The Roxio software has caused me a lot more trouble.
I was running Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4.04_D11 and DirectCD 3.04_D11 on my Dell Dimension 4100 (Win2K SP2) with no problems.
Adaptec's CD recording software is now supported by its subsidiary Roxio - who have released updated versions. So I thought I'd try Roxio Easy CD Creator 5.0
Big mistake, but with hindsight I should have checked on the Roxio site because they are fairly open about the problems this software can cause.
Lose all access to CD-ROM, CD-RW or DVD drives after installation/uninstallation of Roxio software -
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Interference between DirectCD and Easy CD creator -
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After installing and then unstalling I lost access my CD-ROM and CD-RW. I corrected this problem and then ran into another much worse one when I tried installing again...
Roxio state on their site...
After installing the Intel Ultra ATA Storage Driver 6.0 with Easy CD Creator OEM version 4.02c installed on a Windows 2000 system, you may experience the "Blue Screen Error - Inaccessible Boot Device Error".
This information applies to the following product(s):
- Easy CD Creator Deluxe 4.x Suite
- Intel. Ultra ATA Storage Driver ver 6.0
This information applies to the following Operating System(s):
- Windows 2000
While Roxio offer no solutions to this they do give some advice on how to prevent the problem - they suggest that it shouldn't happen with version 4.05 but this is exactly what happened to me version 5.0!!!
In the end I had to reinstall Windows 2000 - I used the repair option so all my program settings were preserved but it was still a major pain.