Anderton Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 This is driving me nuts. I got a Pacific Digital DVD_RW drive (based on an NEC 1300A) which came bundled with Roxio's Easy CD/DVD Creator, as well as their drag-and-drop progrm. It's been nothing but trouble. The computer can read data just fine, but Easy CD Creator locks up just as its about to begin recording. Same thing with Wavelab, Vegas, and CD Architect. BUT using the XP routine works fine, you can drag files to it and record without problems. Sequoia, which is supposed to be compatible with the ND-1300A, returns an error as well; when I run the Roxio assistant, it gives a Ret:TBL error. Because the Windows routine works, I know the drive is physically okay. So it has to be some kind of system thing. I updated the drive's firmware, all the related software, and even the software I want to use with the drive. Any ideas? This is driving me nuts. Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Sound Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 What other kinds of Burning applications do you have installed (including ANYTHING that burns a disc)? I gave up on Roxio on Windows a long time ago... it seems to conflict with any other type of burning software. Does Wavelab have a built in burning program? Valky Valkyrie Sound: http://www.vsoundinc.com Now at TSUTAYA USA: http://www.tsutayausa.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted May 25, 2004 Author Share Posted May 25, 2004 Yes it does, but it's not working either. Nor Samplitude/Sequoia. When I replace the DVD drive with a Plextor drive, Samplitude and Sequoia work just fine, but Wavelab doesn't...there's SOMETHING going on in my system or software or...? Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyote Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 I have Roxio with my HP DVD drive on WinXP and it's running fine (on a Compaq Presario). Dunno what the problem is, but it's likely not intrinsic to Roxio. I used to think I was Libertarian. Until I saw their platform; now I know I'm no more Libertarian than I am RepubliCrat or neoCON or Liberal or Socialist. This ain't no track meet; this is football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosh Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 I had the same problem once and solved it by disconnecting from the internet. I have no clue why that worked but as soon as I was online and tried to burn a cd something weird happened. When I disconnected,...problems were gone. I don;'t expect this to help you Craig but you can allways give it a try. Fan, nu pissar jag taggtråd igen. Jag skulle inte satt på räpan. http://www.bushcollectors.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 First, if Roxio has installed any type of packet writing app like DirectCD then Id disable or uninstall it. This can conflict with XPs built-in packet writing service. Also, have you tried putting the DVD-RW drive on its own IDE channel set to master? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted May 25, 2004 Author Share Posted May 25, 2004 <> I tried both checking and unchecking the record to CD option in Windows...it doesn't seem to make any difference. But I'll try uninstalling it. < Yes, that's the way it's hooked up. Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barandine Vondenger Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Either Roxio or cd creator I ain't sure which glitched it's way right offen my machines. I run win98se and it DID NOT like something on my machine.IT worked for a while well enough and then went glitchey on me.. As soon as I deleted all files and drivers and replaced the drivers with NERO SIX drivers and the NERO program .. all is tidy now. NERO is the shiznit for po' boys like me.. thanks for lettin' me share.. Frank Ranklin and the Ranktones WARP SPEED ONLY STREAM FRANKIE RANKLIN (Stanky Franks) <<< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelandre Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Craig, don't know if this is of much help but it seems you are not the only one having these problems: http://www.good-music-guide.com/hot99/software/easy-cd-dvd-creator-6-platinum.shtml http://pcworld.pricegrabber.com/rating_getprodrev.php/product_id=683258/id_type=M/ Maybe it could be a conflicting ASPI layer. For more info: http://cd-rw.org/articles/archive/aspisetup.cfm Concerning Wavelab I found these links pointing to ASPI layer problems: http://forum.cubase.net/forum/Forum3/HTML/007148.html http://forum.cubase.net/forum/Forum3/HTML/007162.html From the knowledge base at Steinberg: http://service.steinberg.net/knowledge_pro.nsf/0/70b1b480d82e8664c1256c29004565e a?OpenDocument Lastly, total shot in the dark, try disabling IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service: http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm#IMAPI_CD-Burning_COM_Service Hope you solve the problem soon, Regards,steelandre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendmik Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 I thought the same thing Steelandre. Since it's spread across multiple apps, the ASPI layer should be reinstalled or replaced. I thought Wavelab came with it's own ASPI drivers that were optional installs. They work great for me. Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to reform. Mark Twain (1835-1910) -------------------- Reporter: "Ah, do you think you could destroy the world?" The Tick: "Ehgad I hope not. That's where I keep all my stuff!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted May 25, 2004 Author Share Posted May 25, 2004 Wow, you guys have given me plenty of things to check out! I'll report back and let you know what happens. Thanks so much, your tech support runs rings around Roxio and Pacific Digital!! Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 Does seem like some folks are having problems with Roxio's software. I suggest at least trying Nero . Here's one user who's using your DVD drive with Nero 6 : http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1319565,00.asp aka riffing Double Post music: Strip Down http://rimspeed.com http://loadedtheband.