i had similar problems with nero not recognizing my freaking drive when i reinstalled windows. this was a while ago. right now i am using roxio easycd creator which came free with my plextor dvd burner. it supports text and is pretty easy to use. i did like some of the options that nero had, but roxio probably does all of that and i just havent tried to... i have only burned one cd using it, i burn dvds primarily...