CD-RW question

JonFrey · 05-07-2003, 11:34 PM

I have a question and am hoping someone can help me.

I am installing a CD-RW that I had into another computer but can't find the Software for it. I am sure I can download the device drivers from the website and get it to work but the recording software that came with it (Roxy Easy CD Creator) is nowhere to be found.

My question is, do you need the software that comes with the drive to get it to work? Or if you don't have the software, is it possibly to simply drag and drop the files you want into that drive in Windows explorer and it will start recording on its own?

If anyone can help, I would greatly appreciate it. Seems like guys in this forum always find a way to come up with the right answer when there is a problem

Thanks guys!

Jon

urseus · 05-07-2003, 11:44 PM

You need some serious NERO boy.

http://download.com.com/3000-2646-10028984.html

I got my copy free with my CD burner, so im not sure how long downloaded versions last. But its the best burning software money dont have to buy. Simple easy to use wizards for making listening CDs, data CDs, and V-CDs.

JeanFrancois · 05-07-2003, 11:54 PM

If you have WinXP you can drag and drop files onto a CR-RW, but I still recommend Nero. Even if you have to buy it (ie it didn't come with your burner), it's cheap, easy to use, and the best burning software on the market.

JonFrey · 05-08-2003, 01:08 AM

Thanks guys, Nero it is!

JonFrey · 05-08-2003, 01:20 AM

One more question:

I ordered an external enclosure for my CDRW drive so I could use it via USB for my laptop and my comp at work. Having had no experience prior with an external enclosure, will the software still recognize the CDRW as recordable even tho it has been converted by the enclosure from IDE to USB?

Please let me know if you guys have any idea....

thanks again...

Jon

urseus · 05-08-2003, 01:41 AM

It should do. Depends what operating system. USB is hotswapable.

JonFrey · 05-08-2003, 02:30 AM

thanks urseus, that's what I was hoping to hear. I had the enclosure delivered to work but wasn't there today before I left so I will try it all out tomorrow and let you know that it works...

Jon

Azreal · 05-08-2003, 02:54 AM

while we're on the topic of CD Burning, i am having some troubles. I ran out of CD-r's so i went to the local comp shop and bought a pack of 100 Smartbuy 48x 800mb cd-r's. the problem with em is that on every cd i burn, the first couple of songs are screwed, randomly skip, or dont play at all. this really pisses me off. im pretty sure that its the disks, not the burner, since before it never did it (or at least i dont remember it doing it). so what do u guys think?

karnage · 05-08-2003, 03:19 AM

The cd's might not be very good quality so try burning at 4 times. I know it takes longer but it always works for me. Hope that helps!!!

TheVerbalAssassin · 05-08-2003, 04:24 AM

Right, I've noticed the faster you burn, the more errors and "coasters" you end up with.

urseus · 05-08-2003, 05:00 AM

Arnt most CDs 750MB?

Maybe your CD burner has problems recording on bigger CDs. I know that when i go a smidgen over the disk size once it sliced tiny bits off some songs and missed some chunks of others.

JonFrey · 05-08-2003, 05:44 PM

The biggest disks I have are the 700 MB 80 Min CD-Rs, which are bigger than the ones I used to get at 650 MB 74 Min. Double check what you have. Perhaps buy a small or single pack of discs and try just to be sure that it isn't the same on others. Diff speed is a good idea too... Let us know...

BTW, got to work and the enclosure was here waiting for me. Real easy to slip my CDRW into it and hook it up. Nero worked perfectly (I actually found a copy of Nero Express in the box of a new burner I just bought to hook my relative up with).

Seems a bit slower burning via USB versus regular IDE but dont' care, All I care about is that it worked. Comp recognized it and I didn't even need to install specific CD drivers for my Samsung drive.

Thanks again for the help and advice guys!

