Roxio Creator 9 Basic preinstalled...useful or bloatware?

Roxio Creator 9 Basic came preinstalled on my laptop, but I did a clean install and don't know if this program is useful.

Should I put it back on or leave it off?

What is the value of Roxio vs. using windows, media player, or iTunes to burn disks?

The laptop came with LightScribe capability and DVD-RW

Thanks

 

Vista or XP? XP can't burn dvds, I was told Vista can. Not sure Vista built-in DVD burning can utilize light-scribe or not though.

 

I took it off my HP... Mostly cause there are around 6 instances of it... Plus i own a copy of Nero 7 premium which is imo the best one out there.

 

Sorry, didn't add it's Vista....and yes, I have an option to burn video using Windows DVD maker and files using Windows.

On XP, I just used windows for CD data and iTunes for music CD's. I never really used burning software and don't know the advantage. Maybe because Roxio is a basic version it wont be worth it to keep?


Forget about LightScribe, I don't think I'll ever use it - you have to buy special disks and it takes a long time.

 

If you only do on the fly multi-media work it'll suffice. I too have Nero but am having trouble installing it with Vista.

 

I ended up using it at my parent's recently - they have a Dell desktop and haven't changed it since it arrived. I actually used it to burn my first ever DVD. The interface is clunky but not difficult to work out, and I had little to no trouble using it. I thought for sure my first DVD burning attempt would be a failure, but everything turned out fine. When my notebook arrives I'll probably keep Roxio for a bit but eventually find something a bit more streamlined and peppy.

 

I would leave it and just disable Roxio processes to run at start-up using "msconfig"

Roxio has more options to choose from.

I would only get rid of Roxio if you also have Sonic or Nero. It's good to have at least one robust burning app.

I'm not sure how disabled basic is though compared to the full version.

 

Thanks, that's what I need to know.

 

Whenever I insert a disc Roxio opens, and I have no use for it! But I can't find it in msconfig, so how do I disable it?

 

You can burn DVD's using XP

 

If you really have no use for Roxio at all, then the best solution is to uninstall it.

But if you want to keep Roxio but just don't want it to pop up when you insert a disc... then try Control Panel > Programs > Default Programs > Change AutoPlay settings.

 

Thanks!

I just don't understand what it's for. Maybe it has some function that the other programs that came with the PC don't, and that it will become useful eventually.