tried to back up("burn") some files onto a cd but it is not recognizing when
I put a blank cd in the drive. Also, in properties it shows that the drive
is full...this is with the blank cd! Hope someone can help! Also, same kind
of problem with 3.5 floppy.

You have to install a burning software package such as Nero or Roxio Easy
Media Creator.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"

"Lisa B" <Lisa (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0F6715E7-9BFF-46C5-BBAC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> tried to back up("burn") some files onto a cd but it is not recognizing
> when
> I put a blank cd in the drive. Also, in properties it shows that the
> drive
> is full...this is with the blank cd! Hope someone can help! Also, same
> kind
> of problem with 3.5 floppy.

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:50:31 -0400, "Richard Urban [MVP]"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>You have to install a burning software package such as Nero or Roxio Easy
>Media Creator.

Wrong.

XP can write files, by session, onto a CDRW with no problems.

No, YOU are wrong!

It is obvious that Lisa B is putting the CD into the drive and then using
explorer to try to go to that drive. That can't be done. The drive will
always show up as having no CD inserted.

In order for Lisa B to be able to do what she wants, in the exact steps she
is doing it, she will have to install a burning software package (Nero or
Roxio) and then format a blank CD for packet writing.

After she does this she can insert the formatted "blank" CD in the drive and
browse to the drive using Explorer. The drive will now indicate that a CD is
present and that the CD has not yet been written to.



--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"

"NobodyMan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:50:31 -0400, "Richard Urban [MVP]"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>You have to install a burning software package such as Nero or Roxio Easy
>>Media Creator.
>
> Wrong.
>
> XP can write files, by session, onto a CDRW with no problems.
>

No, I'm not wrong. XP can write files just fine to a CDRW, without
third party software.

I do agree, thought, that without third party software, you can't use
the CDRW like a big floppy drive. You are 100% correct there.

On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 20:17:47 -0400, "Richard Urban [MVP]"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>No, YOU are wrong!
>
>It is obvious that Lisa B is putting the CD into the drive and then using
>explorer to try to go to that drive. That can't be done. The drive will
>always show up as having no CD inserted.
>
>In order for Lisa B to be able to do what she wants, in the exact steps she
>is doing it, she will have to install a burning software package (Nero or
>Roxio) and then format a blank CD for packet writing.
>
>After she does this she can insert the formatted "blank" CD in the drive and
>browse to the drive using Explorer. The drive will now indicate that a CD is
>present and that the CD has not yet been written to.
>
>
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Richard Urban
>Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>
>Quote from: George Ankner
>"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
>You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
>
>"NobodyMan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:50:31 -0400, "Richard Urban [MVP]"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>You have to install a burning software package such as Nero or Roxio Easy
>>>Media Creator.
>>
>> Wrong.
>>
>> XP can write files, by session, onto a CDRW with no problems.
>>

That is exactly Lisa's problem, isn't it. When she puts a CD-RW disk in the
drive, explorer does not recognize it is there (absolutely normal without a
CD-RW formatted for packet writing). She IS expecting to use it like another
hard drive and is disappointed that she can't do so.

So, lets call it a draw on this one. Just explain to her how to use the
CD-RW disk without packet writing. I have never done so and I feel you can
do a better job of it.

--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"

"NobodyMan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> No, I'm not wrong. XP can write files just fine to a CDRW, without
> third party software.
>
> I do agree, thought, that without third party software, you can't use
> the CDRW like a big floppy drive. You are 100% correct there.
>
> On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 20:17:47 -0400, "Richard Urban [MVP]"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>No, YOU are wrong!
>>
>>It is obvious that Lisa B is putting the CD into the drive and then using
>>explorer to try to go to that drive. That can't be done. The drive will
>>always show up as having no CD inserted.
>>
>>In order for Lisa B to be able to do what she wants, in the exact steps
>>she
>>is doing it, she will have to install a burning software package (Nero or
>>Roxio) and then format a blank CD for packet writing.
>>
>>After she does this she can insert the formatted "blank" CD in the drive
>>and
>>browse to the drive using Explorer. The drive will now indicate that a CD
>>is
>>present and that the CD has not yet been written to.
>>
>>
>>
>>--
>>Regards,
>>
>>Richard Urban
>>Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>>Quote from: George Ankner
>>"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
>>You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
>>
>>"NobodyMan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:50:31 -0400, "Richard Urban [MVP]"
>>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>>>You have to install a burning software package such as Nero or Roxio
>>>>Easy
>>>>Media Creator.
>>>
>>> Wrong.
>>>
>>> XP can write files, by session, onto a CDRW with no problems.
>>>
>
>

Nothing?

