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Found the problem.... it was windows 2000 not the drive.  I had to remove the
drivers and reboot and let windows find the drive itself.

Mark W. Breneman

xgen@jvlnet.com wrote:

> Yes, Nero version 5 works with windows 2000 per nero website.  I am trying to
> use version 5.5.  I have also tried MusicMatch CD to burn MP3 CD with the same
> result.  It only see the drive as a simple CD-ROM.  Not a burner.  Everything
> work fine under windows 98  (dual boot)
>
> I will have to try a a few tricks.  Change IDE slave / master settings...etc
>
> Kinda sad when a seasoned computer bench / field service rep, with 6 years of
> daily PC repair experience, can't get a creative CDRW to work.  NOT a good
> testament to creative.  Guess I will stick to only buying creative 16bit sound
> card for $15.
>
> Is news group monitored.  This news group IS not good advertisement.  If I were
> creative I would shut this news group down.... Oh, wait then they would have NO
> technical support.
>
> Mark W. Breneman
>
> Peter van der Goes wrote:
>
> > I know this is a different drive, but same OEM. I have a RW8438E (also
> > Samsung) that works fine in Win 2000. It's possible you have a software
> > issue. What burner software are you using and is the version certified for
> > Win 2000? Reason I ask is that I *don't* use the software that came with the
> > drive, and I don't know if that version of Nero works under Win 2000. I use
> > Click'n'Burn Plus Build 1.3 and it's fine. I have seen multiple reports of
> > problems with EZCD 4.05 in Win 2000, although I tried it and it worked OK
> > for me.
> >
> > Creative didn't abandon these drives. They have refused to support them
> > properly from the day they started selling them as cheap (read higher profit
> > margins for Creative) substitutes for the original 8432E. You cannot abandon
> > what you never provided 8<).
> >
> > <xgen@jvlnet.com> wrote in message news:3B8E89A9.B2114E3B@jvlnet.com...
> > > Has anyone had luck with getting the 8435e (8432) working (writing)
> > > under windows 2000?  The dumb thing thinks its a simple CD Rom drive not
> > > a CDRW?  Looks like creative has abandoned support for this product.  -
> > > thanks.
> > >
> > > MB
> > >