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    Roxio and Dell XPS M1530...Problem!!!!! Help

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Crazy Kidd, Mar 26, 2008.

  1. Crazy Kidd

    Crazy Kidd Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've purchased a XPS. But from the beginning I'm having problem with Roxio. Most of the times it crashes. Or after one use I have to reinstall it. After system restore Roxio says the trial version is over.Anyone else having this problem. Please help.

    And one ore thing. If I perform a complete reinstallation from the disc given will my restore partition work.

    HElppppppppppppppppppp. Plz...............
     
    Crazy Kidd, Mar 26, 2008
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  2. Jetster

    Jetster Notebook Enthusiast

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    Roxio is not a nice program. If it was me I would uninstall it and install Nero
     
    Jetster, Mar 26, 2008
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  3. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    yeah,roxio sucks(for me)!get Nero or something free (ask Calvin) if you don`t want to spend money...
     
    Xirurg, Mar 26, 2008
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  4. Signal2Noise

    Signal2Noise Über-geek.

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    That's exactly what I did. The Roxio that's included with the laptop isn't even full functioning to begin with. I got Nero Ultimate on sale for $40 CDN a couple of weeks ago. A bargain!
     
    Signal2Noise, Mar 26, 2008
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  5. SteveJonesy

    SteveJonesy Notebook Evangelist

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    The problem is that because they are free versions they are usually the version behind the latest and greatest. Unfortunately with this corresponding with a new and fundamentally different OS it's a joke. Dell shouldn't be supplying Vista Incompatible software on Vista machines. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that one out.

    Get yourself Nero 8 and get rid.
     
    SteveJonesy, Mar 26, 2008
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  6. SpotMe

    SpotMe Notebook Geek

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    Or you could flag them both and go with freeware that does the same job!

    Check out ImgBurn ( http://www.imgburn.com/). It is free, lightweight, compatible (I've used it in XP, Vista 32bit and Vista 64bit) and does everything I've ever needed for writing CD's or DVD's.

    If you want to rip DVD's, use DVD Decrypter ( http://www.dvddecrypter.org.uk/). It seems to report an error after ripping under Vista 64bit. The error is cosmetic only though.

    For ripping music, just use iTunes... nuff said.
     
    SpotMe, Mar 26, 2008
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  7. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    Roxio is your problem. I haven't used it for years now because it's turned into a craptastic piece of software.
     
    Khris, Mar 26, 2008
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  8. kanehi

    kanehi Notebook Deity

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    I uninstalled the Dell version and loaded my own full version of EMC10. No problems.
     
    kanehi, Mar 26, 2008
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  9. jack53

    jack53 Dell XPS 9360 i7 Lover!

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    I've always had problems in the past with Roxio and this one is no different. I just wiped it off my HD. It is free alright as it is not worth anything. I don't know why Dell uses junk sometimes.
     
    jack53, Mar 26, 2008
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  10. chief who

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    Look like I will have to remove the Roxio junk from Dell.
     
    chief who, Mar 26, 2008
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  11. L.Rawlins

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    'ImgBurn' is a great alternative, however in my opinion if you are already accustomed to the logical interface used by both Roxio and Nero commercial burning softwares, you will likely find the transition to (the also free) 'InfraRecorder' a much easier one, as its interface is considerably less of a headache to work with.

    Available here: http://infrarecorder.sourceforge.net/

    In any case, with both programs offering free functionality, you would lose nothing to trial them both. From what I have personally found, InfraRecorder is the easier to use of the two, whilst ImgBurn is ever so slightly more feature rich.
     
    L.Rawlins, Mar 26, 2008
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  12. achw

    achw Notebook Consultant

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    achw, Mar 27, 2008
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