--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"

"NobodyMan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> No, I'm not wrong. XP can write files just fine to a CDRW, without
> third party software.
>
> I do agree, thought, that without third party software, you can't use
> the CDRW like a big floppy drive. You are 100% correct there.
>
> On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 20:17:47 -0400, "Richard Urban [MVP]"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>No, YOU are wrong!
>>
>>It is obvious that Lisa B is putting the CD into the drive and then using
>>explorer to try to go to that drive. That can't be done. The drive will
>>always show up as having no CD inserted.
>>
>>In order for Lisa B to be able to do what she wants, in the exact steps
>>she
>>is doing it, she will have to install a burning software package (Nero or
>>Roxio) and then format a blank CD for packet writing.
>>
>>After she does this she can insert the formatted "blank" CD in the drive
>>and
>>browse to the drive using Explorer. The drive will now indicate that a CD
>>is
>>present and that the CD has not yet been written to.
>>
>>
>>
>>--
>>Regards,
>>
>>Richard Urban
>>Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>>Quote from: George Ankner
>>"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
>>You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
>>
>>"NobodyMan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:50:31 -0400, "Richard Urban [MVP]"
>>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>>>You have to install a burning software package such as Nero or Roxio
>>>>Easy
>>>>Media Creator.
>>>
>>> Wrong.
>>>
>>> XP can write files, by session, onto a CDRW with no problems.
>>>
>
>

/Richard Urban [MVP]/ said:
> No, YOU are wrong!
>
> It is obvious that Lisa B is putting the CD into the drive and then using
> explorer to try to go to that drive. That can't be done. The drive will
> always show up as having no CD inserted.
>
> In order for Lisa B to be able to do what she wants, in the exact steps she
> is doing it, she will have to install a burning software package (Nero or
> Roxio) and then format a blank CD for packet writing.
>
> After she does this she can insert the formatted "blank" CD in the drive and
> browse to the drive using Explorer. The drive will now indicate that a CD is
> present and that the CD has not yet been written to.

Humm, seems to be a difference in observations...

Tested here, with a blank (non-formatted Fujufilm CD/RW).
Recording was enabled, under PROPERTIES|RECORDING tab for the drive.

Explorer recognized the disk in drive H.
I right-clicked/dragged a file to it, and the prompt that "files were
waiting to be recorded" appeared.

Clicked on the bubble, and directed it to write the file.
Success was confirmed by reading the file after ejecting/reloaded the drive.

Of course, a file cannot be deleted individually, using this manner of
writing.
However, a file by the same name can be overwritten, according to the
prompt and my test.

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http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
http://dougknox.com http://aumha.org
http://support.microsoft.com

Hmm! That is strange. I just put a new - blank CD-RW disk in my drive. I
went to explorer and clicked on the drive. A warning popped up that said
there is no disk in drive, do you want to use another drive! I wonder if
this could be a result of having Roxio's Easy Media Creator installed?

I am going to restore an image I have from before Roxio was installed (as I
was building my system). I will try it then to see what happens.

--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"

"dev" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> /Richard Urban [MVP]/ said:
>> No, YOU are wrong!
>>
>> It is obvious that Lisa B is putting the CD into the drive and then using
>> explorer to try to go to that drive. That can't be done. The drive will
>> always show up as having no CD inserted.
>>
>> In order for Lisa B to be able to do what she wants, in the exact steps
>> she
>> is doing it, she will have to install a burning software package (Nero or
>> Roxio) and then format a blank CD for packet writing.
>>
>> After she does this she can insert the formatted "blank" CD in the drive
>> and
>> browse to the drive using Explorer. The drive will now indicate that a CD
>> is
>> present and that the CD has not yet been written to.
>
> Humm, seems to be a difference in observations...
>
> Tested here, with a blank (non-formatted Fujufilm CD/RW).
> Recording was enabled, under PROPERTIES|RECORDING tab for the drive.
>
> Explorer recognized the disk in drive H.
> I right-clicked/dragged a file to it, and the prompt that "files were
> waiting to be recorded" appeared.
>
> Clicked on the bubble, and directed it to write the file.
> Success was confirmed by reading the file after ejecting/reloaded the
> drive.
>
> Of course, a file cannot be deleted individually, using this manner of
> writing.
> However, a file by the same name can be overwritten, according to the
> prompt and my test.
>
> --
> For most XP answers and tweaks...
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
> http://dougknox.com http://aumha.org
> http://support.microsoft.com

/Richard Urban [MVP]/ said:

>hb said:

> Humm, seems to be a difference in observations...
>
> Tested here, with a blank (non-formatted Fujufilm CD/RW).
> Recording was enabled, under PROPERTIES|RECORDING tab for the drive.
>
> Explorer recognized the disk in drive H.
> I right-clicked/dragged a file to it, and the prompt that "files were
> waiting to be recorded" appeared.
>
> Clicked on the bubble, and directed it to write the file.
> Success was confirmed by reading the file after ejecting/reloaded the
> drive.
>
> Of course, a file cannot be deleted individually, using this manner of
> writing. However, a file by the same name can be overwritten, according
> to the prompt and my test.

> Hmm! That is strange. I just put a new - blank CD-RW disk in my drive. I
> went to explorer and clicked on the drive. A warning popped up that said
> there is no disk in drive, do you want to use another drive! I wonder if
> this could be a result of having Roxio's Easy Media Creator installed?
>
> I am going to restore an image I have from before Roxio was installed (as I
> was building my system). I will try it then to see what happens.

Sounds reasonable. I have NTI's DVD-Maker GOLD on this box, and it does
not seem to conflict with native XP burning features, as some programs
apparently do.

--
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http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
http://dougknox.com http://aumha.org
http://support.microsoft.com