jmdraft Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Roxio Easy CD burn will not let disk eject. This is a typical Google search on this issue: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navc...k+won%27t+eject Obviously, this problem is epidemic and Roxio doesn’t have any interest in fixing it. I have asked Roxio what to do about it 15 or 20 times and they either just completely ignore me or they return instructions that are not even vaguely related to the question. Do any of you users know how to fix this problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn98109 Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Two ideas occur to me about simultaneously: Without any idea of which Version, which applications within the suite, what you are trying to do, or what your computer specifications are, the questioh is impossible to answer. If you are using Packet-Writing (DirectCD or Drag2Disc), particularly if using with WinXP, you are just before the "where did my data disappear to?" stage. That's why Packet-Writing isn't recommended as a means of backing up data for the long-term. Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmdraft Posted December 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 The version is 6 What I am trying to do is eject a disk. I am not using any of the applications. ALL I am trying to do is eject a disk that I put in because I wanted to see something on it. I haven’t used the Roxio programs for weeks and probably never will again. I just want to eject the disk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi7omy Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 If you aren't using any of the apps and the disc hasn't been formatted to use Drag to Disc, then the fault is not in the apps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmdraft Posted December 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 It was formatted and I used to use it. Google this: Roxio won’t eject disk. You will get references to this problem ad infinitum. Obviously I am not the only person to have ever experienced this mess and it happens in ALL versions regardless of what applications are being used or NOT being used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi7omy Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 If you formatted it, you put it under the control of Drag to Disc - you have to close the discs before ejecting Anyway - one sure-fire way of having to come back here to find out how to recover lost data. D2D has the reliability for long term storage of an igloo in Death Valley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmdraft Posted December 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Does closing the disk mean I can’t add anything to it in the future? I’m looking for other software to do my backups that won’t include this problem. Do you have any suggestions? Nero maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi7omy Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 If you want to do backup, then I'd suggest you think outside CD authoring software and get a dedicated backup program - there are a lot of free ones available, try here for a start http://www.thefreecountry.com/utilities/backupandimage.shtml Drag to Disc is fine - IF you are only using it for a quick transfer of files from one machine to another - for long term storage or backup, it has all the reliability of an igloo in Death Valley, especially coupled with RW media Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmdraft Posted December 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 I just tried to open a CD made with D to D in a computer that doesn’t have Roxio on it and it won’t open. Apparently all the backup disks that I made with Roxio are useless unless opened by Roxio. I don’t know anything about these dedicated backup programs but I am about to learn and I thank you for pointing me at them. I have wasted a lot of time for nothing with this Roxio mess. Can you summarize in a sentence or two, how this dedicated backup software works? Were does the data get stored and how do you access it later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpabruce Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 I just tried to open a CD made with D to D in a computer that doesn’t have Roxio on it and it won’t open. Apparently all the backup disks that I made with Roxio are useless unless opened by Roxio. I don’t know anything about these dedicated backup programs but I am about to learn and I thank you for pointing me at them. I have wasted a lot of time for nothing with this Roxio mess. Can you summarize in a sentence or two, how this dedicated backup software works? Were does the data get stored and how do you access it later? Use Creator Classic, and you won't be wasting any time or discs. They will read on other computers, and no formatting of the discs is necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmdraft Posted December 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Where do I get Creator Classic? Store, download, is it part of Roxio or a completely different company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmdraft Posted December 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 OK I found it and it came with Easy CD & DVD Burning V 6. Does this mean that I can dump this obnoxious D2D mess and never have to see it again and still do my burning…………….and eject my disks without an act of congress? OK I found it and it came with Easy CD & DVD Burning V 6. Does this mean that I can dump this obnoxious D2D mess and never have to see it again and still do my burning…………….and eject my disks without an act of congress? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi7omy Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Yes - you can uninstall it - go to add/remove programs and you can remove it from there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmdraft Posted December 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Thanks gi7omy' I am going to try it right now. I don’t think I can figure out how to pronounce your name but thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi7omy Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Gi7OMY ain't my name - it's my callsign QSL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmdraft Posted December 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 How do you pronounce it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi7omy Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Dah-hee - a very old (about 1500 year old) Irish name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmdraft Posted December 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Are you in Ireland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi7omy Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 That's what it says on my avatar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmdraft Posted December 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 What's an Avatar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi7omy Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 the red dog on the side wearing an Ireland rugby shirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn98109 Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 If the idea is NOT a backup (the kind of thing you need the originating program to retrieve the information), either make regular data discs using Creator Classic and CD-R, or get a Flash drive (aka Jump / Pen / Keychain / Thumb drive) or External Hard Drive - they're pretty cheap these days. Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 the red dog on the side wearing an Ireland rugby shirt A dog on the side??? Like Camilla? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi7omy Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 A dog on the side??? Like Camilla? Better looking than this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 I give in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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