Hi CSlewis, If you have not done so, jump over to Roxio`s site and apply yhe latest available update for version 4. This update at the time corrected a few write errors as well as the "insert disc" message.
Best Regards
God, grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do and the eyesight to tell the difference.
Hi Jeff. Thank you for the reply and suggestion. I did the update to vs. 4.04 and tried to burn a cd. Once again, it recorded to only 69%, then spit out the cd and I received the same error messages. Any other thoughts? I am using a Dell Dimension, Pent. 3, 866 MHz with 256 Mb. Thanks again, Caryn
I'll jump into this and I'm not stealing Jeff's thunder as he has the word on CD Drives.
But, since you are trying to copy CD's, are you copying CD to CD directly or are you copying the original to the hard drive first? Also, if you are trying to copy a copy protected CD or a CD that has been burned by someone and is not right it will fail and hang up. I've seen that happen before.
If you create a data CD from files on the hard drive, does it work OK with that?
I had a problem, a little over a year ago, with a customer's PC, that everything worked except Audio CD Copy, and the errors appeared that the CD Burner had a problem, and it turned out to be a hardware problem in the CD-ROM drive. With this problem, Roxio was no help in trying to troubleshoot and I wound up using Nero as it has a running log and display of the various steps. I'm not saying "Nero is better", just it helped in the troubleshooting. I still primarily use Roxio for my CD Burning.
Hi Jack........oh dear. This is where it becomes obvious how computer illiterate I am. I am copying from an audio cd to a blank recordable cd directly. I am attempting to make back-up copy of my cd for use in truck, etc.. I DO download or save the cd to my computer.....I guess the hard drive?.......by using RealPlayer in case I would damage the original. I I have also tried to burn the cd using RealPlayer as a substitute for CD CREATOR but have been unsuccessfull. Even though I try to just burn the contents of one cd it will tell me I don't have enough space to do so. I have never tried to make a data (text?) cd. As I said in my first posting, half the time I am successful, half the time it fails. Wierd? Thank you for your time, Caryn
If you are having problems and the same or similar problems with two different CD Burning programs it looks mor and more like it could be hardware problem in the CD-RW (burner) drive.
But, you won't "ruin" the original by copying it to another CD.
One other question, when you copy ("rip") the songs from the CD using Music Match Jukebox, are you saving them as a wav or MP3 file? You shoould be saving them as wav files (full fidelity) and when you make the CD for the car it needs to be the "standard" CDDA audio disc, not a "MP3" disc. One last chance, if you have the songs on the hard drive, just make an audio CD, with Roxio, from those files and see if that works.
Dear Jack, .........sigh. Don't tell anyone but I barely understand what you are saying in paragraph 3. When I "rip" the songs I am using RealPlayer, not Music Match Jukebox. I have no idea how they are saved.
Wait, if I look under "format" in RealPlayer in my library it says "RealAudio 8" except for a few downloads from Amazon that say MP3. I just tried to update my MusicMatch Jukebox that came with computer........installed software from website........and then received a host of error messages saying this was missing and "skins" were missing and to re-install software. I didn't. I have copied all my cds to my hard drive using RealPlayer. I don't know how to use Roxio to do this. I did a search for files/folders named Roxio and only came up with cookies from hitting their website. As I said previously, if I try to burn a cd from my library in RealPlayer it just tells me I don't have enough room on the blank cd. Which can't be true. Is this where you tell me to open my window and toss the computer in the Missouri River? If it IS a " hardware problem in the CD-RW (burner) drive".........what then? Thank you for alllll your time, Caryn
Aha! RealOne and it's propritary format may be the issue! When you copy the songs with RealOne (RealPlayer) it saves the files as .ra or "Real Audio" format. That format is not a wav file and it is not compatible with anything except the Real Player.
You need to copy (rip) the files from the CD with some other program, that will save the files as .wav files. Then you can make your own Audio CD Compilation.
Have I hit upon the primary cause of the problem???
(BTW don't through it in the Missouri, unless I'm around to get it before it hits the water - I used to live in KC)
Wait a sec.......are you asking me if you have hit the primary cause of the problem?
OK, when I "rip" cds using another program that saves them as .wav files..........Pray tell what program I should use! And does this impact the original Adaptec Easy Creator program problem or not? Could I still have CD- driver problems?
