Photographer Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 I too have the dreaded Old Software/New Burner problem. My burner is a Sony DW-121A and ECDC 5 will burn CDs OK but not DVDs. As I need to copy LPs to CD and burn DVDs what software do I need? I am using Photoshop for photography so will not require that feature. Any suggestions would be welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 Gidday Photographer, Hope those fires down there are under control now. I'm having trouble finding out anything about a Sony DW-121A. About the only site which seems to mention one is Chinese, and I'm not having a lot of luck with that. Can you tell me what your drive's Identity string is? Right click My Computer, select properties, (then hardware, if in XP), Device Manager. Find the DVD/CDROM icon, click on the + alongside to expand it and you will see an icon and text information for each CD/DVD device installed. This text is the ID String. Please quote it exactly, and I'll try to match it with something in version 5 or 6. If the drive is very newly released, then you might have to go to very new software to write DVDs with it. Roxio versions 7, 8, or 9 should be able to do that since they don't rely on lookup tables to recognize the drives, like the versions up to and including 6 do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photographer Posted January 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Gidday Photographer, Hope those fires down there are under control now. I'm having trouble finding out anything about a Sony DW-121A. About the only site which seems to mention one is Chinese, and I'm not having a lot of luck with that. Can you tell me what your drive's Identity string is? Right click My Computer, select properties, (then hardware, if in XP), Device Manager. Find the DVD/CDROM icon, click on the + alongside to expand it and you will see an icon and text information for each CD/DVD device installed. This text is the ID String. Please quote it exactly, and I'll try to match it with something in version 5 or 6. If the drive is very newly released, then you might have to go to very new software to write DVDs with it. Roxio versions 7, 8, or 9 should be able to do that since they don't rely on lookup tables to recognize the drives, like the versions up to and including 6 do. G'Day Brendon, Thanks for the prompt response. The fires seem to be under control at the moment. If the weather stays friendly all should be well. The details you requested are as follows :~ SONY RW DW-G121A. SONY DVD ROM DDU 1615. The computer (purchased from ALDI about a month ago) tag says it's Model PC MT 8, assembled in Germany. Windows XP Pro. 1GB Ram. 3 x Hard drives C: 278GB. D: Recover 20GB. J: 80GB for videos. Any other details please let me know. Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn98109 Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Judging by what I get via google, the SONY RW DW-G121A is a DVD+-DL burner. That's vastly too new to work with ECDC 5. Cheapest solution would be to get an older burner from eBay or similar. Second-cheapest would be to get something like EMC 7 or 7.5 from eBay or similar. Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Sorry Photographer, Versions up to and including 6 aren't going to help. They don't cover anything near the Sony DW-Gxxx series of drives. I wouldn't recommend ditching your good new drive just so you can run old software. For writing DVDs I would suggest versions 8 or 9 of Easy Media Creator. 9 is the current version, but you might be able to get 8 at a very reduced price, and that should do just as well. There are applications out there which are simply burners and don't have all the add-ons that these big suites have, but I haven't tried any of them so I can't suggest any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photographer Posted January 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Sorry Photographer, Versions up to and including 6 aren't going to help. They don't cover anything near the Sony DW-Gxxx series of drives. I wouldn't recommend ditching your good new drive just so you can run old software. For writing DVDs I would suggest versions 8 or 9 of Easy Media Creator. 9 is the current version, but you might be able to get 8 at a very reduced price, and that should do just as well. There are applications out there which are simply burners and don't have all the add-ons that these big suites have, but I haven't tried any of them so I can't suggest any. Thanks Brendon, Re version 8 I'll see what is around. My other concern at present is removing an older version of Nero. When attempting to remove same I get an error message telling me that there was an, error inm installing the software. When I attempt to reinstal I get an error that 'installation was interupted. So I'm between a rock and a hard place at present, not to sure how to get out of it. If all else fails should I go into Program files and delete all reference to Nero? I notice that some files are in the 'Common file. Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi7omy Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 You could try what we recommend for people who need to uninstall ttoally older Roxio programs - the MS Installer Cleanup0- tool http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 Run that and try to remove all references to 'Ahead' or 'Nero' (dunno what it would be called really) and see if that works Rock and a hard place? Wait until we meet you again in the world cup in September Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photographer Posted February 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 Sorry Photographer, Versions up to and including 6 aren't going to help. They don't cover anything near the Sony DW-Gxxx series of drives. I wouldn't recommend ditching your good new drive just so you can run old software. For writing DVDs I would suggest versions 8 or 9 of Easy Media Creator. 