then died 🙁

This has been replaced with a 24x10x40? when I took it back to Best Buy for an extra $10.

Well anyway - going back to the original 16x - when I installed it originally the copying process took absolutely ages (about 15mins with 16x vs 9.5mins with 8x) - seemed to be (was!!!) much slower than my old 8x CDR!!!

I ended up reformatting my system - see "My Toy" below - and when I installed the Roxio software a message said that the current CD-R is not supported by the software and that all functions would not be available.

So after many months of being a very happy Roxio user - I'm now learning how to use the supplied Nero 5.5

A full 700MB Audio CD took 4.5mins with the 16x CDR - I've not checked it yet with the 24x 🙂

I'd recommend that you uninstall the Roxio software and then try re-installing again - u might need to uninstall Nero as well just in case that causes a conflict.

I know that I just removed the Roxio software and then installed the Nero software and everything is A-Ok so far 😉

 

[SpecialEd]

I used EZCD 4.0 for a long time when I had Win2k, but then I upgraded to XP and EZCD 4.0 isn't compatible. I ended up buying a full verison of Nero and I must say I like it much better than Roxio. There have been quite a few threads about this comparison. I'd recommend reading a few. I think you'll find that people consider Nero a better program.

 

[Yonux]

well, I reformatted my HD and reloaded Windows XP. I then downloaded all updates one at a time and reloaded my software. I loaded Nero first then Easy CD Creator, It appeats to be working fine now. Thanks everyone for your help.

Yonux

 

[corkyg]

If it were not for the need to record analog media (casette tapes, reel tapes and LD records) and convert them to WAV files for making a CDR, then I would use Nero. But since only ECDC's Spin Doctor has that capability (without getting into 3rd party ware), that is what I use. I use Nero on a different machine not connected to analog sources. (Nero flat can't do that!)

The one thing I would not do is put them BOTH on the same computer. There is a strongly worded README in NEro that says not to do that because they use different files that can conflict because they have the same name.

 

[Yonux]

The one thing I would not do is put them BOTH on the same computer. There is a strongly worded README in NEro that says not to do that because they use different files that can conflict because they have the same name.

umm,. I will see what happens, I hope Easy CD Creator 5.0 plat and Nero 5.5.5.1 work happily together, if not I guess ill understand why. Thanks for the update corky-g

Yonux