Here what I had to do to get Easy CD creator working with no problems on XP
When you install Easy CD Creator perform a custom install and remove 'TAKE TWO and DIRECT CD'options.
Continue with install.
Here's the key....DO NOT restart your system after the install, instead download the XP patch.
Then restart...have not had a problem since I did it this way.
Give it a try and let us know if it worked for you.