InCD 4

This came with my DVD Burner.


I am curious to see what people thing about it--good or bad. I can't seem to find an answer either way on the net.

 

I've been using version 4 of InCD since its release, and up till now I haven't had any problems with it. However!, I previously had used version 3 for some time when it suddenly went haywire and I lost data. Prior to using InCD, I was using Roxio's DirectCD for drag and drop and direct copying to CDRW. But because of ongoing problems with it, I changed to InCD.

Over the years there has much debate about which flavour of ASPI to use for any of these programs to work successfully. I've tried them all with varying degrees of success and tearing out of hair. I'm currently using what comes with Windows XP and it's working quite well with InCD v4. As I said, there has been much argument over different versions of ASPI, which ones work and which ones don't. But if you find a combination that works for you, don't be tempted to change it.

I really think that the mechanics of drag and drop to CDRW is inherently faulty and unreliable. I use it, but I also back up to a removable Hard Drive. I discovered the hard way that you can't have too many backups for important data.

Roxio have no doubt improved their DirectCD since I stopped using it so it might be worth trying if you are having problems with InCD.

Regards, Blueheeler.

 

I suffered problems with earlier versions of InCD trying to transfer files from uni to home and back and didn't understand why for a long time (started using 100mb floppy instead!). Recently I found a possible answer for this and trully wished I had have known when I started uni. Have a look at this description:

http://www.answersthatwork.com/

Clik Task List > I > InCD (and incdsrv.exe)

Loosely it implies that the using InCD for the drag and drop method for file recording can lead to the file only being recognised on systems that have the same specific make and model of CD burner (DVD) and that other sys w diff makes/models of readers may not recognise the disk (files). In other words it is DRIVE SPECIFIC. I have uninstalled it and just use Nero. Freed up sys resources and have never had a prob w NERO.

I spent a lot of time travelling back to home or uni to recover files I thought I had saved (and had but not recognisable by another reader!!!!!).

Maybe newer versions have addressed this issue but personally I don't use it and recommend you don't for any valuable files. Save yourself potential grief.

 

Thanks for the info, folks