CD writing wizard

[Guest]

I recently sent a question in on the subject I have been researching for some
time and thought a little more information would be helpful. I have Windows
XP SP2 and have been coping Word doc., Excel spread sheets, and photos to
CD-Rs and RWs for sometime now. Recently (couple months ago) I have had
trouble coping files to the CD’s. The CD writing wizard shows me an error
message “cannot complete the CD writing wizard†“There was an error in the
writing process. The disc you have attempted to write may no longer be
usable.†I found a Microsoft article ID324129 that had the heading “cannot
complete the CD writing wizardâ€. I followed the suggestions and still have
the same problem. I currently have easy CD creator 5.3 basic and Direct CD
5.0. both were installed when I bought the computer.
I have checked the manufactures web sites for updates for drivers on the CD
read / write devices. I have changed the speed, where windows stores images.
I have made sure that the “enable CD recording is on.†I have tried two
different manufactures of CD-R and RW’s.
On the Microsoft website there were many topics on the windows media player
7.0. I have 11.0 would this have any thing to do with my current problem? I
have tried to contact Roxio and they are having issues with their web site
and as of 12/26/06 I have not been able to e-mail them. (had to setup an
account and have not heard back from them)

Any suggestion


Randy

 

[Newtechie]

Hi Randy -

I'm not sure if it's the cause of your issue or not but your version of
Roxio is a bit outdated and maybe incompatible with Windows XP. Also, I had
no problem accessing the Roxio site. Here's a link to a FREE program you
can download that will burn data and music files. It's very easy to use and
works with XP. Give it a try and post back.
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/cdburnerxp.html

Hope this helps,
Newtechie

 

[Guest]

The easy CD creator was working with XP, maybe an update in XP triggered the
problem. I have CDBurner XP Pro 3. and it works fine, I am one of those
people that need to know why something stops working I guess. I had Nero but
uninstalled it thinking that was my problem.

 

[Newtechie]

If you updated your system to SP2, that could be the problem. I think Easy
CD Creator only worked with SP1. Did it stop working after you installed
SP2?

 

[Tom Willett]

I have EZ Cd Creator 5.3 on several machines that run SP2 and they work just
fine.

| If you updated your system to SP2, that could be the problem. I think
Easy
| CD Creator only worked with SP1. Did it stop working after you installed
| SP2?
|
| | > The easy CD creator was working with XP, maybe an update in XP triggered
| > the
| > problem. I have CDBurner XP Pro 3. and it works fine, I am one of those
| > people that need to know why something stops working I guess. I had Nero
| > but
| > uninstalled it thinking that was my problem.
| > --
| > Randy
| >
| >
| > "Newtechie" wrote:
| >
| >> Hi Randy -
| >>
| >> I'm not sure if it's the cause of your issue or not but your version of
| >> Roxio is a bit outdated and maybe incompatible with Windows XP. Also,
I
| >> had
| >> no problem accessing the Roxio site. Here's a link to a FREE program
you
| >> can download that will burn data and music files. It's very easy to
use
| >> and
| >> works with XP. Give it a try and post back.
| >> http://www.snapfiles.com/get/cdburnerxp.html
| >>
| >> Hope this helps,
| >> Newtechie
| >>
| >> | >> >I recently sent a question in on the subject I have been researching
for
| >> >some
| >> > time and thought a little more information would be helpful. I have
| >> > Windows
| >> > XP SP2 and have been coping Word doc., Excel spread sheets, and
photos
| >> > to
| >> > CD-Rs and RWs for sometime now. Recently (couple months ago) I have
had
| >> > trouble coping files to the CD's. The CD writing wizard shows me an
| >> > error
| >> > message "cannot complete the CD writing wizard" "There was an error
in
| >> > the
| >> > writing process. The disc you have attempted to write may no longer
be
| >> > usable." I found a Microsoft article ID324129 that had the heading
| >> > "cannot
| >> > complete the CD writing wizard". I followed the suggestions and still
| >> > have
| >> > the same problem. I currently have easy CD creator 5.3 basic and
Direct
| >> > CD
| >> > 5.0. both were installed when I bought the computer.
| >> > I have checked the manufactures web sites for updates for drivers on
| >> > the
| >> > CD
| >> > read / write devices. I have changed the speed, where windows stores
| >> > images.
| >> > I have made sure that the "enable CD recording is on." I have tried
two
| >> > different manufactures of CD-R and RW's.
| >> > On the Microsoft website there were many topics on the windows media
| >> > player
| >> > 7.0. I have 11.0 would this have any thing to do with my current
| >> > problem?
| >> > I
| >> > have tried to contact Roxio and they are having issues with their web
| >> > site
| >> > and as of 12/26/06 I have not been able to e-mail them. (had to setup
| >> > an
| >> > account and have not heard back from them)
| >> >
| >> > Any suggestion
| >> >
| >> >
| >> > Randy
| >>
| >>
| >>
|
|

 

[Newtechie]

Is that the basic or platinum version?

