Probably a good idea with a few provisos. Turn it off if it can be. Eliminate it if it runs in the background continuously, as does the InCD. The programs in the well known Roxio suite can usually just be turned off. The operative word being usually. I hear some folks have to do away with Drag to Disk in Roxio. _X_X_X_X_X_[small][bold]'brobear'[/bold] [/small]
Do away with Roxio altogether unless it is the reigning burning software supreme method of your burning world.
Roxio isn't the reigning supreme burner program of my world. It is handy for burning audio CDs and I like Drag to Disk for data disks, CD and DVD. Plus I like the movie and music players. The DVD player is similar to the WinDVD5 and 6 (just used the DVDMax for a longer time and just comfortable with it, like and old pair of jeans). So, knowing how to live with the quirks of the software, I leave it on the system. It's worth manually turning off the Roxio suite to keep the programs I like. As we both know, this doesn't work for all. Some folks have to make the choice of which program they want to keep. _X_X_X_X_X_[small][bold]'brobear'[/bold] [/small]
AnyDVD & NERO6 WITH Nero Recode works Perfect. Nero keeps updateing their software every month. AnyDVD & NERO6 WITH Nero Recode works Perfect. Nero keeps updating their software every month & the update is free. Just go to Nero site every month & check for Nero 6 update & down the first 2 update. Update-Package 1 · Nero StartSmart · Nero Express 6 · Nero Cover Designer · Nero SoundTrax · Nero Image Drive · Nero Burning ROM 6 · Nero BackItUp · Nero Wave Editor · Nero Toolkit Current version: 6.3.1.17Release date: July 02nd, 2004 Filesize: 26.85 MB (28162165 bytes Update-Package 2 · NeroVision Express 2 · Nero Recode 2 · Nero ShowTime Current version: 2.1.2.16Release date: July 02nd, 2004 Filesize: 22.91 MB (24025030 bytes) You half to buy AnyDVD software, it is well worth it. They will keep updating there to you free. You will get a message on your desktop telling you they have an upgrade for you. I have all of 321 Studios software. I had taken all of it of my computers. I use Nero Recode 2 only. Never made a bad DVD with these two software. They are the best, been using them since 321 studios lost their case in court. AJAX _X_X_X_X_X_[small]AJAX[/small]
Thought this thread had died. Thanks for the info Ajax. A newbie might come along and see the Nero info and find it useful. However it is posted more appropriately elsewhere. Why put that on this thread, anydvd/dvdxcopy xpress? And it's already been stated, AnyDVD is retail. Just so everyone knows, the July '04 download of Nero is full of bugs where the Recode is concerned. One shouldn't download it until they get it fixed. I and several others made the mistake and it messed up. I misplaced my disc and now have to wait for the new version.
Brobear Is it possible you got a bad download from Nero? I and several of my friends download Nero6 July2 upgrade & have no problem with the update. My friend next door made over 50 DVD movies with upgrade & never had a bad copy. Myself I made about 25 & all came out great. My other friends have no problem all of their copy came out great. I have been using Nero software for around 2 years. AJAX
Ajax I'm not sure exactly when the latest update occurred. Someone mentioned version 6.3.1.7, not sure about the number. However, had it been only me, I would have said yes and redownloaded. For me that is only a matter of minutes with T1 DSL. The problem is experienced by a lot of users with the Recode. I didn't try the burning ROM with Shrink after the download. I only did the download the other day. Call me stupid as I was warned. Any one who doesn't believe this, download the Nero suite and try the Recode. Word is that Nero is aware and fixes are on the way.
brobear Thanks for getting back to me on this. You are right about Content of Update-Package Nero 6 Ultra Edition Package 1 that package does have bugs in it. As of yet I have found no bugs in package 2, which has NERO Recode 2. Nero Recode & AnyDVD 3.9.2.1. Nero Recode is great software it give you all kinds of options for your movies. Nero Recode & AnyDVD 3.9.2.1 beat the living heck out 321 Studios products. Nero Recode makes Great, Great, Great, Movies, and I HAVE NOT AS YET SEEN BETTER MOVIES BY ANY OTHER SOFTWARE. And you are right NERO will fix their software, NERO is a good company. AJAX100
No doubt, Nero has a good rep and a huge market share. Glad you're not experiencing problems. Not everyone or even the majority does. Just a lot of us. I've used 321 and Nero, both with good results. 321 got nailed by Big Brother, so their support is a bit lacking on the older software. The picture quality for both is good. Editing with 321 can be a trick at first for those not understanding the chapter setup. I still have both programs and like them both. I went back to a prior copy of Nero and the problem seems to be solved for now. For better quality try DVDCopy2 for new movies. Discs have to be in good condition to. Doesn't like old stuff. Then there is CCE and with Rebuilder it is easy once set up. No one questions the superior quality of either of these that have seen it. You can set up a trial using the trialware with both programs. Give it a try and then tell us you haven't seen better. [bold]As of August 1, 321 Studios is Kaput. They have limited support and activation online. Check their website.[/bold] _X_X_X_X_X_[small][bold]'brobear'[/bold] [bold]Et tu, Brute![/bold][/small]
interesting thread here. I bought DVDXCopy gold about a year and a half ago, and have never gotten XPRESS to work. It has burned, but havn't found one player, including on the pc or home units, that will play them, so I gave up. I called 321 4 times and they never helped me solve the problem. But I did pay 100.00 for this software, only to have half of it useless.
mntwister AD can be an interesting place at times. If no one has welcomed you, let me do so now. Welcome to the forum. I have seen this before. A lot of times the program is corrupted and a clean install will take care of the problem. Other times, it takes some serious digging. It is a bit strange that one part works and the other doesn't. But then we are dealing with a separate program within a suite.
