Roxio Easy CD Creator

My Laptop came with this software installed and work quite well for a while. But now when I try to burn data I get the message below.

Steps I follow after starting Roxio Easy CD Creator 5.3.4 SP8 Basic:

1. Click - Make a CD

2. Choose Data CD Product

3. Drag files from top window (hard drive) to bottom window which will become the CD.

4. Hit the Burn or Record Button.

5. This message appears on my screen

' This Drive is used by another application "Roxio DirectCD Kernel". Easy CD Creator cannot use it until the application has completed.'

 

What application is Roxio DirectCD Kernel and how do you stop it?