Jon

urseus · 05-09-2003, 12:03 AM

Im not a big fan of USB for anything that involves uninteruptabe data transfurs. When i first got my cable modem it was USB, and it would constantly move or something and drop me off in the middle of a mulitplayer game. I conected it to a network card and all was peach.(eee)

05-07-2003, 11:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
JonFrey Command Sergeant Major Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 720	CD-RW question I have a question and am hoping someone can help me. I am installing a CD-RW that I had into another computer but can't find the Software for it. I am sure I can download the device drivers from the website and get it to work but the recording software that came with it (Roxy Easy CD Creator) is nowhere to be found. My question is, do you need the software that comes with the drive to get it to work? Or if you don't have the software, is it possibly to simply drag and drop the files you want into that drive in Windows explorer and it will start recording on its own? If anyone can help, I would greatly appreciate it. Seems like guys in this forum always find a way to come up with the right answer when there is a problem Thanks guys! Jon

05-07-2003, 11:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
urseus Colonel Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia. Posts: 6,073	You need some serious NERO boy. http://download.com.com/3000-2646-10028984.html I got my copy free with my CD burner, so im not sure how long downloaded versions last. But its the best burning software money dont have to buy. Simple easy to use wizards for making listening CDs, data CDs, and V-CDs. __________________

05-07-2003, 11:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
JeanFrancois Chief Warrant Officer First Class Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,039	If you have WinXP you can drag and drop files onto a CR-RW, but I still recommend Nero. Even if you have to buy it (ie it didn't come with your burner), it's cheap, easy to use, and the best burning software on the market. __________________ Don\'t feed the trolls.

05-08-2003, 01:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
urseus Colonel Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia. Posts: 6,073	It should do. Depends what operating system. USB is hotswapable. __________________

05-08-2003, 02:54 AM	#8 (permalink)
Azreal Captain Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,522	while we're on the topic of CD Burning, i am having some troubles. I ran out of CD-r's so i went to the local comp shop and bought a pack of 100 Smartbuy 48x 800mb cd-r's. the problem with em is that on every cd i burn, the first couple of songs are screwed, randomly skip, or dont play at all. this really pisses me off. im pretty sure that its the disks, not the burner, since before it never did it (or at least i dont remember it doing it). so what do u guys think? __________________ Azreal is one of the four archangels ~Googlism

05-08-2003, 01:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
JonFrey Command Sergeant Major Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 720	Thanks guys, Nero it is!

05-08-2003, 01:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
JonFrey Command Sergeant Major Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 720	One more question: I ordered an external enclosure for my CDRW drive so I could use it via USB for my laptop and my comp at work. Having had no experience prior with an external enclosure, will the software still recognize the CDRW as recordable even tho it has been converted by the enclosure from IDE to USB? Please let me know if you guys have any idea.... thanks again... Jon

05-08-2003, 02:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
JonFrey Command Sergeant Major Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 720	thanks urseus, that's what I was hoping to hear. I had the enclosure delivered to work but wasn't there today before I left so I will try it all out tomorrow and let you know that it works... Jon

05-08-2003, 03:19 AM	#9 (permalink)
karnage Sergeant First Class Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 493	The cd's might not be very good quality so try burning at 4 times. I know it takes longer but it always works for me. Hope that helps!!! __________________ Kcg.{karnage}-KC\|W- Kansas City Wolf Project http://www.kcgxtreme.com

05-08-2003, 04:24 AM	#10 (permalink)
TheVerbalAssassin Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cleveland, Oh Posts: 5,513	Right, I've noticed the faster you burn, the more errors and "coasters" you end up with.

05-08-2003, 05:00 AM	#11 (permalink)
urseus Colonel Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia. Posts: 6,073	Arnt most CDs 750MB? Maybe your CD burner has problems recording on bigger CDs. I know that when i go a smidgen over the disk size once it sliced tiny bits off some songs and missed some chunks of others. __________________

05-08-2003, 05:44 PM	#12 (permalink)
JonFrey Command Sergeant Major Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 720	The biggest disks I have are the 700 MB 80 Min CD-Rs, which are bigger than the ones I used to get at 650 MB 74 Min. Double check what you have. Perhaps buy a small or single pack of discs and try just to be sure that it isn't the same on others. Diff speed is a good idea too... Let us know... BTW, got to work and the enclosure was here waiting for me. Real easy to slip my CDRW into it and hook it up. Nero worked perfectly (I actually found a copy of Nero Express in the box of a new burner I just bought to hook my relative up with). Seems a bit slower burning via USB versus regular IDE but dont' care, All I care about is that it worked. Comp recognized it and I didn't even need to install specific CD drivers for my Samsung drive. Thanks again for the help and advice guys! Jon

05-09-2003, 12:03 AM	#13 (permalink)
urseus Colonel Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia. Posts: 6,073	Im not a big fan of USB for anything that involves uninteruptabe data transfurs. When i first got my cable modem it was USB, and it would constantly move or something and drop me off in the middle of a mulitplayer game. I conected it to a network card and all was peach.(eee) __________________