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Re: Problem with CD-ROM drive on Windows NT
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> Adaptec Direct CD doesn't burn audio cds - it's a packet-writing package • that
> allows you to dump data a little at a time on a cd till you're done with
it.

That's right. I always classify them all in the same package.

> And its garbage, for the most part.  You're thinking of Adaptec Easy CD
> Creator, mostly likely, which usually comes bundled with Direct CD.

OK, I have not used Direct CD at all, just Easy CD Creator.

> He has Windows NT 4.0.  You're thinking of either Win9x or Windows 2000 -
> there is nothing in the system control panel in NT 4 that resembles Device
> Manager you're thinking of in 9x/2000.

Hmm.. the last time I worked with NT I thought it did. I guess I need to get
up to speed on Windows NT again. Speaking of which, does it run any better
on a network environment than Windows 9x?

> > with my Castlewood Orb drive, and I have to re-install it every now and
> > then. Is the CD-ROM from the factory, or did you install it?

> I would say that this direct CD package had to install a UDF driver for • the
> CDROM and that some how that got corrupted or corrupted the original • driver.
> Reapplying the latest service pack might take care of it, then again it • might
> not.  I've never had this happen before, not like this.

Probably. I have had a lot of problems with add on drives, from CD-ROMS to
Castlewood to the like, so it is nothing new to me. I am not up to speed on
Windows NT, but I hope to get a few classes in it soon. My classes start
next month, yeah! : ) I am definitely looking forward to the Novell classes,
I really need that!

If I remember correctly, Mike, you did get certification on NT from New
Horizons, didn't you? How was that?

Scott S.
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(...) Depends on the hardware you're running it on, but yeah, I'd say NT is more functional network-wise than 9x. The tcp/ip printing alone makes it more valuable in my opinion, not to mention the increased stability. Not to say NT doesn't crash or (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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(...) Adaptec Direct CD doesn't burn audio cds - it's a packet-writing package that allows you to dump data a little at a time on a cd till you're done with it. And its garbage, for the most part. You're thinking of Adaptec Easy CD Creator, mostly (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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