Burning CDR and CDRW in WinXP Home

[Root]

Q1-- Hi, if I burn a few files (total about 10 MB) into a 700MB CDR
disk using the WinXP Home built-in burning capability (highlight
the files, send to cdr writer) what happen to the balance 690 MB in
the cdr disk?

Can I later burn another 100 MB data on same disk?

Q2 -- what if I use a cdrw disk. Can I "format" off the old data
and reburn new data? Can i add on new data to existing data on the
cdrw disk?

Thanks

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

Q1-- Hi, if I burn a few files (total about 10 MB) into a 700MB CDR
disk using the WinXP Home built-in burning capability (highlight
the files, send to cdr writer) what happen to the balance 690 MB in
the cdr disk?

Can I later burn another 100 MB data on same disk?

Q2 -- what if I use a cdrw disk. Can I "format" off the old data
and reburn new data? Can i add on new data to existing data on the
cdrw disk?

Thanks

No. What you are wishing to do is known as 'packet-writing' which the native
burning applet does not support - it's all or nothing. If you wish to
packet-write you must purchase third-party burning software (such as Ahead
Nero or Roxio Easy CD Creator).

 

[Guest]

Typically you can keep adding files/folders to the unused cd,
if deleting the data from a cd is what youre after,go to search at
microsoft,type:306641

 

[Tom]

Q1-- Hi, if I burn a few files (total about 10 MB) into a 700MB CDR
disk using the WinXP Home built-in burning capability (highlight
the files, send to cdr writer) what happen to the balance 690 MB in
the cdr disk?

Can I later burn another 100 MB data on same disk?

Yes, but they cannot be erased once the disk is full; but there are no guarantees, so be sure you keep copies of said files before you delete them thinking you have them saved. Check the disk to be sure all files are on it.

Q2 -- what if I use a cdrw disk. Can I "format" off the old data
and reburn new data? Can i add on new data to existing data on the
cdrw disk?

Yes

 

[Tom]

No. What you are wishing to do is known as 'packet-writing' which the native
burning applet does not support - it's all or nothing. If you wish to
packet-write you must purchase third-party burning software (such as Ahead
Nero or Roxio Easy CD Creator).

Wrong, totally wrong!

You obviously don't know WTF you're talking about, and you didn't answer his question. One doesn't need packet writing software to burn data to a disk. You only need packet writing, if you wish to remove/manipulate/save individual files already saved/or to be saved on a disk, treating said disk like a hard drive.

What he wants to do isn't called packet writing on a CDR and PW isn't needed to add files anyway, he simply wants to burn data to disk. He can burn files to it, then add later until the disk is full, but they obviously cannot erased after it is full, or finalized by a burning program. CDRWs are a different story.

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

Typically you can keep adding files/folders to the unused cd,
if deleting the data from a cd is what youre after,go to search at
microsoft,type:306641

Andrew you are a *MORON* of the highest order - and I'll keep telling you
until it sinks in (as if!)! You *CANNOT* add files to a CD as this is
packet-writing and XP doesn't support it!

 

[Tom]

Andrew you are a *MORON* of the highest order - and I'll keep telling you
until it sinks in (as if!)! You *CANNOT* add files to a CD as this is
packet-writing and XP doesn't support it!

Miss Stink, you MORON, I'll keep saying it, though your too thick to get it through your skull! You can too add files (meaning, add to an already existing group) as you go. You cannot manipulate, or delete individual or selected files with that method unless you have PW software. If it is CDR, you can do this until the disk is full, then that is it, no more, and they cannot be removed. CDRW, until full. need to add files, then the disk needs to be totally erased, then add particular files again.

You obviously DO NOT understand what PW is, so why you keep saying what it is here, shows your ineptness totally!