I have Sonic RecordNow 7.3...when I open it, it does not recognize my D: drive. It askes me to attach a drive but not is listed. How do I attach the appropriate drive?

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goto microsoft.com you can download driver updates and os's

Sonic RecordNow Deluxe 7.3 is an old burn software which do not need any drivers to run the program. If your New PC is running on OS Win 7, the software is not compatible with Win 7 & Vista. The version 10 is compatible.

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When you open "My Computer", does the icon shows 'CD-ROM' or 'CD-writer' ?

When you open "Device Manager", and expand the 'DVD/CD' branch of the tree, is your CD-writer listed?

Before you beginTo determine if the CD or DVD drive displays on the My Computer screen, follow the steps below.

1. Turn on the computer and remove any discs from the CD/DVD drive.
2. In Windows 98 and Me, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop. In Windows XP, click Start and then My Computer .
3. A CD/DVD drive icon displays on the My Computer screen when Windows recognizes the drive. If Windows recognizes the drive, find and use a section below that pertains to the CD-writing software with the issue.
4. If the drive does not display on the My Computer screen, go to the Microsoft support website and search for documents on missing CD DVD drive .

RecordNow by Veritas/HP/Sonic does not recognize the CDRW or DVD+RW driveIf RecordNow does not recognize the CDRW or DVD+RW drive, follow the steps below.
NOTE: Install any updates for the RecordNow engine available on the Sonic support web site (in English). Step 1: Uninstalling RecordNowTo uninstall RecordNow to reset the software and cause it to look for the CDRW or DVD+RW drive again, follow the steps below.
NOTE: The steps below pertain to Windows XP.

1. Click Start and then Control Panel .
2. Double-click Add or Remove Programs .
3. Select Record Now and then click Add/Remove .
4. Follow the on-screen instructions until the uninstaller finishes.
5. Select DirectCD and then click Add/Remove .
6. Follow the on-screen instructions until the uninstaller finishes.
7. Remove any discs from the drives and restart the computer.

Step 2: Installing RecordNow using Application RecoveryAfter Windows restarts, install the RecordNow software to begin creating CDs.To install the RecordNow software, follow the steps below.

1. Click Start , All Programs , HP Tools or Compaq Tools , and then Application Recovery .
2. Click Application Installation and then click Next .
3. Select HP Record Now or Sonic RecordNow! and then click Install .
4. The installation automatically installs all files. Follow the on-screen instructions.
5. Restart the computer after the installation completes.

The HP Record Now or Sonic RecordNow! software should now recognize the CDRW drive. Back to topRoxio (Adaptec's) Easy CD Creator does not detect the CDRW driveEasy CD Creator produces an error message when it is unable to detect the drive, such as: There are currently no supported CD Recorders available...To prevent these errors from occurring, follow the steps below.
NOTE: Windows XP is not compatible with Easy CD Creator 4 and earlier. If the HP Pavilion computer was updated to Windows XP from Windows 98 or Me, use the native CD writing ability in Windows XP or purchase and install CD writing software that is compatible. Step 1: Installing updates for Roxio (Adaptec) Recording Software If the recording software is from Roxio (formerly Adaptec), go to the Roxio software updates page (in English) to obtain any software updates that are available for Easy CD Creator (with or without CD Copier or Direct CD). If Roxio still does not detect the CDRW drive after installing the updates, continue to the next step. Step 2: Changing the CD drive letter back, if it changedUpgrading to Windows 98 or Windows Me can change the drive letter to a different letter and make the drive undetectable to Easy CD Creator. To change the drive letter back to F or another previously designated letter, follow the steps below.

1. Right-click the My Computer icon on the desktop.
2. Click Properties . The System Properties window opens.
3. Click the Device Manager tab.
4. Click the plus sign next to CD-ROM .
5. Double-click the CD-ROM name and then click the Settings tab.
6. Under Reserved drive letters , select M (or the previously assigned letter) from the drop-down list. Be sure that both the Start drive letter and the End drive letter are the same.
7. Click OK , Close , and then Yes .
8. Restart the computer. If Easy CD Creator continues to fail to recognize the CDRW drive, continue to the next step.

Step 3: Uninstalling Easy CD CreatorIf the above steps fail to make Easy CD Creator recognize the CDRW, recover Easy CD Creator by uninstalling it. Recovering Easy CD Creator resets the software and causes it to look for the CDRW drive again. Be sure that you have the last recovery disc of your Pavilion recovery disc set before continuing.uninstall Easy CD Creator, Step 4: Installing Easy CD Creator using Application Recovery

Sonic Record now will not open. Anuy ideas how to fix this?

this masage you get when you didnt choose the recorder ...or ..you have a larger project and auto sected a dvd instead of a cd..and you only have a cd writer on the computer ...so ...it does not see the recorder ...so it offer s the posibility to choose a folder to save the project as an image file ...for later burning...

Try a different brand of DVD Media.Also if you tried to record on the disc and had an error or failed message the disc is now not readable or recordable.Why some brand of Media gives issue I don't know.Try using air to blow out your drive.Good Luck.

You should have received a disk with the computer for "Utilities", you will have this software on that Disk.

If you don't have that disk you may call DELL, they will send the disk to you at no extra cost.

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not sure on this one , but go on to control panel and then to add/remove programs and remove the program. then check in your documents if the program left any database files and remove them , then add the program through control panel, same way you removed it only this time you add a program.C what happens and giv me feed back