In the version I use, the start smart puts you in a window exactly like you 
describe, I think it's 6 but I'm not sure. I have a newer one on my laptop 
but I've only used that once.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Canazzi" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: good program for burning CD's


> Hi Bill,
>
> I have used Nero 6, 7 and 8 and it works well if you realize what is
> happening and just what to use within the suite of programs.
>
> Although it can be done, I would not recommend trying to launch any of
> Nero's utilities with the Nero Start Smart Icon or by using Nero Express. 
> I
> would go to the start menu then to programs, then to the Nero menu item, 
> and
> choose Nero Burning ROM.  Wait a few seconds and you get a splash screen
> that gives you a bunch of options.  By default if you haven't changed
> anything, this splash screen places you on the multi-session tab and in a
> combo box that gives you the choice of DVD or CD.  Make the appropriate
> choice by using your arrow keys and then look at a bunch of other options
> under the ISO tab.  Tab to the list of tabs and use your arrow keys to
> select the ISO tab.  Then use the tab key to move to a list (6 for DVD and
> 12 for CD) items.  By default, in both CD and DVD burning, the choice is 
> ISO
> which is a fancy way of saying Data type.  This is the type of disc you
> would make for storing documents, program installers and compressed music
> such as MP3 files.  If you use your arrow keys you will see choices like
> Audio CD, Bootable Disc, Copy Disc, mixed mode ETC.  For CD's you wish to
> play in standard CD-ROM players, you would choose Audio CD.  (Why anybody
> needs this any more with all the mp3 players and discless Ippod type 
> players
> is any body's guess, but just in case you do...)
>
> The first time you use the program, you might want to check out some of 
> the
> other items under the ISO tab.  While for most other of the settings, the
> defaults work just fine, I usually check all the boxes that talk about 
> file
> name and folder length names and the amount of permissible character
> lengths.  Modern burners can handle all of these longer names so I 
> maximize
> the length of all my file and folder names.  Otherwise every time you burn 
> a
> document or track with an unusually long file name, you will be prompted 
> to
> truncate the file name.
>
> In any case, after you have configured this splash screen, use your tab 
> key
> to find the New button and press the space bar.  This will launch a 
> standard
> duel window involving a layout for your soon to be created CD/DVD disc and
> the files on your system.  By default, you land on a tree view for the
> layout in a name field.  By default, there is something like New
> Compilation.  To better identify your new disc, you should rename this to
> something recognizable.  To do this is pretty standard--just as in Windows
> Explorer.  Press the F2 key and then type in a new name and press enter.
>
> Now you must tell the burner which files you want to burn to Disc. 
> Pressing
> the Tab key once from the tree view layout name field brings you to the
> layout list view--which at this point should say zero items.  Tab once 
> more
> to the tree view of your computer system.  Here's where it gets a bit 
> tricky
> if you are not used to working with tree views.  The movement to the files
> and folders you wish to select is most easily done using a screen reader 
> by
> using the tree view.  By default, you will probably be placed either on 
> the
> tree view for your desktop or your local install disc (usually the C 
> drive.)
> Press the right arrow key to open branches on this drive (meaning folder.)
> then arrow down to the folder wherein you are storing the items you wish 
> to
> burn to the disc.  When you reach this folder, press the tab key once to
> move to the list view of your selected folder.  Yu can either manually 
> move
> to and select item by item, or if you are smart, you will have previously
> moved all the items you wish to burn to CD to a single folder and you can
> press control + A to select them all.  After selecting various items, 
> press
> the keystroke control + keyboard 1 to place the items paths into the 
> layout.
> If under the view menu, you have selected to show the status bar, pressing
> the screen reader keystroke for reading the status bar (JAWS = insert + 
> page
> down) you will see the size of materials you have pasted to the layout.
> (Be careful not to create too big a layout: CD-ROM = 700 MB maximum; 
> DVD-ROM
> = 4483 single density.)  Repeat the above procedure until you have 
> completed
> your layout and then you are ready to do the burn.
>
> To launch the burn screen, press control + B.  This will open up a set-up
> screen which you can customize for the burn.  Most of these choices are 
> good
> to go with the defaults, but you may want to change a few things to your
> taste.  You may want to make more than 1 copy, or change the speed (If you
> are burning a standard old fashion audio CD, I find it works in stand 
> alone
> players better to use the slowest burn speed.  This doesn't seem to make 
> any
> difference if you are making data discs, so you can use the maximum.)
>
> After you have made these choices, initiate the actual burn by pressing 
> alt
> + B or by tabbing to the burn button and pressing space bar.  while the 
> burn
> process is actually under way, you may want to check the box that says
> verify the written data.  This will double the time it takes to actually
> complete the burn, but if you are having any trouble with your drive or
> system, this will tell you if you have a good disc or not by the end of 
> the
> process.  If you are confident you are having no problems, then leave this
> box unchecked.
>
> Eventually, the process will complete and a funny bugle noise (unless this
> is disabled by default) should sound and indicate that the process 
> completed
> successfully.  If it doesn't and sounds are enabled, then a loud
> disappointed Boo will be heard.  You can then read the output of the 
> failure
> to see what might have happened.
>
> One more thing, if you are using JAWS later versions, (9 and 10) you might
> (as I have been) have some difficulty if you leave focus of your screen
> reader in the Nero main window during the burn.  I have had some bad discs
> created when doing this and I am not quite sure why--except that I have 
> seen
> memory spikes during this process when JAWS is constantly reporting items
> being displayed in the Nero main window.  so either shift focus to the
> desktop or unload JAWS until you hear the noise for completion.  Then 
> reload
> JAWS to see the results.  I am not sure about Window-Eyes or any other
> screen reader and in fact, I never had this problem prior to JAWS 9.0 
> second
> update.
>
> I hope this helps and if you need any more help, write me off-list.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Deatherage" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 5:09 AM
> Subject: good program for burning CD's
>
>
> Hello to all, I have now installed Nero on my computer version 7.  I am =
> not sure how to get it to work and was wondering if any one else on the =
> list has had any success with it.  or could you recomend a good program =
> for burning CD's?
> I appologize for the off topic message.
> thank you in advance.
> Bill Deatherage