Replacing Old Drive using MS FP

[tony ritter]

Using a Gateway G6-350 / Pentium II / 350mhz / Win98
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Planning on purchasing a new CD-RW drive.

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Should I unistall the original software that came with the computer (5 years
old) which was:

Adaptec Direct CD
Adaptec Direct CD Reader
Adaptec Easy CD Creator

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Or, will the new software which comes with the drive overwrite the existing
software?

Many thanks for your response.
TR

 

[Geoffw]

depends what software comes with the new drive?

 

[tony ritter]

depends what software comes with the new drive?

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Geoff,
I'm considering a:
Plextor 52x24x52 CD-RW Drive, Model PX-W5224TA/SW

In it comes:

Roxio Easy CD Creator
Roxio DirectCD
PlexTools
Roxio PhotoSuite
Dantz Retrospect

Many thanks,
TR

 

[Steve Easton]

Go to device manager and remove the old drive.
Shut down.
Physically remove the old drive and install the new one.
Start the computer and if prompted place the new cd in the cd drive.


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[=?Windows-1252?Q?Rob_Giordano_\=28aka:_Crash_Gordo]

Tony,

If you don't have any burner software on the machine now, I'd install the new stuff.

R.


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| > depends what software comes with the new drive?
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|
| Geoff,
| I'm considering a:
| Plextor 52x24x52 CD-RW Drive, Model PX-W5224TA/SW
|
| In it comes:
|
| Roxio Easy CD Creator
| Roxio DirectCD
| PlexTools
| Roxio PhotoSuite
| Dantz Retrospect
|
| Many thanks,
| TR
|
|
|

 

[Geoffw]

should just install over the top, if there are any issues
you may get th eoption to remove or uninstall previous
versions. I wouldn't worry too much about it even to the
point that the current software may recognise your new drive
and be happy to use it.

Only advantage of later versions of software may be
increased options / configuration. Am only really talking
about the burning software here, other software is probably
optional or you may have quite suitable stuff already
installed eg image manipulation SW

good luck

Geoff

 

[=?Windows-1252?Q?Rob_Giordano_\=28aka:_Crash_Gordo]

Adaptec and Roxio...hmmm...boy can I tell you a nightmare about those two on the same box (of course that was 2 years ago...but)


| should just install over the top, if there are any issues
| you may get th eoption to remove or uninstall previous
| versions. I wouldn't worry too much about it even to the
| point that the current software may recognise your new drive
| and be happy to use it.
|
| Only advantage of later versions of software may be
| increased options / configuration. Am only really talking
| about the burning software here, other software is probably
| optional or you may have quite suitable stuff already
| installed eg image manipulation SW
|
| good luck
|
| Geoff
|
| message | >
| >
| > > depends what software comes with the new drive?
| > -----------------------
| >
| > Geoff,
| > I'm considering a:
| > Plextor 52x24x52 CD-RW Drive, Model PX-W5224TA/SW
| >
| > In it comes:
| >
| > Roxio Easy CD Creator
| > Roxio DirectCD
| > PlexTools
| > Roxio PhotoSuite
| > Dantz Retrospect
| >
| > Many thanks,
| > TR
| >
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Tony,

You should un-install any CD burning software that came with the current installed drive as most
software supply with a CD drive is tied to the specific drive it came with and will not work with
any other drive.

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[Andrew Murray]

what on earth has this got to do with Frontpage?

 

[Steve Easton]

We're trying to broaden our horizons.

;-)


--
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Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
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[=?Windows-1252?Q?Rob_Giordano_\=28aka:_Crash_Gordo]

nuttin...but when we go ot we go way ot


| what on earth has this got to do with Frontpage?
|
| | > Using a Gateway G6-350 / Pentium II / 350mhz / Win98
| > ----------
| >
| > Planning on purchasing a new CD-RW drive.
| >
| > ---------
| >
| > Should I unistall the original software that came with the computer (5 years
| > old) which was:
| >
| > Adaptec Direct CD
| > Adaptec Direct CD Reader
| > Adaptec Easy CD Creator
| >
| > ---------------
| >
| > Or, will the new software which comes with the drive overwrite the existing
| > software?
| >
| > Many thanks for your response.
| > TR
| >
| >
| >
| >
|
|

 

[tony ritter]

what on earth has this got to do with Frontpage?

 

[=?Windows-1252?Q?Rob_Giordano_\=28aka:_Crash_Gordo]

I guess people are watching the Series.


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| > what on earth has this got to do with Frontpage?
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|
| Hey...somebody posted that it was quiet in here tonight.
| TR
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