DVD burner

I'm trying to do my research before jumping into x64 and I'm a little
confused? Will a generic DVD/CD burner work in x64? I understand that x64
does not come with a burning utility like xp, but if I use Nero or something
like that, will I need a 64 bit driver from the manufacturer of the burner?

Andre
Tue Jan 24 22:18:14 CST 2006

XP Professional x64 does include the CD-Burning Wizard, some DVD/CD-Writers
don't utilize it though. NERO works with Windows XP Professional x64, except
for the packet writing feature.
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"Bryan" <Bryan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:74280D65-C0AE-4EC7-A734-E4343D08D5B3@microsoft.com...
> I'm trying to do my research before jumping into x64 and I'm a little
> confused? Will a generic DVD/CD burner work in x64? I understand that
> x64
> does not come with a burning utility like xp, but if I use Nero or
> something
> like that, will I need a 64 bit driver from the manufacturer of the
> burner?

Charlie
Wed Jan 25 00:37:50 CST 2006

Yes, a generic DVD/CD works just fine. You can burn CDs with the included
software in the OS, but for DVDs you'll need Nero or Roxio. Nero 6 and later
works(but no packet writing), and Roxio 8 works.

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Bryan wrote:
> I'm trying to do my research before jumping into x64 and I'm a little
> confused? Will a generic DVD/CD burner work in x64? I understand that
> x64 does not come with a burning utility like xp, but if I use Nero or
> something like that, will I need a 64 bit driver from the manufacturer of
> the burner?

John
Wed Jan 25 07:14:05 CST 2006

Some DVD writers don't work with some mobo's. Specifically, Plextor has a
page on their site listing incompatibilities with certain drives, especially
SATA drives. I suggest you read the user reviews on vendor sites,
especially neweggs to get an idea if there are mobo problems. There are
links to the Plextor problem page from that site for the Plextor SATA drive.


"Bryan" <Bryan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:74280D65-C0AE-4EC7-A734-E4343D08D5B3@microsoft.com...
> I'm trying to do my research before jumping into x64 and I'm a little
> confused? Will a generic DVD/CD burner work in x64? I understand that
> x64
> does not come with a burning utility like xp, but if I use Nero or
> something
> like that, will I need a 64 bit driver from the manufacturer of the
> burner?