My friend got a Pioneer Dream ZPC in 2003. The burner in it will burn to
already written-to CD-Rs (NOT CD-RWs !), which my burners will NOT write
to. Is this ability a feature of WinXP burning software or of the burner
in that PC ? I want to know what to ask specification to ask for in
either a burner or software.


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jphilippa

You can add to already burned CD-R's as long as the previous burn does not close out the disk. You
just need to close out the burning session but not finalize (close out) the disc.
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Dave Vair
CNE, CNA, MCP, A+, N+
Computer Education Services Corp. (CESC)

"jphilippa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
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> My friend got a Pioneer Dream ZPC in 2003. The burner in it will burn to
> already written-to CD-Rs (NOT CD-RWs !), which my burners will NOT write
> to. Is this ability a feature of WinXP burning software or of the burner
> in that PC ? I want to know what to ask specification to ask for in
> either a burner or software.
>
>
> --
> jphilippa

"" wrote:
> My friend got a Pioneer Dream ZPC in 2003. The burner in it
> will burn to
> already written-to CD-Rs (NOT CD-RWs !), which my burners will
> NOT write
> to. Is this ability a feature of WinXP burning software or of
> the burner
> in that PC ? I want to know what to ask specification to ask
> for in
> either a burner or software.
>
>
> --
> jphilippa

He probably used software that supports Multi Sesioning (Like Nero)
windows burning software dose not support this.

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CD-Rs that XP create are normally "finalised", which means that you can not
add to the disks after.

CD-RW disks are treated just like CD-Rs. XP does not make any differences
between the types.

Look at better software, like Roxio Easy Media Creator or Ahead Nero.


"jphilippa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> My friend got a Pioneer Dream ZPC in 2003. The burner in it will burn to
> already written-to CD-Rs (NOT CD-RWs !), which my burners will NOT write
> to. Is this ability a feature of WinXP burning software or of the burner
> in that PC ? I want to know what to ask specification to ask for in
> either a burner or software.
>
>
> --
> jphilippa