I have EZ Cd Creator 5.3 on several machines that run SP2 and they work
just
fine.

| If you updated your system to SP2, that could be the problem. I think
Easy
| CD Creator only worked with SP1. Did it stop working after you
installed
| SP2?
|
| | > The easy CD creator was working with XP, maybe an update in XP
triggered
| > the
| > problem. I have CDBurner XP Pro 3. and it works fine, I am one of
those
| > people that need to know why something stops working I guess. I had
Nero
| > but
| > uninstalled it thinking that was my problem.
| > --
| > Randy
| >
| >
| > "Newtechie" wrote:
| >
| >> Hi Randy -
| >>
| >> I'm not sure if it's the cause of your issue or not but your version
of
| >> Roxio is a bit outdated and maybe incompatible with Windows XP.
Also,
I
| >> had
| >> no problem accessing the Roxio site. Here's a link to a FREE program
you
| >> can download that will burn data and music files. It's very easy to
use
| >> and
| >> works with XP. Give it a try and post back.
| >> http://www.snapfiles.com/get/cdburnerxp.html
| >>
| >> Hope this helps,
| >> Newtechie
| >>
| >> | >> >I recently sent a question in on the subject I have been researching
for
| >> >some
| >> > time and thought a little more information would be helpful. I have
| >> > Windows
| >> > XP SP2 and have been coping Word doc., Excel spread sheets, and
photos
| >> > to
| >> > CD-Rs and RWs for sometime now. Recently (couple months ago) I have
had
| >> > trouble coping files to the CD's. The CD writing wizard shows me an
| >> > error
| >> > message "cannot complete the CD writing wizard" "There was an error
in
| >> > the
| >> > writing process. The disc you have attempted to write may no longer
be
| >> > usable." I found a Microsoft article ID324129 that had the heading
| >> > "cannot
| >> > complete the CD writing wizard". I followed the suggestions and
still
| >> > have
| >> > the same problem. I currently have easy CD creator 5.3 basic and
Direct
| >> > CD
| >> > 5.0. both were installed when I bought the computer.
| >> > I have checked the manufactures web sites for updates for drivers
on
| >> > the
| >> > CD
| >> > read / write devices. I have changed the speed, where windows
stores
| >> > images.
| >> > I have made sure that the "enable CD recording is on." I have tried
two
| >> > different manufactures of CD-R and RW's.
| >> > On the Microsoft website there were many topics on the windows
media
| >> > player
| >> > 7.0. I have 11.0 would this have any thing to do with my current
| >> > problem?
| >> > I
| >> > have tried to contact Roxio and they are having issues with their
web
| >> > site
| >> > and as of 12/26/06 I have not been able to e-mail them. (had to
setup
| >> > an
| >> > account and have not heard back from them)
| >> >
| >> > Any suggestion
| >> >
| >> >
| >> > Randy
| >>
| >>
| >>
|
|

 

[Tom Willett]

Basic. v5.3.5.10

Tom
| Is that the basic or platinum version?
|
| | >I have EZ Cd Creator 5.3 on several machines that run SP2 and they work
| >just
| > fine.
| >
| > | > | If you updated your system to SP2, that could be the problem. I think
| > Easy
| > | CD Creator only worked with SP1. Did it stop working after you
| > installed
| > | SP2?
| > |
| > | | > | > The easy CD creator was working with XP, maybe an update in XP
| > triggered
| > | > the
| > | > problem. I have CDBurner XP Pro 3. and it works fine, I am one of
| > those
| > | > people that need to know why something stops working I guess. I had
| > Nero
| > | > but
| > | > uninstalled it thinking that was my problem.
| > | > --
| > | > Randy
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > "Newtechie" wrote:
| > | >
| > | >> Hi Randy -
| > | >>
| > | >> I'm not sure if it's the cause of your issue or not but your
version
| > of
| > | >> Roxio is a bit outdated and maybe incompatible with Windows XP.
| > Also,
| > I
| > | >> had
| > | >> no problem accessing the Roxio site. Here's a link to a FREE
program
| > you
| > | >> can download that will burn data and music files. It's very easy
to
| > use
| > | >> and
| > | >> works with XP. Give it a try and post back.
| > | >> http://www.snapfiles.com/get/cdburnerxp.html
| > | >>
| > | >> Hope this helps,
| > | >> Newtechie
| > | >>
| > | >> | > | >> >I recently sent a question in on the subject I have been
researching
| > for
| > | >> >some
| > | >> > time and thought a little more information would be helpful. I
have
| > | >> > Windows
| > | >> > XP SP2 and have been coping Word doc., Excel spread sheets, and
| > photos
| > | >> > to
| > | >> > CD-Rs and RWs for sometime now. Recently (couple months ago) I
have
| > had
| > | >> > trouble coping files to the CD's. The CD writing wizard shows me
an
| > | >> > error
| > | >> > message "cannot complete the CD writing wizard" "There was an
error
| > in
| > | >> > the
| > | >> > writing process. The disc you have attempted to write may no
longer
| > be
| > | >> > usable." I found a Microsoft article ID324129 that had the
heading
| > | >> > "cannot
| > | >> > complete the CD writing wizard". I followed the suggestions and
| > still
| > | >> > have
| > | >> > the same problem. I currently have easy CD creator 5.3 basic and
| > Direct
| > | >> > CD
| > | >> > 5.0. both were installed when I bought the computer.
| > | >> > I have checked the manufactures web sites for updates for drivers
| > on
| > | >> > the
| > | >> > CD
| > | >> > read / write devices. I have changed the speed, where windows
| > stores
| > | >> > images.
| > | >> > I have made sure that the "enable CD recording is on." I have
tried
| > two
| > | >> > different manufactures of CD-R and RW's.
| > | >> > On the Microsoft website there were many topics on the windows
| > media
| > | >> > player
| > | >> > 7.0. I have 11.0 would this have any thing to do with my current
| > | >> > problem?
| > | >> > I
| > | >> > have tried to contact Roxio and they are having issues with their
| > web
| > | >> > site
| > | >> > and as of 12/26/06 I have not been able to e-mail them. (had to
| > setup
| > | >> > an
| > | >> > account and have not heard back from them)
| > | >> >
| > | >> > Any suggestion
| > | >> >
| > | >> >
| > | >> > Randy
| > | >>
| > | >>
| > | >>
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Newtechie]

Hmm..then I stand corrected. Maybe it's a conflict between XP and Roxio.