[RPW]

Upon startup after loading Creator 9, I a pop-up window informed me that 'CD recording software will cause Windows to become unstable. Windows has prevented these drivers from loading.' It invited me to click for more information but none was forthcoming. During two attempts at Drag to Disc copying, the computer shut down and restarted. I was unable to read the page of explanation before the screen went dark.
Help!

[jeanrosenfeld]

To prevent an automatic restart when you get a BSOD, (assuming you have Windows XP), go to control panel, system applet, advanced tab; in the section startup and recovery, click settings, then under system failure, uncheck the box 'Automatically restart'; click apply OK. That will allow you to read the BSOD screen when it next occurs.

From what you say, it is Drag to Disk that is causing the problems. Before you installed EMC 9 including drag to disk, did you check that you did not already have a similar packet writing app installed, such as Sonic DLA or other that are often installed in OEM systems? You can only have one such app on your system. If you had one, uninstall it, or you can uninstall Drag to Disk, it appears separately a in Contriol panel, Add/remove programs list.

[malatekid]

RPW, on Oct 3 2006, 02:33 PM, said:

RPW,

Did you mean to provide response to jeanrosenfeld's post? If so, your post does not have it.

[RPW]

jeanrosenfeld, on Oct 3 2006, 09:08 AM, said:

To prevent an automatic restart when you get a BSOD, (assuming you have Windows XP), go to control panel, system applet, advanced tab; in the section startup and recovery, click settings, then under system failure, uncheck the box 'Automatically restart'; click apply OK. That will allow you to read the BSOD screen when it next occurs.

From what you say, it is Drag to Disk that is causing the problems. Before you installed EMC 9 including drag to disk, did you check that you did not already have a similar packet writing app installed, such as Sonic DLA or other that are often installed in OEM systems? You can only have one such app on your system. If you had one, uninstall it, or you can uninstall Drag to Disk, it appears separately a in Contriol panel, Add/remove programs list.

I've checked and can find nothing like Sonic DLA but don't know how to recognize other packet writing apps. I hate to uninstall Drag to Disk. I want to use it.
Is there a way to recognize other applications that might cause this problem?

malatekid, on Oct 3 2006, 11:37 AM, said:

RPW,

Did you mean to provide response to jeanrosenfeld's post? If so, your post does not have it.

Yes, but I messed it up. I think it's there now.

[malatekid]

malatekid, on Oct 3 2006, 02:37 PM, said:

RPW,

Did you mean to provide response to jeanrosenfeld's post? If so, your post does not have it.

Edit: Ok, probably you were modifying the post the time I read it. I saw your response after my post above.

[jeanrosenfeld]

Older versions of Roxio creator had DirectCD, There is also InCD, there may be others, I don't know them all :-).

If you don't find anything like that, then there may have been a problem with the install of Drag to Disk.

In fact, I would not recommend using any packet writing software, despite the apparent convenience of dragging/dropping files. Certainly not for any backup that you want to keep for any length of time. If you peruse the Roxio boards (look at older version boards) you will find lots of posts where people have found that the disks have lost data. Better to use Creator Classic to burn data files to CD or DVD.

[grandpabruce]

RPW, on Oct 3 2006, 01:38 PM, said:

I've checked and can find nothing like Sonic DLA but don't know how to recognize other packet writing apps. I hate to uninstall Drag to Disk. I want to use it.

You can disable it, and it will start when you want to use it again. My advice would be to NEVER install any packet writing software like D2D, Nero's InCD, or Sonic's DLA. You are playing Russian Roulette when you use those, IMHO, dangerous programs, to back up any important data. The chances are high that you will lose that data on the disc.