Rating: 
Summary: Permanently destroys drive configuration
Review: I got Easy CD & DVD Creator 6 bundled with a DVD+/-RW drive. Needless to say, I was eager to get burning. I've used Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 for 1.5 years and have been very happy. But, that's neither here nor there. I'll cut to the chase.After installing, I found that all of my hard drives and partitions had been assigned new drive letters, seemingly at random. Furthermore, in Disk Management, most partitions didn't show a letter and those that did show a letter, appeared twice in Windows Explorer. Windows was notifying me that \System Volume Information\tracking.log was corrupt and that I needed to run chkdsk. To make matters worse, Windows no longer identified my system boot drive with the "(System)" designation, meaning I could delete the partition if I wanted! Uninstalling did not resolve this, so I backed up all my data to an external disk. I then performed a fresh install of Windows XP. I then installed Service Pack 1 and all critical updates. I also installed DirectX 9.0b and Windows Media Player 9. After that, I installed Office XP, followed by Easy CD & DVD Creator 6. I rebooted, and found the exact same problem. Clearly there is some serious problem with this software. I'm going back to version 5. For kicks, since I knew I'd need to reinstall XP again, I tried to delete the system partition. It let me. A bug this serious should've been caught before beta testing.
Rating: 
Summary: Rotten customer support
Review: This software looks as if it has real potential but didn't deliver. I had problems burning CDs from the start. I've been working with their tech support on and off for about 6 MONTHS and have yet to get the program to work. Their tech support is horrible, it takes weeks to answer my emails and they sent standardized solutions that didn't even address my problem. Phone support costs $35. If it worked it would be great software but it doesn't work and support is useless.
Rating:
Summary: Give it back to Adaptec
Review: They didn't have a "0-star" option or I would have used it. I've been using CD creating software since 1997, mostly from Adaptec. With this package I've produced more "coasters" than I did back in those days of $800 CD-burners, $8 CD-Rs, 2x record, and no buffer. I picked up "Roxio's" Easy CD Creator 5 as part of a system software package in 2002 and the first thing I had to do was download a service pack for WinXP. This particular version (6) only works when it wants to. I'll give it this much, it wasn't hard to remove from my system. How can a company take a product, make it worse, and still continue to find buyers. That must be why I'm not in marketing or economics. I ordered Nero 6 Ultra instead. WinXP has a better burning package for free.
Rating: 
Summary: This Software is great and works just fine
Review: Being a user of Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 Platinum I was excited to hear of the forthcoming release of Easy CD & DVD Creator 6. I noticed that there were a lot of negative reviews going around from people who couldn't get the software to work. Based on the quality of the old version, and the new features in version 6 I decided to buy this product anyway. I am glad that I did. It works flawlesly on my Windows XP SP1 Home Edition System and Teac 40x CD writer. I have 4 friends who have since bought this software and they have had no problems either (2 using Windows XP, 1 using Windows ME, and another using Windows 98SE). The people who are having problems probably have forgotton to remove old CD writing software (IF YOU HAVE HAD NERO ON YOUR PC MAKE SURE YOU COMPLETELY REMOVE BOTH 'NERO' AND 'IN CD' WHICH COMES WITH IT). Check also that your system has all the latest Windows Updates installed (Windows XP users make sure you have Service Pack One). Make sure you have the latest updates installed as well...
Rating:
Summary: Bugalicious
Review: Actually, I had initial success with Win2000 Pro, but their were serious subtle bugs. I tried to use CD and DVD rewritables, and I could get some success. However, I can only use 60% of the space on the CD. That was the first wierd thing. As I was archiving CDs, I have some problems. Some CDs could not be copied. I could later copy them with Nero 5 though, or using a Mac with Roxio Toast 5. On other CDs I get errors stating that the .iso could not be used for that format, such as hybrid CDs. However, on the Macs with Roxio's Toast, I do not have these problems. Some CDs that I created using Easy CD Creator were invalid or corrupted. I created ISO images on my hard drive and created CDs. The installer would crash, or other software would would be corrupted or would not work correctly. I am really scared after reading these other reviews, so I think I may re-create these archives with another utility in Linux or Mac. I would seriously avoid this product and future products, as this software can mess up your data and archives. You don't want to gamble with this. I imagine there might be some legal action (class action) in the near future...
Rating:
Summary: Horrible
Review: I installed this program because the other program I was using was crashing my xp when I tried to print CD case labels. Bad mistake! It definitely negatively affects computer performance, and the drag and drop desktop pop-up is just about impossible to get rid of. The interface sucks as well. Although Roxio 6 did not totally destroy my computer when I installed it, and I was able to uninstall it, it is still a horrible program that creates CD-R's that only it can read. I've gone back to NTI CD Maker, the program that came pre-installed on my computer, and I'll use MS-PUB for the CD case labels. Avoid this product at any price.
