"Christopher Muto" wrote in message
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On 2/9/2011 6:15 PM, Peter Greenstein wrote:

"Jeff Nagell" wrote in message
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The problem seems to be that disc copy isn't putting 2 seconds between
the tracks. I have uninstalled and reinstalled , added roxio SP4 ,still
nothing. I did find a free program called CDBurnerXP that works great.
I'm using windows XP with roxio creator 2009.


Hi Jeff,

Wow! You're the first person I've heard to report the same problem. Dell
is mistified and what worries me is why they don't have others with this
issue. They keep telling me it must be a software issue. "Change your
settings. Goodbye." I keep asking them if they won't consider that it
might be a series of slightly defective CD/DVD burning drives. They say
drives either work or they don't work.

Yes, I tried changing the udf thing and it didn't make any difference.
My Dell laptop (Vista) from 2 1/2 years ago burns CD-R's perfectly.

Did I mention that Windows Media Player burns CD's perfectly? I tried
CDBurner briefly but it froze up so I uninstalled it. I guess I didn't
give it enough of a chance. Roxio does back up data files without a
problem.

Since WMP burns fine and CDBurner works for you, we obviously have a way
to work-around this problem. But Roxio is a pretty nice program, makes
decent CD covers, etc. Itunes is a REALLY nice program but the CD's made
with it are also defective. Same with WinampPro, which I paid money for.
I use that program to burn flac format files directly to CD.

I sent a question to Roxio but haven't heard back from them. I think
they do support Dell users.


peter, you still have not mentioned exactly what software and what version
you are talking about. could be one of the 'de' (dell edition) versions
of roxio that has had a patch released to correct issues like yours. very
hard for any one to give a meaningful answer without knowing what you
have.

Hello Chris,

Sorry. Yes, it is the Dell edition of Roxio, version 10.3. Dell sent me a
disc of it to try reinstallation. I was told this disc has the latest patch.

But Itunes (vers 10.1.2.17) AND WinampPro (vers 5.6) produce the same
defective CD-R's. Multiple tracks burned, but my three CD players pass right
through every track point without the track index advancing, as if the
entire CD consisted of one long track.

Oddly, my old DVD player will play these discs correctly as will any
computer.

Perhaps my computer is trying to tell me that the CD is dead, kaput. It's
time to get an Ipod, an Ipad and get with it.

Well, I am on Facebook and I text while driving, so there!

--
Peter Greenstein
http://www.wakefieldjazz.com/