BeanDude Posted February 17, 2002 Share Posted February 17, 2002 Does anybody know if I can get DirectCD by itself that will work in XP, without having to get the whole damn EZ CD Creator? :s :s :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 SlashDot14 Posted February 17, 2002 Share Posted February 17, 2002 Good luck trying to get either to work in XP ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Malechai Veteran Posted February 17, 2002 Veteran Share Posted February 17, 2002 moved to software assistance yes, I think the CD pops up a screen that gets launched with autoplay. It gives you the option of installing Easy CD Creator, Direct CD..etc.. Just click Direct CD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dazzla Veteran Posted February 17, 2002 Veteran Share Posted February 17, 2002 You can install it, but I wouldn't reccomend it, it takes over your entire system CD writing stuff, the built in writing wont work. And I had loads of trouble with it. Some people swear by it, but I'll stick with Nero, even the built in writing is better then the Roxio software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Beta Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 Originally posted by BeanDude Does anybody know if I can get DirectCD by itself that will work in XP, without having to get the whole damn EZ CD Creator? :s :s :s yup right here right now!! well its up 2 u :) don't ask me how i got it http://www.roxio.com/en/support/roxio_supp...re_updates.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 linglok Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 try InCD from Nero, a great directcd substitute....:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 kaffra Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 the thing that i dont like about incd is that its only for cdrw. been testing the one from veritas now. not bad just an opinion, feel free not to flame;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mtgriffith Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 I haven't had any trouble with Direct CD in Windows XP. I don't think you can install it separately. As far as I know it only comes with Easy CD Creator. Does Nero have a version of INCD that works with Windows XP yet? If so it must be new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Y/C Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 Easy CD Creator and Direct CD sucks under Win2K/XP. Nero all the way! InCD is really great, and it worked for me when I installed an early version, about three/four months ago. But Nero itself can write and rewrite CDRWs, the only problem is that if you want to rewrite, you should re-format the CDRW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Arpit Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 i don't get why you'd wanna use directCD in the first place, i think it's crap :( i don't really use easy cd creator now...'coz i use WMP8 to burn audio cds, and nero for everything else, it's faster, and just as efficient ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DoubleJ Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 Originally posted by Dazzla You can install it, but I wouldn't reccomend it, it takes over your entire system CD writing stuff, the built in writing wont work. And I had loads of trouble with it. Some people swear by it, but I'll stick with Nero, even the built in writing is better then the Roxio software. Funny then how the built in burning capabilities of XP were created by Roxio.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mtgriffith Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 the only problem is that if you want to rewrite, you should re-format the CDRW You use Direct CD to format the CDRW so you can rewrite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dazzla Veteran Posted February 18, 2002 Veteran Share Posted February 18, 2002 Originally posted by DoubleJ Funny then how the built in burning capabilities of XP were created by Roxio.:D Yeah I know, which makes it all the more confusing as to why people wou;d have problems installing a roxio product :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Y/C Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 Originally posted by mtgriffith You use Direct CD to format the CDRW so you can rewrite. Yeah, but you format the CDRW only in the first use. After that, you can copy/paste files into the CDRW using win explorer without having to re-format, so you can keep the old stored files in the CDRW. Using Nero, you can't do such thing. Every time you want to add files you re-format so the old files stored are gone, but who cares? Nero rules! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mtgriffith Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 Yeah, but you format the CDRW only in the first use. After that, you can copy/paste files into the CDRW using win explorer without having to re-format, so you can keep the old stored files in the CDRW. Using Nero, you can't do such thing. Every time you want to add files you re-format so the old files stored are gone, but who cares? Nero rules! So Nero can't do everything that Direct CD can but it rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mariusu Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 as far as i know, you can't install direct cd separately from ez cd creator. but: ez creator is damn bad man, it f***de many people's system. so: in my opinion winoncd from roxio is the best. it has the direct cd built in and works great under xp:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ElGato Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 I love(d) WinOnCD, but had a nightmare with it under XP, does it work OK now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mariusu Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 Originally posted by ElGato I love(d) WinOnCD, but had a nightmare with it under XP, does it work OK now? the newest version of WinOnCD, so WinOnCD 5 Power Edition works fine in xp and is certified as xp-compatible as far as i know. there is also a sp1 available that fixes some issues:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Y/C Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 Originally posted by mtgriffith So Nero can't do everything that Direct CD can but it rules. Yeah! :) A RW is a RW you can do some what the same things with Nero too. Direct CD is crap cause it has problems with Win2K/XP. I used direct cd some time ago, when I had Win9x but when I firstly installed direct cd under Win2K, my system went nuts. It was restarting automatically, without even managing to get to the desktop... I don't know how the newest versions work, but really I don't need these, cause Nero, is way the best cd writing program... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DoubleJ Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 I've been using Easy CD and DirectCD with all of the updates, and it is working great for me under XP. No problems what-so-ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BeanDude Posted February 18, 2002 Author Share Posted February 18, 2002 so.... this winoncd works? im "getting" it right now. hope it works:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Roger H. Veteran Posted February 18, 2002 Veteran Share Posted February 18, 2002 isn't DirectCD already built into XP. That's what the used so you can drag and drop stuff to the CDROM drive.. it's like an LE version but oh well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 sneekez Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 Any of you folks with a HP burner can use HPDLA. It's on their site for download...did I say FREE:smart: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MulletRobZ Posted February 19, 2002 Share Posted February 19, 2002 Go http://www.hp.com. They have a DLA program available. It will do the same job as DirectCD 3 did in Windows 98 SE. That's what I use, anyway. Still limits disk sizes to be 529 MB for a 650 MB, though. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 sailgreg Posted June 30, 2002 Share Posted June 30, 2002 Nero all the way :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 whipper25 Posted June 30, 2002 Share Posted June 30, 2002 hmm..from what i understand cd-r writing and cd-rw writing are two different things that need two different types of software..Ahead software created Nero burning rom for cd-r's and a packet writing software that allows you to use a cd-rw like a floppy disk (add or erase files continually) called InCD..Roxio created Easy CD creator for cd-r's and DirectCD for their packet writing software.. i've tried both w/ all the latest updates and they work fine..personally, i like Ahead's software better..i use both Nero and InCD.. and for InCD you don't have to reformat everytime you need to add files...well, for me at least..it's just like using a floppy disk..make sure you always have the latest version..InCD is now winxp compliant.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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