Some functions do not work correctly under Windows 2000 or XP Professional

AbleBurn uses ASPI (freely available from Adaptec) on Windows 9x and ME to control CD drives. ASPI usually is installed but if not you can download it for free from Adaptec. Windows 2000 and XP has own routines to control CD drives. They are a little buggy (ASPI too) and are available only for members of the administrator's group. So if you have problems with AbleBurn under Windows 2000/XP Professional you should:

In administrator mode click Start -> Run, type MMC and click OK. From the menu select File(Console) -> Add/Remove Snap-in. On the on Standalone tab click Add and press Group Policy in the Available Standalone Snap-ins list.

Click Add, Finish, Close, OK.

Select on the tree Console Root -> Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options. Double click Restrict CD-ROM access to locally logged-on user only and enable it.

Drive works too slow

Writing speed depends on general system performance – speed of the processor, hard disk etc.

If your drive is slower than it's nominal write/read speed you should enable DMA (direct memory access).

In Windows 9x and ME:

Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. Double click System icon and select Device Manager tab. Click on the CD ROM Icon, select your CD drive and double click it to display the Properties Window. On the Settings tab you should enable DMA.

In Windows XP:

Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. Double click System icon and select Hardware tab. Click on the Device Manager button, select IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers and double click on the Primary IDE Channel. On the Advanced Settings tab make sure that Device 0 -> Transfer Mode is set to DMA if available. Apply the same setting for Device 1. Click on the OK button, double click on the Secondary IDE Channel and on Advanced Settings tab apply DMA for Device 0 and 1.