re: XP Hard-Soft-Ware Incompatibility
Saturday, November 17, 2001 at 12:04 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by BN
(4 messages posted)
I'm surprised your CDRW drive won't write using XP's built-in software. I've used
it and love it. But I suppose a solution (albeit imperfect) would be to buy a more
modern CDRW drive and get the newest software bundled with it. Check Pricewatch.com;
I just saw a 20x burner for $68 plus shipping. Not bad. I bought that AOpen 20x
burner for my wife's workplace; seems to work fine, but comes with Nero burning software
instead of Adaptec. But chances are that XP's burning software will work with a
new drive, and I prefer that even over Adaptec.
Concerning your compatibility problems, they're to be expected in this particular
upgrade. Microsoft had to make a decision: stick with the unstable base of Windows
9x for the sake of hardware/software compatibility, or make the jump to W2000's stable
base and put up with compatibility complaints for a couple of years in exchange for
a superior OS. I feel for you and others in your situation, but I'm glad Microsoft
made the decision they did.
On Friday, November 16, 2001 at 10:21 pm, Paul H. Lehberger, Ph.D. wrote:
>After installing XP I have found my Adaptec Easy CD Creator - 4, McAfee Utilities-3,
>Pacific Digital 2x2x6 CDRW, and Visioneer 6100 USB scanner all useless.
>
>The CDRW will read a disk, but will not write to a CDR using the XP drivers. Device
>manager tells me this drive is working properly.
>
>I have contacted most of these manufacturers and either have been ignored, been
told
>that I have to purchase totally new software (no updates to XP on older software)
>or in the case of Visioneer, that they don't plan to support the scanner for XP.
>
>I don't know who to be the angriest with. Microsoft for setting up this mess, or
>the hardware and software vendors who only seem to be seeking to make a killing
selling
>new software and hardware.
>
>Now that I have XP on my system, I like it a lot and would like to keep it. However,
>does anyone know if you can take it back for a full refund?
>
>Or any other solutions?
>
>taosing
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