Forum Tips 6-4

(Iomega, Roxio, MS, etc)

6-4-1: "Initialization failed, could not load ACMWrapper" error message when launching Easy CD Creator^™ in Windows^� 95/98/Me (Document #10715)

This error message will occur if Easy CD Creator^™ does not write over the CD creator files loaded by Windows Media^™ Player 7 during installation. This usually happens when Windows Media Player 7 is installed on a system prior to the installation of Easy CD Creator. This can also happen if Easy CD Creator software is uninstalled and reinstalled when Windows Media Player 7 is on the system. Please use the following steps to help correct this error message.

STEP ONE - Uninstall the Easy CD Creator and DirectCD^™ software

You will need to uninstall the Easy CD Creator and DirectCD software using the Add/Remove Programs application. Please use the following steps.

Note: You will need the ZipCD^™ drive software CD to reinstall your software in STEP THREE. If you do not have the ZipCD drive software CD, please contact Iomega^� Customer Service at http://www.iomega.com/support/contact/index.html to obtain a copy of the software.

1. Click Start, Settings and Control Panel.
   
2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.

   Note: Windows^� Me users, select 'View all Control Panel options' if the Add/Remove Programs icon is not present.

3. Click Adaptec^� DirectCD.
   
4. Click the Add/Remove button.

   Note: Follow any on-screen prompts that may appear to complete the uninstall process.

5. Click Adaptec Easy CD Creator.
   
6. Click the Add/Remove button.

   Note: Follow any on-screen prompts that may appear to complete the uninstall process.

7. Continue with the next step.
   

STEP TWO - Delete the Adaptec directory

The entire Adaptec directory, including the shared directory, must be removed from the computer. Please use the following steps.

1. Click Start, Programs and Windows Explorer.
   
2. Click the plus (+) sign next to the icon for your hard drive.
   
3. Click the plus (+) sign next to Program Files.
   
4. Locate the Adaptec folder.
   
5. Right-click the the Adaptec folder and select Delete.
   
6. Click Yes
   
7. Continue with the next step.
   

STEP THREE - Reinstall the ZipCD software

Note: You will need the ZipCD drive software CD for the following steps. If you do not have the ZipCD drive software CD, please contact Iomega Customer Service at http://www.iomega.com/support/contact/index.html to obtain a copy of the software.

1. Insert the ZipCD software CD into your ZipCD drive.
   
   
2. Double click Install ZipCD Software or Iomega CD-Ware (depends on the software version you are using).
   
   
3. Follow the on-screen prompts to install the software.
   

Once the software installation is complete, the error message should not appear when launching the Easy CD Creator software.

6-4-2: Why do I get error messages and drive letter changes when connecting or disconnecting Iomega^� PC card or USB drives in Windows^� 2000 or Windows^� 98/95 (Document #10426)

Unplugging the Iomega^� USB or PC card drives in Windows^� 2000 while the computer is running may generate error messages. Although Windows^� supports hot swapping (connecting and disconnecting while the computer is running), doing so without allowing enough time for Windows to respond will cause an error message. For the complete article with illustrations, please go here ---

http://www.iomega.com/support/documents/10426.html

"You cannot add music CD tracks to a Data CD Layout..." error message when trying to create a Mixed-Mode or CD Extra disc in Easy CD Creator^™  (Document #10732)

The full error message is: "You cannot add music CD tracks to a Data CD Layout. To record a CD that includes music CD tracks, create an Audio CD Layout, or create a Mixed-Mode or CD Extra Layout.". This error message occurs when you drag-and-drop an audio CD track from the Easy CD Creator^™ Explorer window into the CD Layout window.

To prevent this error, you must select the "Empty Audio CD Layout" option before you try to drag-and-drop a track from an audio CD into the CD Layout window. This error message should not reappear after the "Empty Audio CD Layout" option is selected.

The layout options are located on the left-hand side of the CD Layout window under Mixed-Mode or CD Extra. You must select the appropriate layout option before you drag an audio or data file into the CD Layout window. Please refer to the illustrations below for information on how to locate the "Empty Data Layout" or "Empty Audio CD Layout" options. For the complete article with illustrations, please go here--- http://www.iomega.com/support/documents/10732.html

6-4-3: Links to sites " How do I Fdisk and Format ?" (care of Russell)

http://tech.jmwebdesigns.com/software/expert/reformat.html

or here:

http://www.cyberwalker.net/faqs/how-tos/reinstall-faq.html

or here:

http://www.computing.net/howto/advanced/partition/