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Same thing happened to me....my Win98 registry was corrupted silently....and
beyond repair...
and my only recourse was the Win/XP Pro upgrade which, after many prayers,
many hours....
finally worked.
Now running Nero vs. EZ CD Creator.
Rec: short ROXI rallies
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Guess [mailto:mguess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 11:10 PM
> To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: CD Burner Problems Follow Up
>
>
> I want to thank everyone who offered assistance to me regarding
> my problems
> in getting my new CD burner to be recognized by my OS after installation.
> Suffice to say that several of you were right on target regarding
> its source.
>
> Microsoft's Media Player has as part of its package a version of Roxio CD
> burner software. It's becoming widely known on various boards that this
> software has a bug that corrupts the Registry so that either
> newly-installed devices (like burners) are not recognized. Also,
> previously-burned CDs using other burners or software may no longer be
> recognized by one's current burner and Roxio.
>
> A Google search on 'Roxio and CD problems' turned up several similar
> approaches to correcting Registry keys (don't do this unless you're
> experienced and confident within the Registry -- I had someone
> else do it).
> Other variations on the Search turned up similar solutions. Bottom line:
> everything worked fine afterwards!
>
> Also, re previous discussions on disk cloning software (Ghost et al): I
> tried downloading Casper XP (http://www.fssdev.com/products/casperxp/) It
> was ridiculously easy and worked perfectly, even while I was performing
> tasks within another program. I gave up on Ghost after a hair-raising
> experience when I wasn't sure which was the source or target disk. Casper
> has so many great features, too. I did my clone on a 30-day trial free
> copy, did a hot-swap with my drawered drives and booted up with no
> problems. I'm purchasing it immediately.
>
> So, after several days of agonizing over hardware issues I'm
> relieved I can
> go back to trading. I'd also like to extend a personal note of
> thanx to my
> friend, Brendan Boerner, who assisted me in doing my Registry surgery.
>
> Again, thanx to everyone else for pointing me in the right direction. And
> thanx to everyone else who responded with other great suggestions, too.
>
> Michael
>
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