I'm having the same problem on my Toshiba Satellite 5005-S504 and with Easy CD Creator Platinum.
I just could not get it to read any CD.
I switched to NERO 6.0 (free Demo at www.nero.com)and it seems that is working fine.
I have a Dell Dimension (4550-desktop) with a NEC, DVD+RW, ND-1100A. I also have a Toshiba P25-S609 (laptop) with a Matshita DVD-RAM, UJ-811. My problem is when I write to a CD-R/RW (desktop)using CD Creator 6.0, I cannot read this disk on my laptop. I can write a CD-R/RW on my laptop using the same program and read it on my Dell. I however can not write on this same disk using my Dell. Can anyone help me know why.
Thanks...JR

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