ROXIO EASY CD & DVD

This program looks good at the outset. It does, however, not load until one has cleared out any other CD DVD burner program. So far it has been worthless, for my purposes.

I FIND THAT NEITHER OF THE TWO DISCS WHICH I PURCHASED DOES THE JOB AS WELL AS MY OLD ROXIO BASIC, WHICH WAS LOST IN A COMPUTER CLEANUP SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. HAVING MISPLACED THE DISC, I ORDERED VERSION 10 WHICH DOES NOT WORK WITH MY COOL EDIT PRO, SO ORDERED THE ROXIO VERSION 5 AND GOT THE #5 PRO (NOT BASIC) WHICH LOOKS TOTALLY DIFFERENT AND DOES NOT WORK AS EASY AS THE OLD BASIC VERSIION. AFTER MANY HOURS OF TRYING TO DRAG MUSIC INTO THE BURNER FROM MY COOL EDIT PRO, AND TRYING TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS, I HAVE GIVEN UP, BUT HAVE NOT BOUGHT ANOTHER BURNER YET. BUT I HAVE MUCH MUSIC WAITING TO BURN FOR MY WEBSITE MUSIC LINE (YOSEMITERADIO.COM) IAM ONLY INTERESTED IN MUSIC, NOT VIDEOS. THE MUSIC WAITING IS FROM OLDER VINYL WHICH I CLEAN UP AND USE ON THE WEB SHOW. THIS IS NOT A FAULT OF AMAZON. I AM JUST LOOKING FOR THE ROXIO BASIC 5.

Earlier versions, like 2007, I loved and it produced great photoshows. All of a sudden when I try signing in I get a message that my trial period has ended......and I paid for it a long time ago! Then I tried signing in again and I had to insert my email address and password. A message popped up telling me I could not get in. I was told to use a different browser! I found a work-around on my own but it didnt last long. Like others, I complained and got a ticket number after I chatted about an hour with online chat on how to solve my problems about not being able to get in, and then to have the program hang and hang and hang. I uninstalled it from my Windows 7, although it worked fine for a time on 7 and XP, and thought that my buying it AGAIN it might work. NOPE. Cleverbridge is the clearing house for buying many programs besides Roxio. By writing to [email protected] I quickly got a refund on my credit card. I really loved this program when it first came out and made many great photoshows, but now it really sucks and DO NOT BUY THIS PROGRAM OR ANY ROXIO PROGRAM. TECHNICAL SUPPORT WILL HAVE YOU RUNNING AROUND IN CIRCLES AND I CANT EVEN UNDERSTAND THEIR LANGUAGE, LIKE cut and paste your error message, paste it to Windows Paint (which I do not have) and there are about 30 other steps after this. I GAVE UP. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY ON ROXIO PRODUCTS. THEY WILL DRIVE YOU CRAZY.

Ive seen the reviews by others, and concur that the software lacks the bells and whistles of the newer full Roxio product (ver 7). BUT ... if youre looking for some simple features that dont hog a lot of drive space or CPU cycles, this earlier product (ver 6) fits the bill. Ive been looking for a simple packet-writing program to drag-and-drop files for archiving or transfer between systems [your old floppy sneakernet], and its just right for that simple task. Windows XP file transfer is just miserable, as it treats a document like graphics material, storing it to disk, then writing track-by-track with balloons and other distractions. This package lets you format and write/delete to RW discs without hassle. Better yet, in Custom installation you can pick and choose the functions you need, and forget about the fancy Control Center. For my simple needs it works like a charm at minimal cost.

OMG, I am ignorant. I wish I would have read these reviews BEFORE I went ahead and spent thirtyplusdollars on this program. I bought it with the thought that I was going to be able to create DVDs to play in a regular DVD player. Believe it or not, I have friends who still watch videos on DVD! On the package, it says Videos made easy Create custom DVDs... etc. This led me to belive that I could create actual DVDs with menus, chapters, etc. WRONG!!! When I try to access this feature, the program tells me I need to upgrade!!! WTF???? I just bought this bloody thing and now they want me to spend eightymoredollars in order to do what the package SAYS it can do?????? Bollocks! I call shennanigans!!! Oh yes, I DID find one area where you can make a menu screen and TRY to import media. BUT that is so slow and tedious as to be nearly unusable. Then when the menu finally does load in...after several minutes watching a progress bar...you can do nothing with it. The music they put on it is WAYYY too loud and it can not be muted. You cant even change the music! ...there is no option! I finally did manage to get a few files moved into this decrepit interface and it started looking like I might be able to get something going after all. I started to feel hopeful. So I tried a burn, just to see what would happen. Guess what. It made a coaster!! Totally useless! Again, BOLLOCKS, I say! BTW, my system is an AMD Dual core with 4gigs of RAM and 1.25TB of HD storage. Running win7 64bit. Not a Screaming system by todays standards, but quite capable nonetheless. This software is just not what it claims to be. I am especially unhappy that I paid for a TRIAL VERSION!! I guess they must have seen me coming from a mile away. Yup, I got suckered by this package. Not again though. It has been removed and is on its way to the bin. If there is anything positive about this purchase, it is that I have learned a valuable lesson here: Read the reviews BEFORE buying software! So now my quest continues to find a program that I can use to actually create DVDs for general home use. Surely there must be SOMETHING out there??? ...somewhere??? One thing is certain though: I will surely never buy another Roxio product again. >>>UPDATE Nov 7, 2011<<< Subsequent to writing this review, I have discovered that my PC already has a DVD program built in. Windows Live DVD Maker comes with Windows 7. I have had a lot of success with the Windows software. No, this is not a review of Windows Live DVD Maker. I simply thought Id offer this up as a very viable alternative to this Roxio garbage.

I had wanted the version for windows 7 but received this product for earlier versions of window instead. Therefore, I cant use it and hope to return it for a refund.

my CD music maker. I had Roxio for a long time and it never failed me. When I wish to make a CD its simple. I just wish it could put more MP3 songs on the CD without buying all new Blue Ray and Book equipment. Good buy.

I used to be able to convert a song from a commercial CD to a WAV file in the computer with the older version. Newer versions only allow you rip to MP3. This is going backwards. Also I am not allowed to burn a DVD with WAV files. Not much use to me. Miguel Melgar

Roxio Easy CD & DVD software does not support MP4 file format even though their advertisement online says it supports ALL file formats. The customer service is inefficient and very, very, poor. I wouldnt recommend Roxio Easy CD & DVD software to anyone. Warning to the wise - STAY AWAY! You will be very disapointed.

Just purchased roxio easy CD&DVD burning software from Amazon. It wont install. After four tries, I keep getting a message Installation Interrupted. Roxio support is basically non-existant. Wont support product without it being registered. Cant register it because it wont install. Roxio doesnt even have a contact us tab on their web site. I looked at their manual for this product, but it has no trouble-shooting section. I have to say this product is worthless and Ive thrown my money away. Amazon, you would do well to quit selling their stuff. You have a ding with me now as well. At least Best Buy has a Geek Squad. I will buy another product from them and count this up to simple experience.