Starting to Burn CD and system momentarily freezes

Posted by Josh Stodola on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Josh Stodola
Published on 2009-12-20T01:07:17Z Indexed on 2010/05/10 16:04 UTC
Read the original article Hit count: 333

Filed under:

cd-burning

|

freeze

Every time I burn a CD using Nero (or anything else) on my Windows XP machine, the entire system locks up for like 5 seconds. It happens when the burner starts making noise. Then when it comes back, it starts burning and does a great job of it. What is this lag and how can I stop it?

© Super User or respective owner

Related posts about cd-burning

Professional CD burning for music on Mac

as seen on Super User - Search for 'Super User'
Hi, I'm looking for a professional CD burning software which can not only burn music, but fix audio fades between songs and other features for professional mastering like Sony CD Architect available only for Windows. The best should it also support FLAC lossless format, but it's not foundamental… >>> More
Creating a CD-burning feature for a music player based on Java

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
Hi, I'm trying to create a CD-burning feature for a Java-based music player for my school project. Since I'm new to real-life programming (I've only learned to write codes on AP Computer Science A level), I don't know how I can apply the concepts I learned from APCS A to this task. A friend of mine… >>> More
software for ubuntu that can emulate cd burning

as seen on Super User - Search for 'Super User'
I don't want to waste my blank dvd's for a burning software that does not work. Do you know of any software that can emulate cd burning? Maybe emulate it by burning the data into a flash drive which is seen by the software as a cd or dvd. Is it possible? >>> More
Free CD burning software for Windows?

as seen on Super User - Search for 'Super User'
I need to burn CDs (maybe DVDs too) from images (both bin/cue and iso format), and also from files. What is a good software to handle this? Note that I don't have the software that may have come with the drive, but I'm assuming it works because I can burn files with Explorer. I just need something… >>> More
.NET CD burning component

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
We are looking for a reliable 3rd party .NET component that can burn files onto a CDROM. Any recommendations? >>> More

Related posts about freeze

Ubuntu 12.04.1 completely freezing very often [closed]

as seen on Ask Ubuntu - Search for 'Ask Ubuntu'
Possible Duplicate: What should I do when Ubuntu freezes? I am running ubuntu 12.04.1 on an asus zenbook prime (UX31A), and I am having a problem where the entire OS freezes at random times. It doesn't seem to happen in response to any certain event, it will even sometimes happen while just… >>> More
PC: Quick Freeze, then BSOD, then forced reboot, then freezes again

as seen on Super User - Search for 'Super User'
Lately I have been experiencing a weird issue. My PC will hang for a second and then BSOD - it stays there, so I have to reboot. Once Windows starts again and I'm logged in, after 1-10min it freezes again, this time without BSOD. RECAP: 1 second freeze BSOD, hangs there I have to force-reboot Once… >>> More
Ubuntu 10.10 Mouse and Keyboard Freeze

as seen on Ask Ubuntu - Search for 'Ask Ubuntu'
I installed Ubuntu 10.10 today and have had mouse problem since. Symptoms: At some arbitrary point in time (frequency: 2-3 times per hour), the mouse and keyboard stops working for ever(may be). I start System monitor, I found out network was shutdown just before mouse freeze. Some time my keyboard… >>> More
Random touchpad and keyboard freezes on new installation

as seen on Ask Ubuntu - Search for 'Ask Ubuntu'
My touchpad and keyboard freeze up on my newly installed Ubuntu 10.10. They remain frozen until you shut down manually. No keys work, cursor doesn't move - it's like a screenshot. I was using Ubuntu 10.4 via wubi before on this Laptop where this problem never occurred. (I did not migrate wubi or… >>> More
Mouse and Keyboard Freeze

as seen on Ask Ubuntu - Search for 'Ask Ubuntu'
I installed Ubuntu 10.10 today and have had mouse problem since. Symptoms: At some arbitrary point in time (frequency: 2-3 times per hour), the mouse and keyboard stops working for ever(may be). I start System monitor, I found out network was shutdown just before mouse freeze. Some time my keyboard… >>> More