Rating:
Summary: Worst Software Ever
Review: I have been using PC's since 1982. I have purchased many commercially developed software programs. Roxio and Easy CD Ver 6 wins first place as the worst program I have ever purchased. Technical support is a joke to say the least. I will NEVER buy anything from Roxio or any successors. I purchased this version in Sept. 2003 and have lost count as to the number of times I have installed and uninstalled this software. I tried calling the tech. support number and the area code had changed. They have no phone number that you can call without a credit crd number being used. There is no mailing address, save their legal department. I just wish I had been happy with version 5 which came installed on my new computer. The web site support is very lacking in assistance. Caveat Emptor is the best expression for Roxio Products. Find an alternate product that does the same job. The reason for one star is that is the least you can use, on this site.
Rating:
Summary: Permanently destroys drive configuration
Review: I got Easy CD & DVD Creator 6 bundled with a DVD+/-RW drive. Needless to say, I was eager to get burning. I've used Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 for 1.5 years and have been very happy. But, that's neither here nor there. I'll cut to the chase. After installing, I found that all of my hard drives and partitions had been assigned new drive letters, seemingly at random. Furthermore, in Disk Management, most partitions didn't show a letter and those that did show a letter, appeared twice in Windows Explorer. Windows was notifying me that \System Volume Information\tracking.log was corrupt and that I needed to run chkdsk. To make matters worse, Windows no longer identified my system boot drive with the "(System)" designation, meaning I could delete the partition if I wanted! Uninstalling did not resolve this, so I backed up all my data to an external disk. I then performed a fresh install of Windows XP. I then installed Service Pack 1 and all critical updates. I also installed DirectX 9.0b and Windows Media Player 9. After that, I installed Office XP, followed by Easy CD & DVD Creator 6. I rebooted, and found the exact same problem. Clearly there is some serious problem with this software. I'm going back to version 5. For kicks, since I knew I'd need to reinstall XP again, I tried to delete the system partition. It let me. A bug this serious should've been caught before beta testing.
Rating:
Summary: A Total Rip-off
Review: Nothing but problems, bugs, freeze-ups, and counterproductive slop. If you choose to buy this junk, kiss your cash goodbye and plan on finding something else that actually works. I will never touch a Roxio product again.
Rating:
Summary: At least it's great with Windows 2000(!)...
Review: I've actually had great success with win2000; my drive configuration is fine. It's designed for winXP/ME/98 as well. 2000/XP users w/NTFS partitions will be best off; users of ME/98 w/FAT32 partitions will likely experience some craziness! I use Norton Ghost for backup/imaging so even if my computer were to spontaneously combust, I could bring it back to a recent state faster than Maurice Greene on Jolt...
My Fave's- Attractive & well organized interface, excellent html help, Creator Classic with Disc Copier, AudioCentral, Label Creator, and Drag-to-Disc: these are amazing applications! With just these components & a DVD+/-RW drive, this software *should* actually be pretty stable- it works great on my system! (AthlonXP 3000+; 512MB memory.) Disc Copier copies CDs/DVDs that aren't copy protected, yet I've copied a few store-bought items: a music CD; a cheap PC game CD; an instructional DVD(!); a foreign NTSC DVD(wow!). Creator Classic makes all kinds of discs- Data, Music, MP3, Enhanced, Mixed-Mode, Bootable & more! AudioCentral effectively rips, burns, converts & manages MP3s, WMAs, WAVs & OGGs. It's even greater now with the new mp3PRO Plug-in encoder available at Roxio's website (highly recommended!). I've converted audio tapes, with my analog-in sound card, into high-quality MP3 CDs with professional looking labels! Drag-to-Disc is especially important to me because win2000 (my favorite OS) can't automatically write to CDs/DVDs without extra software help. I consider this to be essential software now! For most of my CD/DVD needs, this product is ALL that I need! Official Caveat Time- *Please backup your computer before installation!* Glitches, bugs, hangs & crashes can be experienced all throughout this product. Make sure Windows is up-to-date with all recent service packs & patches. If you install the entire product to see what it can do & then decide to do away with a few features, it's best to uninstall the whole package, restart your computer, and then reinstall only those features you know you want with their corresponding updates. Check Roxio's support page for common issues/problems to evaluate risk of installation! (Especially win98/ME users.)
| 