BTW.........paddle fast up from Kansas City.........the Missouri River is also in Montana! (just ask Lewis and Clark)
The registered, full version of MusicMatch Jukebox Plus has the capability to "rip" music from CD's and save them as a WAV file or an MP3 file (and convert music file formats, but not RealOne). I think the price for the full registered version of MMJB is about $20 and may be the least expensive way to go to get a program. There may be some shareware or trial programs that will do that, but the MMJB may be your best option.
But, there is nothing you can do with the songs you "ripped" with RealOne, you are stuck with them in that format only. If you want the songs so you can make a music CD you will have to recopy them with some other program such as the MusicMatch Jukebox.
Most car radios WILL NOT play MP3's. Only a few of the new model cars with built in CD players will play MP3. In fact only a select few CD players period will play MP3's. I don't know where you got that information but it's wrong.
I was never extremely happy with Roxio 4, but, when you put the CD in your CD-ROM drive, EZ CD Creator 4 has an option to "Extract Tracks." Check the menu's across the top. It will copy and save the tracks to your harddrive.
It does extract as an MP3 which can be played in most car cd players. I think you have the option to save it as other types of files.
You will have to rename each track, otherwise, every time you extract songs to the same folder it will overwrite them. Let's say you save them to the "My Documents" folder, you should see "Track01.MP3"
Then using EZ CD Creator 4, start a new job (Audio CD) select the files and burn them. I think it was "Jack" who stated before if this doesn't work, more than likely it is a hardware problem.
Hi again, Everyone. Jack....... I had previously tried to update my Music Match deal. When I click on it these are the error messages I get (I will give you the Evenlyn Wood version)......"skin director file is not spcified in registry.....please re-install hardware", #2 "The ini file not found please copy it over to ...yada yada" #3 "The skin bit map not found..." #4 There was a problem with either the play.dll or mixer.dll" So........should I try to un-install Music Match/Jukebox (came with computer) and then go buy the newer $20 Music Jukebox deal?
Also, try as I might, I am unable to find "extract" in the tool options of ez cd. There IS a save to hard drive feature, but it will not highlight the copy button to let me proceed. I have tried everything.
First on the Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4, "extract". I had Version 4 Platinum and I don't recall any "extract".
On the MMJB, you should first get the version you have straightened out and uninstalled before you rush in and buy a new version as it may not install over the old version if it has problems. Try uninstalling the current version you have, if it won't uninstall, first download the free/trial version of MMJB and see if that will install and run. If it does, it may correct or remove the old version. If the free version works, all you have to do is register it (pay the money) and the will give you a registration code that you enter into the program and that will unlock all the features. That is the only difference between the free/trial and full plus version is some of the features are locked out of the free/trial version.
4.5 hours later I have a cd copied. It took forever. Well, at least it took me forever to figure out the new program. In addition, the length of time to burn the cd was endless. This was after a battle with program telling me my cd drive was empty. Over and over. Is there some other issue going on here? Thank you again for all your help. It is nice to finally be able to make a copy. Caryn
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Hi CSlewis,
If you have not done so, jump over to Roxio`s site and apply yhe latest available update for version 4. This update at the time corrected a few write errors as well as the "insert disc" message.
Best Regards
God, grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway,
the good fortune to run into the ones I do and the eyesight to tell the
difference.
cslewis
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I'll jump into this and I'm not stealing Jeff's thunder as he has the word on CD Drives.
But, since you are trying to copy CD's, are you copying CD to CD directly or are you copying the original to the hard drive first? Also, if you are trying to copy a copy protected CD or a CD that has been burned by someone and is not right it will fail and hang up. I've seen that happen before.
If you create a data CD from files on the hard drive, does it work OK with that?
I had a problem, a little over a year ago, with a customer's PC, that everything worked except Audio CD Copy, and the errors appeared that the CD Burner had a problem, and it turned out to be a hardware problem in the CD-ROM drive. With this problem, Roxio was no help in trying to troubleshoot and I wound up using Nero as it has a running log and display of the various steps. I'm not saying "Nero is better", just it helped in the troubleshooting. I still primarily use Roxio for my CD Burning.
Jack
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If you are having problems and the same or similar problems with two different CD Burning programs it looks mor and more like it could be hardware problem in the CD-RW (burner) drive.
But, you won't "ruin" the original by copying it to another CD.
