[Carmen7558]

I have a Roxio CD that I used on my old XP notebook. I just got a new notebook running Vista Home Premium. The CD that I have just says "Roxio Creator 8.2 XE with CinePlayer. I think I may also have Easy Media Creator version . I don't burn CD's or DVD's very much but I occasionallly do. Mostly I have been using flash drives. Does anyone know if the CD I have will work on Vista Home Premium? I really don't have the funds at this time to purchase software. That will come after I pay off the new notebook (12 months I hope. I already had a Norton subscription and Spysweeper that works on the Vista notebook. I may have to look at some shareware or freeware until I can afford it. I am retired and disabled and the computer is my main source of enjoyment.

If anyone knows I would greatly appreciate it. I had a bad experience installing Windows Plus for XP but got that handled okay, however I don't dare install anything until I check it out.

Thanks for any help/guidance,

Carmen

[ogdens]

I have a Roxio CD that I used on my old XP notebook. I just got a new notebook running Vista Home Premium. The CD that I have just says "Roxio Creator 8.2 XE with CinePlayer. I think I may also have Easy Media Creator version . I don't burn CD's or DVD's very much but I occasionallly do. Mostly I have been using flash drives. Does anyone know if the CD I have will work on Vista Home Premium? I really don't have the funds at this time to purchase software. That will come after I pay off the new notebook (12 months I hope. I already had a Norton subscription and Spysweeper that works on the Vista notebook. I may have to look at some shareware or freeware until I can afford it. I am retired and disabled and the computer is my main source of enjoyment.

If anyone knows I would greatly appreciate it. I had a bad experience installing Windows Plus for XP but got that handled okay, however I don't dare install anything until I check it out.

Thanks for any help/guidance,

Carmen

The Roxio Creator 8.2 XE, for sure wont work, could you provide some more info on the EMC one.

[lynn98109]

However, Vista includes the ability to burn data and music CDs, and data DVDs. That may be all you need.

Lynn

[Brendon]

Vista's default method of writing discs is its Live File System which acts "as if the disc were a floppy disk or USB flash drive" but apart from all the above it also has Windows DVD Maker if you want to burn DVD-Video discs.

There's an extensive help system in Vista if you look for help on 'burn discs'.

Regards,
Brendon

[lynn98109]

Hmm ... well, hopefully Vista has something stable there in their "floppy-like" capability, but if it turns out they don't we can call on you, Brendon, to assure people they haven't lost their data. I don't plan to downgrade to Vista.

Perhaps OP is correct that he needs a third-party burning program.

Lynn

[Brendon]

Hmm ... well, hopefully Vista has something stable there in their "floppy-like" capability, but if it turns out they don't we can call on you, Brendon, to assure people they haven't lost their data. I don't plan to downgrade to Vista.

Perhaps OP is correct that he needs a third-party burning program.

Lynn

Have you actually upgraded to XP yet?? Last I heard you were refusing to move from Windows 2000?

Amish I.T. ??

[grandpabruce]

Hmm ... well, hopefully Vista has something stable there in their "floppy-like" capability, but if it turns out they don't we can call on you, Brendon, to assure people they haven't lost their data. I don't plan to downgrade to Vista.

Perhaps OP is correct that he needs a third-party burning program.

Lynn

Touche.

Have you actually upgraded to XP yet?? Last I heard you were refusing to move from Windows 2000?

Amish I.T. ??

I believe that Lynn was passing on some useful information to the OP.

This post has been edited by grandpabruce: 06 February 2008 - 03:57 PM

[lynn98109]

Have you actually upgraded to XP yet?? Last I heard you were refusing to move from Windows 2000?

Amish I.T. ??

I moved from WinXP to Win2000. I still boot the Beast (WinXP) for heavy-processor stuff like burning and scanning.

Lynn

[Brendon]

I believe that Lynn was passing on some useful information to the OP.

Why should he need a third-party burning program? What is wrong with EMC 9.1 or 10?

Lynn shouldn't be recommending a third-party program and you shouldn't be endorsing that, when Roxio programs should do the job nicely.
If a guru can't recommend Roxio programs because she hasn't the experience. then she is out of her depth both in this forum and those for higher versions.

Brendon

[lynn98109]

Why should he need a third-party burning program? What is wrong with EMC 9.1 or 10?

Lynn shouldn't be recommending a third-party program and you shouldn't be endorsing that, when Roxio programs should do the job nicely.
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Brendon

Roxio is a third-party program. Anything that the Operating System won't do on its own is a third-party program.

Lynn

[Brendon]

Roxio is a third-party program. Anything that the Operating System won't do on its own is a third-party program.

Lynn

Come off it Lyn. You're digging the hole deeper while you're in it.

The OP said "I may have to look at some shareware or freeware until I can afford it."
You said "Perhaps OP is correct that he needs a third-party burning program."

And now you're trying to say you were recommending Roxio programs?

[grandpabruce]

Why should he need a third-party burning program? What is wrong with EMC 9.1 or 10?

Lynn shouldn't be recommending a third-party program and you shouldn't be endorsing that, when Roxio programs should do the job nicely.
If a guru can't recommend Roxio programs because she hasn't the experience. then she is out of her depth both in this forum and those for higher versions.

Brendon

Where did I mention/endorse a third-party program? My post was in reference to Lynn's first post about Vista being able to burn CD's and DVD's. I believe that you knew that, Brendon.

This post has been edited by grandpabruce: 07 February 2008 - 05:51 AM