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What is the difference with writing to a cdr using WinXP cd writing wizard
as opposed to using a name brand software such as Nero? Is one superior over
the other? Any info would be appreciated.

"Michael Washington" <> wrote in
news:slqRc.6690$:

> What is the difference with writing to a cdr using WinXP cd writing
> wizard as opposed to using a name brand software such as Nero? Is one
> superior over the other? Any info would be appreciated.
>
>
>

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...earnmore/bott_
03september16.mspx

If you don't need it then don't buy one.

Duane

Duane Arnold wrote:

> "Michael Washington" <> wrote in
> news:slqRc.6690$:
>
>
>>What is the difference with writing to a cdr using WinXP cd writing
>>wizard as opposed to using a name brand software such as Nero? Is one
>>superior over the other? Any info would be appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...earnmore/bott_
> 03september16.mspx
>
> If you don't need it then don't buy one.
>
> Duane
I have nero in some cases I find it works much better I run an old old
acer cdrw 6*4*32 burner on my system in my case it works better than
xp's mind you I think on on of the windows update their was an issue
with burners that was corrected in one of the updates on the xp update site.

Granted nero may work diffrently on other systems. think there are two
versions one works in nero with acer, and another version for other burners.

"nota chance" <> wrote in message
news:KmrRc.363174$. cable.rogers.com
>| Duane Arnold wrote:
>|
>| > "Michael Washington" <> wrote in
>| > news:slqRc.6690$:
>| >
>| >
>| >>What is the difference with writing to a cdr using WinXP cd writing
>| >>wizard as opposed to using a name brand software such as Nero? Is
>| >>one superior over the other? Any info would be appreciated.
>| >>
>| >>
>| >>
>| >
>| >
>| > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...earnmore/bott_
>| > 03september16.mspx
>| >
>| > If you don't need it then don't buy one.
>| >
>| > Duane
>| I have nero in some cases I find it works much better I run an old
>| old
>| acer cdrw 6*4*32 burner on my system in my case it works better than
>| xp's mind you I think on on of the windows update their was an issue
>| with burners that was corrected in one of the updates on the xp
>| update site.
>|
>| Granted nero may work diffrently on other systems. think there are
>| two versions one works in nero with acer, and another version for
>| other burners.

True - NTI, Nero, and Roxio ALL provided "OEM" versions of their software
that are written specifically to the drive manufactures specs.

The other advantage is the flexibility of the "complete" software package.
Window's built in burner lacks many functions that I use frequently (self
booting CD's for example).

--
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die, I want to go where
THEY went." ~Will Rogers~

"Toolman Tim" <> wrote in
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> "nota chance" <> wrote in message
> news:KmrRc.363174$. cable.rogers.com
>>| Duane Arnold wrote:
>>|
>>| > "Michael Washington" <> wrote in
>>| > news:slqRc.6690$:
>>| >
>>| >
>>| >>What is the difference with writing to a cdr using WinXP cd
>>| >>writing wizard as opposed to using a name brand software such as
>>| >>Nero? Is one superior over the other? Any info would be
>>| >>appreciated.
>>| >>
>>| >>
>>| >>
>>| >
>>| >
>>| > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...earnmore/bott_
>>| > 03september16.mspx
>>| >
>>| > If you don't need it then don't buy one.
>>| >
>>| > Duane
>>| I have nero in some cases I find it works much better I run an old
>>| old
>>| acer cdrw 6*4*32 burner on my system in my case it works better than
>>| xp's mind you I think on on of the windows update their was an issue
>>| with burners that was corrected in one of the updates on the xp
>>| update site.
>>|
>>| Granted nero may work diffrently on other systems. think there are
>>| two versions one works in nero with acer, and another version for
>>| other burners.
>
> True - NTI, Nero, and Roxio ALL provided "OEM" versions of their
> software that are written specifically to the drive manufactures
> specs.
>
> The other advantage is the flexibility of the "complete" software
> package. Window's built in burner lacks many functions that I use
> frequently (self booting CD's for example).
>

As the article explains, if you have a need for a different burner then
by all means get one. But on the other hand if you don't and XP's burner
works, the why blow the money. I had Adaptec and Roxio on the laptop and
neither one of them could write the CD correctly and I just didn't use it
anymore after having two different CD burners on the machine. I made a
bootable CD for a friend and have burned a couple other CD's here
recently using XP's burner, and it worked like a champ. This was after I
switched the machine from Win 2K to XP Pro.

Duane

On Sun, 08 Aug 2004 13:59:52 +0000, Michael Washington wrote:

> What is the difference with writing to a cdr using WinXP cd writing wizard
> as opposed to using a name brand software such as Nero? Is one superior over
> the other? Any info would be appreciated.

XP's built in CD burning software is a blunt instrument. Try this if you
want a reasonable free CD/DVD burning package. It also rips and encodes
audio.
http://www.cdburnerxp.se/

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