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

From: Dieter Schlegel (dieter_at_schleg.net)
Date: 11/11/03


Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 23:33:55 -0800

Thanks a lot!

>-----Original Message-----
>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.
>
>--
>Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
>Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>http://www.dougknox.com
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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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