...you haven't given us much information about your computer. Whenever posting questions on these forums, please give us as much information as possible about your computer. Depending on your issue, we might need the operating system, processor speed, amount of RAM installed, brand name of the computer, (if there is one), and any EXACT error messages you are receiving, plus any other information you think might be helpful such as the burner speed rating from the box. The more information you give us, the better informed our answer will be.
Also, your request for even 8x speed is a little outdated...You can find CD-RW drives which burn CD's at 52X or more provided the processor can handle it and they aren't that expensive..Put in a new one.
That said...if you want to speed up your burning, make sure clean out all unnecessary files from the computer..(Temporary Internet Files, Temp folder, etc.), then run Scandisk/Chkdsk and Defrag to optimize the hard drive. When you're ready to burn the CD, shut down all background programs such as firewalls, antivirus, etc.
Hope this helps.
Grif
I would be grateful if somebody can help I have been burning CDs'with a write speed of 8 x 1200 but for some reason I cannot get the write speed any higher than 4 x 600 which means that Nero is now useless can any one help thanks.
George

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