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TEAC PortaCD-RW User’s Manual 33
Chapter 4. Installing and Using Easy CD Creator 5 Basic
on Windows Systems
Before installing the software, please make sure that the TEAC PortaCD-RW
drive is properly installed as per the instructions in “Chapter 2. Connecting the
USB PortaCD-RW Drive to a Windows System” on page 9 or “Chapter 3.
Connecting the PCMCIA PortaCD-RW to a Windows System” on page 23.
To record data or audio onto CD-R or CD-RW discs using your PortaCD-RW
drive, you need to use pre-mastering software, such as Easy CD Creator 5 Basic.
Your kit includes a CD-ROM that contains Easy CD Creator 5 software
applications for Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, and
Windows 2000-Professional systems.
Easy CD Creator 5 Basic is a premastering software application that enables you
to:
❑ create audio/music CDs
❑ create data CDs to archive data files
❑ drag-and-drop files onto a CD-R or CD-RW disc using directCD
❑ create duplicate copies of discs, assuming you have a second CD-ROM
drive, using CD Copier software
Uninstalling Old Versions of Easy CD Creator
If you have an old version of Easy CD Creator (and/or other recording software)
on your system, you must uninstall it before you install Easy CD Creator 5.
To uninstall the old version of Easy CD Creator, select:
Start > Programs > Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4 (or your version) > Uninstall
The system displays the Control Panels window. Use the Add/Remove Programs
utility to uninstall the old program. For additional information, refer to your
Windows documentation.
Alternatively, you can uninstall the program using the Add/Remove Program tool
in the Control Panel.
Note: The CD Recording software included in this package will work on systems
on which Windows 2000-Professional has been fully installed. It will not work
on systems on which Windows 2000 has been installed by upgrading earlier
versions of Windows (i.e., Windows 98SE). This software will not work with
Windows 2000 Server, Advanced Server, Datacenter Server, or Windows NT 4.0
Server.
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