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    Update Software For Slow Running DVD Burners

    Discussion in 'eMachines' started by mvaughn12, Mar 1, 2005.

  1. mvaughn12

    mvaughn12 Notebook Consultant

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    Here is and update that is being offered for the finding that Win XP Service Pack 2 has cause DVD RW to run at less than half of it's burning speed. The also added a list of more drives that are effected.

    Here is the link to the downloads and a breif article on it.

    http://www.nero.com/us/nero-up.php

    More Snags in Windows XP Service Pack 2

    One of the flaws could reduce the write speed of many common DVD drives.

    Staffers were testing dual-layer DVD drives when they found that InCD4 DVD-burning software, by Nero AG (formerly Ahead Software AG), performed up to 40 percent slower than competing applications (such as Roxio's Drag-to-Disc) on systems running SP2. InCD4 ships with many drives, including those from Lite-On, Plextor, and Sony.

    Nero developers say that the glitch is due to a cache problem in SP2 and affects InCD prior to release 4.3.7.3. To check your version, open the program and select About. If your app is affected, get the InCD Update-Package 3. The fix bypasses SP2's cache management problem.

     
    mvaughn12, Mar 1, 2005
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