# Recommend CD burning software that isn't Roxio **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 31, 2004, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-cd-burning-software-that-isnt-roxio/247875 "2004-05-31T02:37:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2004, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-cd-burning-software-that-isnt-roxio/247875/1 "2004-05-31T02:37:13Z")
I use Win98 and am not pleased with the Roxio products I have. Here’s what happens with Roxio Creator 6: -when burning music CD’s, it will record and close the session, then not play on the computer or other stereos. The disk reads as ‘full’ but if I can’t play the disk, who cares? -when backing up data files (mostly gifs and Word documents) on rewriteable disks I will click"finalize session, but not finalize the disk." It finalizes anyhow. Kinda defeats the purpose of having rewriteables for backing up the recipe files, eh? Anyhow, it bites and I hate it. What else is out there? ---
**Author:** ![cstamets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/958977/32.png) [@cstamets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cstamets)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2004, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-cd-burning-software-that-isnt-roxio/247875/2 "2004-05-31T02:39:21Z")
I’ve always liked [Nero](http://www.nero.com/us/index.html) . There is a downloadable trial version available. ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2004, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-cd-burning-software-that-isnt-roxio/247875/3 "2004-05-31T03:03:37Z")
Ditto on Nero – I could get _nothing_ to work until I tried it. FWIW, my problem was that I have a 2000-vintage laptop with an external burner, connected via USB 1.0, and the lower maximum data rate was causing disc writes to crash. Nero could handle this, Roxio couldn’t. Try Nero and let us know how it works. ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2004, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-cd-burning-software-that-isnt-roxio/247875/4 "2004-05-31T03:12:46Z")
Installing a trial of Nero as we speak/type. Keep your fingers crossed! ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2004, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-cd-burning-software-that-isnt-roxio/247875/5 "2004-05-31T07:19:15Z")
Nero’s always worked well for me, too- never used anything else, never burned a coaster. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2004, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-cd-burning-software-that-isnt-roxio/247875/6 "2004-05-31T07:51:24Z")
Out of curiosity, **Annie** what brand of PC are you doing this on? I ask because I had a _lot_ of problems with CDs on the Compaq I had, until I replaced Compaq’s version of Win98 with a clean MS version. I don’t know what it what it was that Compaq had done, but certain CDs which _should_ have played on my machine, wouldn’t. CDs that friends had burned for me would sometimes work and sometimes not (while playing fine on anything else I tried it on). ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2004, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-cd-burning-software-that-isnt-roxio/247875/7 "2004-05-31T11:13:04Z")
How old is your computer? If it’s not too old I suggest upgrading to Windows XP. You don’t need CD burning software. ---
**Author:** ![RandomLetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@RandomLetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandomLetters)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2004, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-cd-burning-software-that-isnt-roxio/247875/8 "2004-05-31T11:22:05Z")
Nero is the best burning software I have seen for Windows. Of course, nothing beats K3b in my experience, but that is Linux only. ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2004, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-cd-burning-software-that-isnt-roxio/247875/9 "2004-06-01T01:38:05Z")
> [@Tuckerfan](#): > > Out of curiosity, **Annie** what brand of PC are you doing this on? I ask because I had a _lot_ of problems with CDs on the Compaq I had, until I replaced Compaq’s version of Win98 with a clean MS version. I don’t know what it what it was that Compaq had done, but certain CDs which _should_ have played on my machine, wouldn’t. CDs that friends had burned for me would sometimes work and sometimes not (while playing fine on anything else I tried it on). It was build by ye ole neighborhood computer store guy. I blush to admit it but I’ve never installed an operating system before. I have to get serious about the backing-up before I do that! I did try Nero and it did back up my data nicely, and it erased(on purpose) the disk that Roxio screwed up for me! I might actually pay for this one.