On Tuesday 26 Nov 2002 4:47 pm, Technoslick wrote: > From: "Anne Wilson" > After I couldn't get it to work, I tried 'eroast', and that has worked > flawlessly for me. I guess once something works for me, I tend to stay with > it.
I looked at that under 8.2, but couldn't get any sense out of it. It looked as though it should have been better, but for some reason I couldn't make it work. There's sometimes a problem when a very capable program has little or no help available - what's intuitive for one user is not for others. > >XCDroast has a message that seems to me to imply that burn-free, or >> whatever it calls it, is switched on. I wonder if that means the same as >> it would in Nero? > > Yes, the same in all programs that mention this technology. Basically, it > is the use of a special buffer made up in your system's RAM to make sure > that the itsy-bitsy hardware buffer in your CD-RW never runs dry while > burning. XCDroast looks such a simple basic program that you don't expect luxuries like this <g> > > >I don't know which brands they were talking about, apart from Afreey, but > > I do > >know that if they are asked to supply one they now ask what it will be >> teamed with. As I said, they were not rubbishing the drive, just being >> cautious about compatibility. > > Probably so. However, if you ever speak with those people again, and you > think about it, ask them if the Phillips drives are a problem. Thanks. > Don't see the tech support people often - only if a component appears to be faulty - but I'll bear that in mind. Anne
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