The problem with some free or less well-known cd-burning software is the lack of support for some of the less popular brands of burners.
It's not a driver problem since Windows can see the drive and knows it's model name (presumably), it's just the burning application's
inability to recognise it. As it's an old model (the burner, that is) updating the application is unlikely to help.
There are other free burning programs here:
http://vidmar.net/we...g-software.aspxI have discovered that the very popular 'Nero Burning ROM' burning application has supported the Iomega CD650 since version 5..0.4.4 which was released in March 2001. So it's fair to assume that later versions should still support it (though they changed the burning engine since v5 so I can't guarantee it). Since Nero 7 (last years release) and Nero 8 (current) are ridiculously bloated if all you want is a cd-burning tool (Nero Burning ROM) My link will take you to version 6.0 which is split into three separate packages. All you need is 'Package 1". In any case, the latest version (8) won't run on Windows 98, and version 7 is also terribly bloated and takes forever to install even if you choose to install only a quarter of what's on offer. The reason it's now so bloated is because it has to compete with
Roxio's Easy Media Creator which is also bloated, offering loads of stuff in an effort to be "jack of all trades". It's a shame Nero saw fit to go down the same road.
Nero 6 http://www.nero.com/...ero6-update.phpPlease note although it refers to nero 6 as an 'Update' it is in fact a 'standalone' product which doesn't rely on a previous version to be present.
It will probably be a 30-day trial but at least you can check if it's compatible with your writer. You'll need to purchase a "serial number" from Nero.com
which removes the trial restriction. Can't see a way of doing that on their website so presumably there'll be a way to do it from within the trial interface.
Edited by pip22, 24 April 2008 - 03:37 PM.