Re: Writing to CD with the built-in Windows XP features

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 11/08/03 

Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 10:56:51 -0500

Yes, what you're missing is "packet writing" software. Except for the
ability to re-format CD-RW media, XP treats CD-RW discs just like CD-R
discs. Everything is written at once, and then the disc is "closed" or
finalized. You need InCD (part of Nero), Direct CD (part of Easy CD) or a
similar product that allows for "packet" writing. This is what allows the
system to treat RW media just like another disk. 

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"Dieter" <dieter@schleg.net> wrote in message
news:09eb01c3a606$aad0a180$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Can anybody help me with the following: after writing to
> a fresh CD, there is typically a lot of space left (&
> indicated by the file system). When browsing the CD again
> another day, that space seems to have "disappeared" - the
> filesystem says '0 bytes available' (although just after
> writing it said, e.g., '600MBytes available').
>
> I seem to be missing something.

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