Record Now Max 4.5 is a bit outdated now but it is IMO one of the best DVD recording apps that produces consistently good results. Later versions of Record Now have various limitations, and one bad point is that you cannot copy OTF from a DVD-ROM drive, and with the very latest Record Now the facilities are somewhat limited even though 7.2 onwards does support Dual Layer burning. The burning engine for 4.5 & 7.2 are incompatible with each other and if 7.2 is installed it will cause problems with 4.5 Also if any PX engine above PxEngine 507 is installed there is the chance that the new burner will not be recognised or at least the burning speed will show up as MAX, MED, MIN and you find the drive will only burn at the maximum speed.
It is possible to have the two versions working in harmony and with the correct speed selections. It needs just a little manipulation of the file system, and here is my work around.

Assuming you have correctly installed Record Now Max without the DLA drivers apply the PxEngine 507 Then place all the files from this zip into the Program Files\Stomp\RecordNow MAX folder, These are the originals from the PXEngine 507 with the modified PxDrv.dll and updated MyCdPro.exe to give the burning speed to the newer drives.
Reboot the system and try Record Now Max and you should see your burner and have the burning speeds selectable. You can now install record Now 7.2 or above and you will find it will not affect the operation of Record Now Max 4.5.
The reason that this works is the way the Windows system works, when the application needs a file to operate it first looks in the same folder as itself and then checks in the windows system folders and any folders in the windows file path so the first files it finds are the ones in the Record Now Max folder which are the correct working files.
The speed selection is selectable if the drive is in the tables of the PxDrv.dll and I have modified this file to enable it to work with all my latest drives. And normally if you are only using RNM 4.5 and have not incorrectly applied a PXEngine then PXEngine 507 will just be required followed by the replacement of the PxDrv.dll in your Windows\System32 folder the PxDrv.dll can be downloaded from here


For those who need further details here is an alternative quick installation guide to getting the files working for your supported burner.
Download all files you need before proceeding. Good Luck.

Update Method of Existing Recordnow Max v4.5 or v4.6 Installations
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1. Make sure RecordNow Max is not running.
2. Delete old existing PX*.dll Files from your \windows\system32 directory (delete all px*.dll type files do not delete PX.INI )
3. Install PxEngine507.exe to update the PX Engine in Recordnow Max v4.5 or v4.6
4. Manually delete the pxdrv.dll file from the \windows\system32 directory
5. Replace the PXDRV.DLL with the new one.
6. Test to see if you have all you DVD drive burning speeds.

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New Installation of Recordnow Max v4.5 or v4.6
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1. Delete the old Stomp or Sonic installation directory to Clean out old installation files
2. Delete old existing PX File from your \windows\system32 directory (delete px*.dll files)
3. Install RecordNow Max v4.5 or v4.6 and reboot
4. Manually delete the pxdrv.dll file from the \windows\system32 directory
5. Install PxEngine507.exe to update the PX Engine in Recordnow Max v4.5 or v4.6
6. Manually delete the pxdrv.dll file from the c:\windows\system32 directory
7. Replace the PXDRV.DLL with the new one.
8. Test to see if you have all you DVD drive burning speeds.

With the latest PXDRV.DLL 5/03/2006 the following drives are supported

Pioneer DVR-107
Pioneer DVR-108
Pioneer DVR-109
Pioneer DVR-110
Pioneer DVR-111
Pioneer DVR-112
NEC ND-2500A
NEC ND-3500AG
NEC ND-3540A
NEC ND-4551A
BENQ DW1620
LG HL-DT-STDVDRAM GSA-4163B
LG HL-DT-ST_DVDRRW_GSA-4166B
TSSTcorp SH-S182
PHILIPS PBDV16LSP1
PHILIPS SPD2400L1
PHILIPS PBDV1640P
PLEXTOR_DVDR_PX-716A

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Posted by garthkh on Oct 16, 2008 - 03:16 PM

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Hi, hope someone can help me. I was excited to see this fix for RecordNow Max 4.5 as I used to use this program a lot for CD duplication of audio messages for distribution to to folk at the meetings. A pro duplicator was bought to replace this program and now, a couple of years down the line, I want to use the program again at a different venue for duplication. I have a hard disc on SATA and on IDE 4x Super Multi DVD Rewriter LG GH22 LP20 (manufacturing date is July 2008) Speed is 22x. My Orlogix RecordNow Max won't recognise the drives so I tried to use the fix procedure above but still get the same error message. "No compatible Recordable or Rewritable devices could be found on your system" Are my drives a new step ahead of the above fix or is there something else I can try? This used to be a great program and easy to use. Many thanks, Garth