Lost following three features, when rightclicking "D" drive with cd inserted.
"Format"
"Make compatable"
"Use with DLA"

Appreciate any helpful response.
Thanks in advance.

OS Winxp pro
Dell Inspiron 9300

Too cryptic!
"franktee" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:5BBFD3F5-7CBF-4DC0-96F8-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Lost following three features, when rightclicking "D" drive with cd
> inserted.
> "Format"
> "Make compatable"
> "Use with DLA"
>
> Appreciate any helpful response.
> Thanks in advance.
>
> OS Winxp pro
> Dell Inspiron 9300
>
>

franktee <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Lost following three features, when rightclicking "D" drive with cd inserted.
>"Format"
>"Make compatable"
>"Use with DLA"

For a prerecorded CD or a CD-R, "Format" makes no sense. That would
apply only to a rewriteable disk (CD-RW). I'm not sure about the
others, I assume that "Make compatible" also applies only to CD-RW.

A Google search says that DLA is "Drive Letter Access" a Roxio thing
that "turns your CDs and DVDs into virtual hard drives". That also
would need a CD-RW.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)
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http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

"Tim Slattery" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> franktee <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>Lost following three features, when rightclicking "D" drive with cd
>>inserted.
>>"Format"
>>"Make compatable"
>>"Use with DLA"
>
> For a prerecorded CD or a CD-R, "Format" makes no sense. That would
> apply only to a rewriteable disk (CD-RW). I'm not sure about the
> others, I assume that "Make compatible" also applies only to CD-RW.
>
> A Google search says that DLA is "Drive Letter Access" a Roxio thing
> that "turns your CDs and DVDs into virtual hard drives". That also
> would need a CD-RW.
>
>

Wrong.

You can format a CDR using DLA and then just drag and drop file to the CD
via windows explorer.

The problem is any other machine you want to use the disc on has to be
capable of reading the disk created in such a way.

You need to choose the "make compatible" option to use the disc in a
"normal" pc. The problem there is that once the disc has been made
compatible, no more files can be added to the disk using the DLA method,
(unless it is a RW disc, then it is automatically made compatible before you
eject the disk, then and made "incompatible" when you insert the disk
again.)

Since the OP has "lost" these features, he has either made some change to
his system and uninstalled DLA, or maybe his writer is on the fritz and not
being recognised anymore, or it is even possible DLA is incompatible with an
XP update.

Sonic made a version of this some time ago, but with the rise of USB storage
this type of software is not so useful anymore.

Try reinstalling the writing software that included the DLA software.

Suffice to say, it is not a native XP function.

Yes I did a repair install previous to losing the said features but have
noticed the missing features only lately.
Can you advise if they can be recouped with the reinstall CD disk?
Thank you.
franktee


"Onsokumaru" wrote:

>
> "Tim Slattery" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > franktee <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> >>Lost following three features, when rightclicking "D" drive with cd
> >>inserted.
> >>"Format"
> >>"Make compatable"
> >>"Use with DLA"
> >
> > For a prerecorded CD or a CD-R, "Format" makes no sense. That would
> > apply only to a rewriteable disk (CD-RW). I'm not sure about the
> > others, I assume that "Make compatible" also applies only to CD-RW.
> >
> > A Google search says that DLA is "Drive Letter Access" a Roxio thing
> > that "turns your CDs and DVDs into virtual hard drives". That also
> > would need a CD-RW.
> >
> >
>
> Wrong.
>
> You can format a CDR using DLA and then just drag and drop file to the CD
> via windows explorer.
>
> The problem is any other machine you want to use the disc on has to be
> capable of reading the disk created in such a way.
>
> You need to choose the "make compatible" option to use the disc in a
> "normal" pc. The problem there is that once the disc has been made
> compatible, no more files can be added to the disk using the DLA method,
> (unless it is a RW disc, then it is automatically made compatible before you
> eject the disk, then and made "incompatible" when you insert the disk
> again.)
>
> Since the OP has "lost" these features, he has either made some change to
> his system and uninstalled DLA, or maybe his writer is on the fritz and not
> being recognised anymore, or it is even possible DLA is incompatible with an
> XP update.
>
> Sonic made a version of this some time ago, but with the rise of USB storage
> this type of software is not so useful anymore.
>
> Try reinstalling the writing software that included the DLA software.
>
> Suffice to say, it is not a native XP function.
>
>
>