Thanks Harry for taking the time. I think I understand it a lot
better now.
If I decide to get rid of InCD, which I'm leaning hard on doing, I
only have one additional question...and it's a cliff hanger for me
)
I have all my backed up data on 2 CDRW's that were formatted in InCD
and have been used exclusively in InCD back and forth for some time
now. If I decide to go to the XP program, can I transfer all that
data from the two CDRW's back into a folder on my desktop....then
uninstall InCD from add remove programs....then enable the box in the
recording tab for XP....THEN be able to transfer all this data onto
fresh unformatted CDRW's using the XP burn program without issues???
This is extremely important for me to know before I actually attempt
this.
Thanks
Dudley
Hi. I believe the answer to your questions is "yes" for each one.
You are correct in that a file burned to CD has the Read only
attribute set but when you copy the file back to the hard drive the
file is no longer read only. You can modify it as you wish then burn
it back. If you were still using InCD the file would actually
replace the older version however with XPs native software a
multi-session burn will take place. The old file will still be there
but it will be hidden and won't be accessible (without special
software). So don't worry about having to change the files
properties as XP will handle that for you. Other version of Windows
though will require you to right click the file once it is copies to
the hard drive. From there you select Properties and uncheck the
Read only box.
Yes you can store and executable on a CD and run it from there.
Yes there could well be conflicts between InCD and XP's built in
software. Having said that though you will find that there are
people who do not report any conflicts and others do. To be on the
safe side Nero recommends disabling XP if you use InCD or Nero for
that matter.
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Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
Thank you Harry, and everyone else who posted advice. I've been
having trouble using blank CDRW's. For example, I wanted to
transfer some data on a CDRW and give it to someone else. I
realized that if I burned it on an InCD formatted disk, my
recipient wouldn't be able to open the data without having InCD on
his system, so I tried to take a brand new CDRW and put the data on
that with XP. As soon as the drive door closed, I got a "drive not
accessible; incorrect function".
I just discovered something tonight. On my recording tab for my D
drive properties, I have had the allow CD burning on this drive
unchecked because Nero advised that to prevent conflicts with InCD.
I've always been using the InCD for my data backups.
I assumed about an hour ago that the reason I was getting the not
accessible intercept with a blank CDRW insertion was that the blank
wasn't formatted in InCD, and XP wasn't picking it up because the
box was unchecked.
I went in and checked the box and reinserted the unformatted disk
again. It worked perfectly this time. I transferred my data using
XP instead of InCD.
Some simple followup questions; all the files are read only and I
assume can't be changed on the CD using XP as the transfer
program.BUT>>>>>
Is there a procedure where I can either use explorer or transfer a
file back to the desktop and uncheck the read only box, make a
change to the file, then put it back changed again on the XP CD?
And can I store a program that is an executable on the XP CD and
execute it if I need to reinstall that program for some reason?
Most of all, will there be conflicts if I leave the recording box
checked for XP burning and have InCD installed at the same time?
Thanks you very much for your help. I really appreciate you
folks!!!
Dudley
Yes. You can copy the files to your Hard Drive. Uninstall InCD,
insert new CD-R/W and copy the files to then using XP's built in
software. Just check to ensure you have enabled XP recording
software through the Properties Tab for your CD burners after
you've uninstalled InCD as I believe it disables XP's software
when it is installed.
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Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
message Question;
I have two CDRW's that were formatted in InCD and used to store
data files./ Assuming I want to get rid of InCD for good and
begin using the built in XP CD program to transfer and store my
data files to a CD, can I transfer what's on the InCD formatted
CDRW's to my desktop in a folder, then uninstall InCD completely
from the computer in add remove programs, then, using XP's built
in program, insert a new blank CDRW into the drive and put my
data on the new disk?
Thanks much.
Dudley