Creator 10 Ce With Plextor Dvd Drive

[Plextor user]

My computer: WinXP SP3, used for years, Intel Pent 4 2.7 GHz, 3 G memory.

Use HyperOS to manage multiple HDD and partitions. My main OS partition is D:.

 

2 weeks ago I installed a Plextor 880 SA DVD drive which came bundled with Roxio Creator 10 CE. Installation of the Roxio says "Completed", and the program opens and captures video ok. But sound is distorted/static-y.

 

Every time I start the program, the following msg appears: "The following codec(s) must be activated before using the application: MPEG-2"

 

I hit "OK" to activate, and the following Error msg appears: " No permission - Bad installation "

[Plextor user]

Replying to myself

 

Drat! Solved my own problem. I had never seen my video capture device (an old Plextor ConvertX TV100U) listed in my system tray's Volume Control. Just found it, and lowered the volume slider from max to almost minimum. Bingo! Distorted sound problem solved.

 

I still don't understand why Creator 10 CE always says the MPEG-2 codec must be activated, but can't be activated because of "No permission - Bad installation". Could this indicate I will lose some functionality of the program (which I have not yet tried to use)???

[gi7omy]

You have an OEM version which is missing functionality which is there in the full retail version.

 

Also you have Easy Media Creator 10 and not Creator 2010

[sknis]

Turn down your audio acceleration via Windows dxdiag.

[cdanteek]

http://www.plextoram...io-creator-10ce