In defense of Adaptec. I've been using the version that came with my HP 8101. It installed easily. I immediately updated with a patch from Adaptec's site and I've never burned a bad CD with it. Because of posts to this list I was prepared to have trouble with this software and that just hasn't been the case. Ben Moore ----- Original Message ----- From: Ultra <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 9:13 AM Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] CD Rewriters > Lew M Russakov wrote: > > > It was mentioned that there is better software than the Adaptec software > > that came with my H-P, but none were mentioned. Any suggestions? > > Nero, WinOn CD, anything but stay away from Adaptec DirectCD. Do not risk > system stablity and creat problem yourself! > > > Also, I will be copying audio tapes to CD. Anyone know of good software > > for doing this? > > Adaptec easy CD creator is good for this, but there are better ones out > there. > > > > > > > Finally, any suggestions on the best CD-R's and RW's to use and any > > brands to stay away from? > > The PCBUILD web site always needs good submissions. If you would like to contribute to the website, send any hardware tech tips or hardware reviews to: [log in to unmask]