CD-RW Reformatting

[Psyfira]

I have a cd-rw that I use with Window's XP's burning
method in explorer. I'm now attempting to erase the disc
and re-format it to work with UDF packet writing software.

Sounds easy enough, but even after fully erasing the 702MB
disk using various programs and different computers, the
UDF software (Ahead InCD, the add-on to Nero) still
refuses to format the disk. I tried an earlier version of
the software on a different computer and got the same
result.

Furthermore, upon placing the disk into a different
computer running a different OS, this computer claims
the "fully erased" disk has about 50MB less space on it.

I'm totally stumped! Has anyone else had this problem, or
does anyone have any idea of what I could try to get this
to work? I've tried everything I can think of and I'm all
open to suggestions so any help is much appreciated!

Thanks
Psyfira

 

[Harry Ohrn]

Have you tried a different CD-R/W disk? CD-R/W disks especially if they have
been erased multiple times start to become flaky.

 

[Psyfira]

Yes, I've tried 3 separate disks. Each has only been used
about 3 times in the same way I mentioned earlier, and
they all have the same problem.

(Sorry, I forgot to say that before :S)

Psyfira

-----Original Message-----
Have you tried a different CD-R/W disk? CD-R/W disks especially if they have
been erased multiple times start to become flaky.

--

Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

I have a cd-rw that I use with Window's XP's burning
method in explorer. I'm now attempting to erase the disc
and re-format it to work with UDF packet writing software.

Sounds easy enough, but even after fully erasing the 702MB
disk using various programs and different computers, the
UDF software (Ahead InCD, the add-on to Nero) still
refuses to format the disk. I tried an earlier version of
the software on a different computer and got the same
result.

Furthermore, upon placing the disk into a different
computer running a different OS, this computer claims
the "fully erased" disk has about 50MB less space on it.

I'm totally stumped! Has anyone else had this problem, or
does anyone have any idea of what I could try to get this
to work? I've tried everything I can think of and I'm all
open to suggestions so any help is much appreciated!

Thanks
Psyfira

.

 

[Psyfira]

That would make sense...

I've now tried erasing them with Nero like you suggested,
but it still isn't working. Any ideas for another erasing
program I could try maybe before I give up on these discs?

Psyfira

-----Original Message-----

 

[Harry Ohrn]

Superblank is free and might work. I think it will immediately blank a disk
upon insertion so make sure you pop the correct CD-R/W into the drive
http://home2.planetinternet.be/ping3828/

 

[Alex Nichol]

Superblank is free and might work. I think it will immediately blank a disk
upon insertion so make sure you pop the correct CD-R/W into the drive
http://home2.planetinternet.be/ping3828/

Thanks for the suggestion, Harry. I've done some experimenting. and it
appears that initial formatting with InCD writes some bit of InCD
specific info that is not erased by those other means. But Superblank
does it, and the disk can then be written by Nero as a normal ISO
session.

Looks as if Superblank 2.0 not 3.0 is the one to get - that has a nice
GUI that shows each drive, allows you to check to enable blanking, and
has a positive button to click on to blank the disk, so it does not do
it immediately on insertion. It then writes over the whole disk at
whatever rated speed is available (unfortunately only 2x on the disk I
was using for test )