Hi;

I'll take suggextions, but if this problem isn't resolved I'll start shouting
from the treetops not to buy their crap.I'm sick of these friggin companies,
they require registration before they'll send you drivers. Whatever idiot put
their "stripped" Nero CD together did fine with the front end, but that's all
that's there. I checked the directory of the CD to find this out. Now these
friggin idiots are only giving you Nero lite, not the full blown version and
I'd suspect it'll only work with their drive. I have no problem with that, but
make me register ? Look it has not yet worked correctly dammit, when it does OK
I'll register. I'd have taken it back but due to rebates the box is gone.
What's more it's been sitting around for a few months.This is ridculous.

I've got EZCD 5 plat. w/ the 2002 update but this drive was built in 2003.
It'll burn a CDRW fine with the set speed, however on a fast CDR blank it
screws up. It just stops after about ¼ of the disk. There are probably
parameters I can set to stop this, like telling it not to go beyong 30X or
something, but I'd rather not.Last time I checked, NOW roxio doesn't seem to
want you to DL the file it wants to install on the fly. (I think) I need the
file because the burner is not going in the PC on the DSL, this file last ime
was about 20 MB. I got EZCD+DVD 6 but that PC doesn't meet the system
requirements.

Friggin ****es me off, this is too much like being at work.Lemme tellya, REALLY
like being at work ! I decided OK I'd put a NIC in it, and a secondary nic in
my PC on the DSL and get it that way. Of course this PC won't recognize it, of
course

Just like work, can't do it this way, can't do that because of
__________________ (insert problem with swear words). I'll get the problem
solved but, looking at it another way, it reads as an Artec WRR-52Z in control
panel. What are my odds of maybe using that driver ? Now let me put it this
way, if Plextor were to make a drive for rebranding, they might just ship it
with different firmware. Artec on the other hand is not a super high end
company, would they do the same or not bother ?

Now for the last vestige of "can't do it this way", the drive was purchased at
more of a general store, sort of like a K mart, it's called Big Lots. They are
not a computer store. More like a deep discount store, and now maybe I know why
these drives are there, maybe there were enough returns that they just shipped
them all back. Then in comes the guy from Big Lots. . . . . . . . . Of course
the people who sold them to Big Lots might not even be aware of the problem.
Ain't big business great ?

Any help is appreciated, but if you just want to join the rant that's cool.
Maybe we people who fix things should start a site with these problems with
companies. Make it public. Include our opinions as well, along with truthful
observations about our experiences relating to the design, support and
servicability of these goods. Include TVs and other brownwares, PC components
and whatever that has electronics.

We would have to be careful, putdowns must be confirmed so we don't have to
worry about libel suits, and praise should be administered carefully in the
beginning of the product life cycle. Yaknow, we could become the new Consumer
Reports, but with alot more accuracy. Consumer Reports may or may not take the
opinions of ASCs when they write articles, but they surely don't ask non-ASCs.
This is where this comes in, not only are non-ASCs able to provide input, but
individual servicers as well whether they work for an independent or ASC. Even
input fro ASCs would be skewed, or they wouldn't want to participate lest they
**** off the manufacturer. Any input from the company wouldn't mean much, it
would come from management.

Just an idea.

Anyway, it's time to get my mind off this, I'm going to open a beer and burn
one, it's Friday night. No more thinking for now (well maybe a little)

JURB