CDRW-Newbie question

[Damon Reid]

I have a very basic question to ask you. I have an AOPEN CD-RW CRW5224 on a
Windows XP Pro system and I am trying to rewrite files. I'm finding that I
have to blank the cd every time I write a file or I have to use Nero set at
multisession to do rewrite, which takes long. Can you tell me how I rewrite
to a CD in XP simply?

[Mike Richter]

Damon Reid wrote: I have a very basic question to ask you. I have an AOPEN CD-RW CRW5224 on a Windows XP Pro system and I am trying to rewrite files. I'm finding that I have to blank the cd every time I write a file or I have to use Nero set at multisession to do rewrite, which takes long. Can you tell me how I rewrite to a CD in XP simply?

You can either use a program which writes packets, such as InCD, or not
have simple rewriting. Packet writing on an erasable disc is the least
reliable and most fragile format known for CD recording, but it is
convenient once the disc has been formatted.

Please see one of the usual references for more on UDF and packet
writing: the CD-R FAQ or the primer at my WWW site.

Mike
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mrichter@cpl.net
http://www.mrichter.com/

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Damon Reid wrote: I have a very basic question to ask you. I have an AOPEN CD-RW CRW5224 on a Windows XP Pro system and I am trying to rewrite files. I'm finding that I have to blank the cd every time I write a file or I have to use Nero set at multisession to do rewrite, which takes long. Can you tell me how I rewrite to a CD in XP simply?

Nero has companion packet writer called InCD. It's a free
download/install for registered Nero. If you try InCD, be sure to
disable Winxp's built-in burn function.

[smh]

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Mike Richter (Friggin' Scum) spewed: Damon Reid wrote: I have a very basic question to ask you. I have an AOPEN CD-RW CRW5224 on a Windows XP Pro system and I am trying to rewrite files. I'm finding that I have to blank the cd every time I write a file or I have to use Nero set at multisession to do rewrite, which takes long. Can you tell me how I rewrite to a CD in XP simply? You can either use a program which writes packets, such as InCD, or not have simple rewriting. Packet writing on an erasable disc is the least reliable and most fragile format known for CD recording, but it is convenient once the disc has been formatted.

Not with DirectCD:

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Mike Richter & "Looooooooonng" Time for Nothing
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From: Mike Richter (cRoxio Shill)
Subject: Re: roxio direct CD
Date: 6/30/02

When DCD formats, it reads back each sector
to be sure it's well prepared.

With a mismatch, many sectors fail which means
formatting takes a looooooooonng time ...
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After the "looooooooonng" time, the least you'd expect is the media is
"proven." Nah, not with DirectCD.

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From: Mike Richter (cRoxio Shill)
Subject: Re: Help! Can't copy files to Direct CD
Date: 9/30/02
I'm having a problem with Direct CD. I think it started when I upgraded to 5.3.1.154. I upgraded again to 5.3.1.154 SP4, hoping that would fix it, but it's the same.

It is more likely due to a problem with your medium than with the
updates. Are you writing to erasables or write-once blanks? Your
symptoms are familiar to those trying to write fixed-length packets

to an unproven medium.
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After all that "looooooooonng" time, the medium is still "unproven" !!!

Why waste "looooooooonng" time then ???!!!

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cRoxio - What a Joke !!!
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Mike Richter (Friggin' Scum) spewed: Damon Reid wrote: I have a very basic question to ask you. I have an AOPEN CD-RW CRW5224 on a Windows XP Pro system and I am trying to rewrite files. I'm finding that I have to blank the cd every time I write a file or I have to use Nero set at multisession to do rewrite, which takes long. Can you tell me how I rewrite to a CD in XP simply? You can either use a program which writes packets, such as InCD, or not have simple rewriting. Packet writing on an erasable disc is the least reliable and most fragile format known for CD recording, but it is convenient once the disc has been formatted. Please see one of the usual references for more on UDF and packet writing: the CD-R FAQ or the primer at my WWW site.

Wow! Expert on all packet writing and UDF?

But why are you commenting on InCD, Mikey? Why are you putting in your
brown nose where it doesn't belong? Remember this weasel drivel of
yours?

I have not used InCD, so have no opinion.
(...not use...not know...not write...)

I do not comment on what I don't know.

But why are you NOT putting in your brown nose where it should, like
this?

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From: (1NetAdminGuy)
Subject: UDF Reader Ruining CDs
Date: 3/12/04

Newsgroups: alt.comp.periphs.cdr

I have some software on a fax server called AutoSave that burns
certain files to a CD-RW as they are received. I format the discs with
Roxio Easy CD Creator 5. All of the files seem to get written to the
CD correctly, but when I take it out and try to access this CD on any
other machine it says it has to install UDFReader. I understand it
needs to do this in order to read the CD on machines lacking a reading
software for this format, however it seems that whenever I try to
access these CDs there are only 3 files on the whole thing.

udfrchk.exe
autorun.inf
udfrinst.zl

I cannot get to the hundreds of faxes that were burned to it
throughout the week. It's like the file structure gets destroyed or
something and they can't be read. Has anyone else experienced this or
know of a solution. This is supposed to be my backup solution, and I
am now realizing it's not working out very well. I try to access these
CDs on Windows 98 and XP.
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Mikey, you are a Friggin' Shit!
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