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| Thread ID: 78853 | 2007-04-30 08:55:00 | Rant: Roxio Easy Media Creator 7.5: Exceptionally Problematic | Johnnz (7246) | Press F1 |
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| 545680 | 2007-04-30 08:55:00 | I am really frustrated and annoyed with this software . I want to use it because it can make movies into VCDs (which Windows Movie Maker doesnt do) but it is fraught with bugs . Prior to restoring my laptop (Dell Inspiron 6000, 2ghz Centrino, 1gb Ram) I had it installed and used it with varying success - one thing it couldnt do with photos was save a photo after cropping - pretty elementary in the uselessness department if you ask me . Last night I tried reinstalling this software since I want to make a VCD from a movie I made on my digital camera, but the dvd/cd burning software it is bundled with is somehow corrupted . I could edit my video just fine but when it couldnt successfully open the software it uses for burning a disc . Furthermore, to top it all off, it is interfering with Microsoft Word, which was preinstalled on my machine when I bought it from Dell . When Roxio prompted me to restart (to finish installation of Easy Media Creator) a window appeared telling me that Word needs to be installed and since I haven't the factory disc with me at present (I am overseas), I am constantly getting this window whenever I Startup or open Word . It is really annoying since it works fine after I click cancel on the installation window . I tried Repairing the installation -no change . I tried removing and reinstalling - still doesnt work . I hope PCWorld isn't handing out "World Class" awards to software such as this anymore (which it "won" in 2004:rolleyes: ) . Any decent alternative products I could consider for video editing? |
Johnnz (7246) | ||
| 545681 | 2007-04-30 09:04:00 | Sounds like CD Creator 6 . Which included DirectCD . I think thats what it was called previously . Before V7 . It went fine before XP SP2, the more updates I installed for XP, the worse CD Creator / DirectCD (more DirectCD) got . It made more coasters . So, it went in the bin . There's Nero / Nerovision but its not free . There's this (http://cdburnerxp . se/) Its free, but I've never used it . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 545682 | 2007-04-30 09:04:00 | Have a look at this: Roxio has just released an update for their driver that fixes a problem when running the Roxio CD drivers together with AVG Free for Windows Edition. free.grisoft.com |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 545683 | 2007-04-30 09:08:00 | I've got McAfee, so doesn't affect me, thanks. | Johnnz (7246) | ||
| 545684 | 2007-05-30 16:46:00 | For the record, it turns out that IE7 is the culprit in this issue. By uninstalling IE7 the DVD Builder program (to make VCD's etc) will work. I use Firefox anyway, so was more than happy to uninstall IE7 :) I've still got MS Word installation window popping up every time I start up my laptop though... |
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