One other question, when you copy ("rip") the songs from the CD using Music Match Jukebox, are you saving them as a wav or MP3 file? You shoould be saving them as wav files (full fidelity) and when you make the CD for the car it needs to be the "standard" CDDA audio disc, not a "MP3" disc. One last chance, if you have the songs on the hard drive, just make an audio CD, with Roxio, from those files and see if that works.
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Aha! RealOne and it's propritary format may be the issue! When you copy the songs with RealOne (RealPlayer) it saves the files as .ra or "Real Audio" format. That format is not a wav file and it is not compatible with anything except the Real Player.
You need to copy (rip) the files from the CD with some other program, that will save the files as .wav files. Then you can make your own Audio CD Compilation.
Have I hit upon the primary cause of the problem???
(BTW don't through it in the Missouri, unless I'm around to get it before it hits the water - I used to live in KC)
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Wait a sec.......are you asking me if you have hit the primary cause of the problem?
OK, when I "rip" cds using another program that saves them as .wav files..........Pray tell what program I should use! And does this impact the original Adaptec Easy Creator program problem or not? Could I still have CD- driver problems?
BTW.........paddle fast up from Kansas City.........the Missouri River is also in Montana! (just ask Lewis and Clark)
Thanks for not giving up on me. Yet.
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The registered, full version of MusicMatch Jukebox Plus has the capability to "rip" music from CD's and save them as a WAV file or an MP3 file (and convert music file formats, but not RealOne). I think the price for the full registered version of MMJB is about $20 and may be the least expensive way to go to get a program. There may be some shareware or trial programs that will do that, but the MMJB may be your best option.
But, there is nothing you can do with the songs you "ripped" with RealOne, you are stuck with them in that format only. If you want the songs so you can make a music CD you will have to recopy them with some other program such as the MusicMatch Jukebox.
Link to MusicMatch Jukebox
Once you have the music files saved in the wav format you can make a music CD with the Adaptech Easy CD Creaor.
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I was never extremely happy with Roxio 4, but, when you put the CD in your CD-ROM drive, EZ CD Creator 4 has an option to "Extract Tracks." Check the menu's across the top. It will copy and save the tracks to your harddrive.
It does extract as an MP3 which can be played in most car cd players. I think you have the option to save it as other types of files.
You will have to rename each track, otherwise, every time you extract songs to the same folder it will overwrite them. Let's say you save them to the "My Documents" folder, you should see "Track01.MP3"
Then using EZ CD Creator 4, start a new job (Audio CD) select the files and burn them. I think it was "Jack" who stated before if this doesn't work, more than likely it is a hardware problem.
cslewis
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Hi again, Everyone. Jack....... I had previously tried to update my Music Match deal. When I click on it these are the error messages I get (I will give you the Evenlyn Wood version)......"skin director file is not spcified in registry.....please re-install hardware", #2 "The ini file not found please copy it over to ...yada yada" #3 "The skin bit map not found..." #4 There was a problem with either the play.dll or mixer.dll" So........should I try to un-install Music Match/Jukebox (came with computer) and then go buy the newer $20 Music Jukebox deal?
Also, try as I might, I am unable to find "extract" in the tool options of ez cd. There IS a save to hard drive feature, but it will not highlight the copy button to let me proceed. I have tried everything.
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First on the Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4, "extract". I had Version 4 Platinum and I don't recall any "extract".
On the MMJB, you should first get the version you have straightened out and uninstalled before you rush in and buy a new version as it may not install over the old version if it has problems. Try uninstalling the current version you have, if it won't uninstall, first download the free/trial version of MMJB and see if that will install and run. If it does, it may correct or remove the old version. If the free version works, all you have to do is register it (pay the money) and the will give you a registration code that you enter into the program and that will unlock all the features. That is the only difference between the free/trial and full plus version is some of the features are locked out of the free/trial version.
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Hi Jack,
4.5 hours later I have a cd copied. It took forever. Well, at least it took me forever to figure out the new program. In addition, the length of time to burn the cd was endless. This was after a battle with program telling me my cd drive was empty. Over and over. Is there some other issue going on here? Thank you again for all your help. It is nice to finally be able to make a copy. Caryn
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November 13th, 2003 12:00
I see. You're probably right. I will burn them both ways tonight and see which plays in car stereos.