dvd writing

[zoso]

api initilize error, nec nd3520 drive, windows x64, amd 64 1800+ 700+mb ram
i loaded roxio and when i run it it gives me an api layer initialize error ,
is there a fix or is it better to revert to windows xp home ?
i also tried to install alcohol 120 but it gave an internal error 25001.
it is very hard to back p info if i cant use the dvd drive.
ne help ?

[Joe Sa]

I know this might seem like a silly question, but did you already try going
into Hardware Manager (it's in the System control panel) and un-intalling and
then re-installing the drive?

Joe

"zoso" wrote:

> api initilize error, nec nd3520 drive, windows x64, amd 64 1800+ 700+mb ram
> i loaded roxio and when i run it it gives me an api layer initialize error ,
> is there a fix or is it better to revert to windows xp home ?
> i also tried to install alcohol 120 but it gave an internal error 25001.
> it is very hard to back p info if i cant use the dvd drive.
> ne help ?

[zoso]

yeah i tried that
it seems that win xp 64 does not have low level aspi drivers so i got told
to install nero 6 ! which is currently downloading. but shouldnt win xp allow
me to drag and drop files to burn em ?

[Joe Sa]

Nero 6 has some unusual qualities for making DVD drives work properly, that
is true.
But I can't tell you much about Win XP 64-bit edition. Last I heard, that
was still in beta testing!
I do know that Windows XP Home edition won't let you drag-drop-and-burn CDs
or DVDs if Windows thinks the drive is a standard CD drive; even if burner
programs will burn just fine.

Joe

"zoso" wrote:

> yeah i tried that
> it seems that win xp 64 does not have low level aspi drivers so i got told
> to install nero 6 ! which is currently downloading. but shouldnt win xp allow
> me to drag and drop files to burn em ?

[Joe Sa]

Nero 6 has some unusual qualities for making DVD drives work properly, that
is true.
But I can't tell you much about Win XP 64-bit edition. Last I heard, that
was still in beta testing!
I do know that Windows XP Home edition won't let you drag-drop-and-burn CDs
or DVDs if Windows thinks the drive is a standard CD drive; even if burner
programs will burn just fine.

Joe

"zoso" wrote:

> yeah i tried that
> it seems that win xp 64 does not have low level aspi drivers so i got told
> to install nero 6 ! which is currently downloading. but shouldnt win xp allow
> me to drag and drop files to burn em ?

[Ron Bogart]

In ,
zoso > did some thinking and came up with
these words:
> api initilize error, nec nd3520 drive, windows x64, amd 64 1800+
> 700+mb ram i loaded roxio and when i run it it gives me an api layer
> initialize error , is there a fix or is it better to revert to
> windows xp home ?
> i also tried to install alcohol 120 but it gave an internal error
> 25001.
> it is very hard to back p info if i cant use the dvd drive.
> ne help ?

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