First, Easy CD version 5 does not work with XP. Check the Roxio website and
you will find that version 6 (plus several patches) is the minimum to run
under XP.
Second, if you had Easy CD 5 with 98 or ME, then upgraded to XP (like I
did), that sequence destroys all CD writing ability. The first step in the
fix is to go to the Roxio website and learn how to completely remove asy CD.
When I did it, I had to do some registry editting, but I think that Roxio
now has a small executable called roxiozap.exe that does it all for you.
The next step is to either install XP-compatible CD writing software, or try
to get the native XP CD writing software to work. I installed version 6
(plus patchs), then later upgraded to version 7. Version 6 was no reliable
for UDF writing (drag & drop), but it made fine data CDs and music CDs and
data DVDs. The latest Nero is XP-compatible, but you definitely need to
remove all of Easy CD before installing Nero.
As for the native CD writing ability of XP, I have never tried to use it,
let alone fix it. Still, a few web searches ought to provide some info.
Try these websites first:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp.htm
http://www.theeldergeek.com/
Once you get an XP-compatible set of CD/DVD software, then you must remember
to "finalize" or "close" or "make readable on all PCs". Further, JPGs
simply copied to a CD-RW may not be recognied by a DVD play, if it is the
type that is connected to a TV. If it connected o a compter, the JPG format
should be recognized, but only if the file system on the CD is recognized.
CDs are usually Joliet, but drag&drop CDs are UDF (or DLA or DirectCD).
Joliet is universally readable on all modern PCs, even MACs. But, UDF
requires a special reader, which often comes with (or is free from) the same
source as the CD writing software.
