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| Hi,
I'm having problems burning audio CD's using Nero Express OEM (coasters). Everything was OK for a while but for the past 3 weeks I've only been having problems (after installing and uninstalling various audio and video players and kept VLC, this proggie plays anything you throw at it). I read on one of the posts that when you have a lot of codecs installed, they may conflict with one another. I downloaded "DxManager" and it lists a bunch of codecs. Should I delete all of them (using DxMan) and use one of the codec packs to replace them? If so, which one would you recommend?
I'm running WinXP with SP2 and BTW, I unintalled and reinstalled Nero and the problem persists.
Thanks,
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| Codecs arent actually used by Nero when you're burning audio files to disc.
Your problem can be caused by a few things:
If you are burning a multiple of mp3 files to make a compilation the problem can be caused when one of the files has a different bitrate mode, for example if you have files encoded at a constant bit rate but also have one encoded using a variable bit rate.
Another problem is when you download files from services like iTunes, you'll normally find that the files are protected to stop you copying them.
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| I was aware that Nero came with their own codecs but thought that the other codecs could interfere anyways. The last few CD's I burned, I used complete albums (in MP3 format) ripped at the same constant bitrate (160). Problem is that when I try them in my home system, I get a "no disk" error on the display and if I press play, the sound comes out quite distorted. I thought that installing an ASPI layer would help so I installed Adaptec's layer (V. 4.60) with no change. Funny thing though, these "coasters" play without distortion on my computer's CD drive (with errors but still...). Could it be something that interferes with Nero's "lead-in and lead-out" routine?
As far as the codecs go, would it be a good idea to delete and replace them in case I wish to use other media software?
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| Update: I uninstalled Nero again and burned a CD using Burrrn (freeware audio burner), loaded it on my CD player and it took several seconds to find the tracks and the sound quality was still lousy. I then reloaded Nero, made a disk copy of a store-bought CD and it that also played bad. Mind you, if I use Nero to burn data (programs, jpg's, etc.) on a disk, everything is fine... Dunno what to do any more. Would disabling XP's built-in burning feature help?
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| Heres a bigger list of possible problems:
There is a writing program that I cannot remember the name of that caused my system not to be able to burn any type of disc after uninstalling it (eg. Nero, WinOnCD, etc. would not function again).
Extemely defective CDR's.
CDR burn side dye too strong (Dark).
Sample rate of files not 44.1kHz (Extremely rare these days and most software blocks burning odd sample rates completely).
Regular buffer-underruns.
Faulty writer.
Faulty IDE controller.
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| Thanks for caring, Cole,
As a troubleshooting method, is it still a good idea to remove all of my codecs (manually or using XpManager) and start from fresh? As I mentioned before, everyhing was OK for a while then it all went to hell in a basket. I even thought that my burner was faulty so I echaged it (still under warranty) and this didn't fix anything.
Almost makes me want to reformat my HD and install XP but without SP2, seems that SP2 causes a lot of problems which I never had before. BTW, can XP's built-in burning application interfere with others? Also, when I ran GSpot, it showed DivX problems (video rendering). I downloaded the latest version of DivX, installed it and GSpot doesn't seem to know it's there, it still tells me that I should insta DivX 5...
Thanks again,
Gemigene
Edited by gemigene 17/5/2006 1:56 PM
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Can I delete all codecs and install a new codec pack?
