Downloaded Nero update: what version is it?

[terrypin]

I'm a relative novice...

When I saw this page
http://www.nero.com/nero6/eng/nero-up.php
I impulsively decided to update my OEM package 6.6.0.13 to 6.6.6.016
But although the file name there is Nero-6.6.0.16.exe, the file that actually downloads is Nero-7.6.0.16.exe

I installed it (and the other 3 setup programs from that page), and it was a mess. Nero Express didn't burn, Nero Show Time played very slowly and jerkily, etc. I've uninstalled but reckon I still have residual problems.

What version is this please - 6 or 7? Is there a good version newer than my 6.6.0.13 please?

And any basic pointers on how to get back to stability would be much appreciated please. I took a regsitry copy directly before that major update, but restoring it has not got me back to a sweetly running Nero package.

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Terry, West Sussex, UK

[ROF]

Uninstall your Nero, restart your system, and reinstall it. That always seems to work for me. The latest version is 6.6.0.16 for nero Burning Rom.

[redwudz]

Before you install a newer version of Nero, you should clean out the old versions with Nero Clean.

http://ww2.nero.com/nero6/en/Clean_Tools.html

[terrypin]

Thanks both. Have the cleaning tool now and will use it shortly.

Any thoughts on what version that download is?

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Terry, West Sussex, UK

[jtoolman2000]

6.6.0.16

[GKar]

You have chosen "upgrade" not "update".

6.xxx to 6.xxx is update (free)
6.xxx to 7.xxx is upgrade (payment required)

Here are the software versions contained within 6.6.0.16

http://ww2.nero.com/nero6/en/prog_versions.php

[jdizzy40]

Agreed, you upgraded to the new "Nero 7" it's in trial mode now. Need to go back and get the "Update for Nero 6".

[terrypin]

Thanks both, appreciate the follow-ups. But as you see if you look at that page, these are described as UPDATES, not upgrades. I understand that distinction.

Since the original download, I've discovered another source of 'Nero-6.6.0.16.exe', and it is exactly the same size as 'Nero-7.6.0.16.exe' that I have: 34235626 bytes.

And if you care to try it, you'll see that you'll initially get the familiar message 'You have chosen to open Nero-6.6.0.16.exe', but as soon as the downloading starts a message appears 'Downloading Nero-7.6.0.16.exe'. And that's what ends up in your download folder. (I've just tried it again, with identical results.)

So I conclude it's just a naming slip, albeit a potentially confusing one!

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Terry, West Sussex, UK