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelandre Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 Originally posted by Rim.: I suggest at least trying Nero . Good suggestion. Actually, I did forget to mention Nero in my previous reply. I haven't look back after using it. Works great alongside Wavelab (at least on my computer.) steelandre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henchman Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 Roxio is garbage. Nero rocks. IMDB Credit list President George Washington: "The government of the United States is in no sense founded on the Christian Religion." President Abraham Lincoln: "The Bible is not my book, nor Christianity my religion." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcskid Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 yeah what he said. the biggest issue with Roxio is that stupid Direct CD nonsense. it was an issue long before XP. Craig your going to have to clean out your registry of any hint of direct cd its as bad as AOL or worse. do a search in your registry for roxio, ez-cd. you might get lucky and not have to re-install windoz. make sure you un-install thru program manager first. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylen Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 I use Easy CD Creator 5 (with some updates 5.3.5 I think) for my DVD writing (data) and didn't go to Easy CD Creator 6 because the reports said it just killed everything - that was a year or so ago. To write DVDs I can watch I use DVD Architect by Sony. It's a firewire Cendyne DVD drive. I'm on Win XP & Pentium 4. Hope you get stable quick ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted May 26, 2004 Author Share Posted May 26, 2004 < do a search in your registry for roxio, ez-cd. you might get lucky and not have to re-install windoz. make sure you un-install thru program manager first.>> I uninstalled through program manager. I'm skittish about editing the registry, through. What's safe to delete and what isn't? I did delete the keys for the Veritas "direct CD" stuff installed by a previous program. I assume if I go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and go to "software," I can delete any Roxio folder...right? Meanwhile, I've downloaded the Nero 6 trial version. We'll see if it works despite any chaos Roxio may have caused... Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelandre Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 This might explain why that software is giving problems: "Roxio is a longstanding Microsoft partner, which CD burning technology is used in Windows XP." http://www.microsoftmonitor.com/archives/000765.html Joking aside, if you do uninstall Roxio read this too: uninstall Easy CD Creator 6 using the RoxiZap Utility http://www.roxio.com/en/support/kb/ecddvdc/ee6000061.jhtml steelandre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magician Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 NERO!! Live every second like your ass is on fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djwayne Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 When I upgraded to XP a lot of my programs wouldn't work right, so they have to be upgraded too. CD Creator was one of them. So here's what I'm running now, and everything is working good. A new Lite-On CD/DVD player/recorder. Sonic's MyDVD recording software, comes with Record Now 6.7 for cd and data burning, and Sonic's Cine DVD player. Adobe's Audition 1.5 has a new intergrated CD burner in the program. WinDVD Platinum 5 with Audio Pack upgrades for 5.1 24/96 playback for dvd's. Windows Media Player 9 and Real One free version. Photo Suite III for editing photo's. All on a fresh install and don't need much else. Living' in the shadow, of someone else's dream.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted May 26, 2004 Author Share Posted May 26, 2004 More data... I downloaded the Nero demo, and it didn't work. So I reinstalled the Plextor drive; Wavelab, Sequoia, etc. worked, and so did the Roxio software. At this point I'm beginning to think the drive is defective and so is Pacific Digital. I'm going to go for an RMA number tomorrow. Meanwhile, I've learned a helluva lot... Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcskid Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 Hey Craig, I'm skittish about editing the registry, through. What's safe to delete and what isn't? I did delete the keys for the Veritas "direct CD" stuff installed by a previous program. I assume if I go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and go to "software," I can delete any Roxio folder...right? in the registry under edit you can do a "find" tpye in what your looking for and it will locate it thru the whole registry. then click find next until it say finishes searching. you can delete anything that say roxio or ez-cd with Samp/Sequoia there are a few drives it has issues with. (thier list of drives it supports are not up to date) both Nero and roxio should have updates to support newer drives. (i am assuming you downloaded the latest Nero 6) sounds like you may have a bad drive. scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philbo_Tangent Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 Craig, If you haven't already sent back the drive, it might be worth looking on the web to see if they have a firmware update for the drive. FWIW, Pacific Digital stuff is, let's say, somewhat less than stellar in quality, IMHO. The other guys are right on the mark about software; Roxio, regardless of version, seems to causes a LOT of problems. But I've never heard anything bad about Nero; it's the only one I use. It even has a track arranger for laying out audio CDs with crossfades between tunes like CD Architect. Phil Tangent Studios http://artists.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Tangent2/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted May 26, 2004 Author Share Posted May 26, 2004 Thanks for the tips...I already updated the firmware. The Pacific Digital drive is based on an NEC mechanism; any idea which company makes better mechanisms? I think that's the crucial point, not whose company logo is on the box. When I figure this thing out I'll bump it...latest is that PD sent me a form to return it for repair. Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelandre Posted May 27, 2004 Share Posted May 27, 2004 Originally posted by Anderton: any idea which company makes better mechanisms? I think that's the crucial point, not whose company logo is on the box. Not sure who makes the Plextor mechanism (maybe they do themselves) but I have a Plextor PX 708 and it's a fantastic machine. steelandre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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