re: CD Burner
Sunday, April 16, 2006 at 6:39 am
Windows Me Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Phin Phan
(1 messages posted)
Well, I've got a reinstall CD here for Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4.02d-d5 and Adaptec
DirectCD 3.01d_d5 that came with my computer. It should work for you as my original
configuration had ME. I am having a similar problem as you except I wiped ME in favor
of XP. After the "upgrade" to XP, the CD drive doesn't burn anything to CD but does
perform all the other operations just fine just like you....Screw it, I don't really
feel like ponying up the $100 cost of an upgrade so that it'll burn. Reply back if
you are interested and we'll work out a way to get you the disk.
On Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at 5:43 pm, Jack Gulley wrote:
>Bull shit. I have one of those LG drives working on my Windows ME system, works
>just fine.
> The support people did not want to deal with you because you have no clue what
>is going on. And they have no obligation to help or "support" you using their drive,
>as they did not sell it directly to you and/or it is out of warranty. They only
support
>the drive not the software packages that use the drive.
> Windows 98/98se/ME/2000 do NOT have any CD-R or CD-RW drive burner support software
>built into it. Windows XP does have a limited version.
> OEM manufactures, such as DELL, when they included a CD-RW drive in a Windows
>98/ME/2000 system also installed an OEM version of one of the CD-R/CD-RW software
>packages from a company like Adaptec (now ROXIO) or NERO. They paid that company
>a fee for each copy, and that copy only works on their systems, using that one vendor's
>drive and using a specific version of the operating system. (Windows XP has a limited
>burner software built into it so the OEM's no longer have to pay those companies
>a fee for each machine they ship with a CD-RW drive.)
> LG only sold the drive. They did not provide DELL with any software, and hence
>they do not "support" (as in provide end users with software to make it work) on
>Windows 98/ME. The do "support" it on XP systems as XP has CD burner software built
>in.
> DELL will have updates for the copy of the burner software that was shipped on
>the system. But they do not provide a copy of that burner software that you can
install
>on a different version of Windows.
> When LG sells a drive directly to the end user, it includes a copy of NERO software,
>OEM Drive version. They paid NERO for that limited use copy. It is limited to being
>installed on one system and version of Windows, and that brand of drive, and has
>to be registered to get the fixes from NERO so that all functions work.
> So either way, your old CD burner software has been used on one system and version
>of Windows and registered to it. No one now provides you a FREE software
application
>package for burning CD-R and CD-RW disks for other versions of Windows or other
systems
>or other brands of CD-RW drives. (Well, except if you upgrade to XP and the limited
>burning functions built into it.)
> Usually you can upgrade a Windows operating system from 98 to ME and the burner
>software that is installed will still work. Or you can reload the WIndows software
>as it came from the OEM manufacture. But it will normally not work if you have replaced
>the CD-RW drive with a different brand of drive.
> As you did a clean install of Windows ME, and do not have a Retail install CD
>for NERO, Adaptec/ROXIO or other burner software package, you will have to go out
>and buy one. As in spend a little money for a copy, install and register it so you
>can download the update/fixes for it so everything works. These Retail software
packages
>work with all brands of CD-RW drive. Most people like the NERO package. I prefer
>the older ROXIO software packages, but not the newest ones. Expect to pay $60 to
>$99 for such software packages.
> Quick way to go is the NERO.com online web page. Using broadband connection you
>can download a Trial version of their $80 complete package of NERO version 7 to
try
>for 30 days, then remove it or pay for it. Same offer from ROXIO.com for its Easy
>CD Creator version 8. These are 300MB downloads. If using dial-up you can usually
>buy the package for about the same price off the shelf at stores that sell computers
>and computer supplies (Office Depot, Offic Max, Staples, CompUSA, etc.), but you
>then need to install it, register it online and then download the updates to it
once
>you get it installed.
- Written in response to:
- re: CD Burner (Jack Gulley: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at 5:43 pm)
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