9 is the current version, but you might be able to get 8 at a very reduced price, and that should do just as well. There are applications out there which are simply burners and don't have all the add-ons that these big suites have, but I haven't tried any of them so I can't suggest any. G'Day Brendon, I have found a version of Media 8 at the right price. I have another question, is there any knon conflict re version 8 and Pinnacle Studio 9 which I am using for video editing? Any advice would be appreciated. Regards, John. from a sunburnt & fire burnt country! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi7omy Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 Brendon doesn't seem to be around soooo I haven't heard of any clash between the Pinnacle suite and EMC8 to be honest - but the proof of the pudding, etc, etc Give it a try One thing tho for rendering - get the latest video drivers from nVidia, ATI or whoever and install those - rendering does use the video chipset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photographer Posted February 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 Brendon doesn't seem to be around soooo I haven't heard of any clash between the Pinnacle suite and EMC8 to be honest - but the proof of the pudding, etc, etc Give it a try One thing tho for rendering - get the latest video drivers from nVidia, ATI or whoever and install those - rendering does use the video chipset Thanks for your input much appreciated. Re the 'world cup', we'll seeeeeee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn98109 Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 I checked with someone who is VERY into Video work, and he said he doesn't see any liklihood of problems as long as you don't install the EMC 8 Packet-Writing program, Drag2Disc. (Actually, Packet-Writing - the type of program that formats the CD - is unreliable for long-term storage anyway.) Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Sorry John, I was busy watching the Sevens over the weekend and then out to a barbie last night - gotta have a break some time. No, haven't heard of anything between EMC and Pinnacle. I go along with the suggestion to avoid Drag to Disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi7omy Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Thanks for your input much appreciated. Re the 'world cup', we'll seeeeeee! Also in addition to everything else - avoid Internet Explorer 7 and Media Player 11 like the plague Well, maybe I shouldn't mention 21 - 6 at Lansdowne Road Big problem is that bunch from the land of the long white sheep-shearer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photographer Posted February 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Also in addition to everything else - avoid Internet Explorer 7 and Media Player 11 like the plague Well, maybe I shouldn't mention 21 - 6 at Lansdowne Road Big problem is that bunch from the land of the long white sheep-shearer What is the problem with Int' Explorer 7 and Media Player 11? Should we talk about cricket? Sooooorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn98109 Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 What is the problem with Int' Explorer 7 and Media Player 11?Should we talk about cricket? Sooooorry! Microsoft's latest & greatest (I.E. 7 & WinPlayer 11) "break" a LOT of software, not just Roxio prior to EMC 9. I suppose the idea is to get people to re-buy everything Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi7omy Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 What is the problem with Int' Explorer 7 and Media Player 11?Should we talk about cricket? Sooooorry! Lynn answered the first one Cricket - nahhhh (bored me to tears even when I had to play it in school) Now Compromise Rules matches (after all, your footie is our old 1900 rules really) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photographer Posted February 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Lynn answered the first one Cricket - nahhhh (bored me to tears even when I had to play it in school) Now Compromise Rules matches (after all, your footie is our old 1900 rules really) G'day all, Thanks for the input, very much appreciated. The mention of the problems with IE 7 worries me. What other options do I have? Not being a computer nerd I am at a loss to know where to go from here. I have seen ads' for Firefox, Opera the one which sounds like an exotic cheese. My version 8 will be here next week so I reallyu need HEEELP! Footy? what is that? Being a petrol head I'm not familiar with things which exist without a fuel tank! See ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi7omy Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Most of us who hang round here (we really should get a life ) use Firefox browser. It does averything that IE7 is supposed to do without the problems, is free and also supports quite a number of free plug-ins http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/ I suppose some people would swear by IE7 - I think they should really be swearing AT it Footy - isn't that the game where they kick each other instead of the ball? Actually - over here we call it 'Aussie NO Rules' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ml Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 The mention of the problems with IE 7 worries me. What other options do I have? Your options are NOT to install the Microsoft 'critical update' to Internet Explorer 7. Just keep using verions 6. If have Microsoft's Automatic Update ON and get IE 7 installed, the instructions from Microsoft on how to uninstall it and use IE 6 are HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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