Roxio Easy Media Creator 8.0 [OLD VERSION] This instant

Back when I had the Dell Dimension 4550 the situations happened in the short-term...

The only program that worked fine in version 8 was Creator Classic, which has rarely had problems for me in the past (sometimes crashed Windows 98 SE with version 5, but that was acceptable back in the day of FAT32).

Don't update this program because the update caused Windows XP Professional with SP2 to run very slowly as if it were malware, but possibly the patch had a bug serious enough that plagues programs like Nero 7 and later. (Nero 7 when it first released caused a BSoD after uninstallation, and glad that I tried that via a trial download.)

I use Roxio Toast 8, 9, and 10 without trouble (at least as far as the basics of backing up data).

DVD Builder program in this version 8 was horrible as well - audio out of sync with slide shows, and most annoying of all, very difficult to edit text in the menus with the finicky solid bars that were hard to move. It was very slow and unstable, crashing often. Same problem with version 7, and to avoid corruption, it somehow helps not installing content from the other disc, so when you need the content, insert the disc. I think this might be a Windows indexing issue that causes the corruption, but I have not done thorough research.

Note that I last used the program when it first came out and have not used it since. Many reviews here on Amazon are negative on Roxio Creator and Nero as far as newer versions. I agree, Nero 6 was as good as Roxio 7 (the PC version), and I'd say that how things have been going with these products, it's looking unlikely any future version would be as smooth sailing.

Hope this helps. Keep in mind that Roxio and Ulead products containing the DivX codec may conflict with Nero (I see that Nero and Roxio are as strong competitors as they have compatibility problems, go figure), and cause video thumbnail errors, freezing Windows Explorer. Has happened twice, and hope it doesn't happen, unless you know which codec is causing the problem under Windows Device Manager.

I use a Mac now with Parallels Desktop, and won't even try burning. Besides, Roxio Toast refuses to burn data from a virtual drive.

Not recommended - and don't try Roxio 8 on Vista, and don't feel comfortable with Vista. Looks as others have had the 'certificate error' and 'installation rollback' problem as I did. Hopefully Windows 7 will bring better support.Get more detail about Roxio Easy Media Creator 8.0 [OLD VERSION].