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accidently I set both drives for audio and can't get them reset back to read
data.
How do I get my drives back under my control?
Thanks
data.
How do I get my drives back under my control?
Thanks
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Wesley Vogel
You cannot control what a CD or DVD drive reads off of a disk. You can set
the AutoPlay handelers for Audio and other parameters.
To change how your computer handles multimedia content
1 Open My Computer.
2 Under Devices with Removable Storage, right-click the device you want,
such as a digital camera or CD-ROM drive, and then click Properties.
3 On the AutoPlay tab, click the multimedia content type you want to change.
4 Under Actions, click the action you want Windows to perform when it
detects the media type you selected.
Notes
To open My Computer, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop.
Your removable storage device must be attached to your computer for it to
appear in the My Computer folder.
See also.
The AutoRun feature or the AutoPlay feature does not work when you insert a
CD-ROM in the drive
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330135
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the AutoPlay handelers for Audio and other parameters.
To change how your computer handles multimedia content
1 Open My Computer.
2 Under Devices with Removable Storage, right-click the device you want,
such as a digital camera or CD-ROM drive, and then click Properties.
3 On the AutoPlay tab, click the multimedia content type you want to change.
4 Under Actions, click the action you want Windows to perform when it
detects the media type you selected.
Notes
To open My Computer, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop.
Your removable storage device must be attached to your computer for it to
appear in the My Computer folder.
See also.
The AutoRun feature or the AutoPlay feature does not work when you insert a
CD-ROM in the drive
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330135
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Thanks, Wes, for you quick response. AutoPlay settings don't stick. Both the
CD and DVD drives come back to music even after "applying" and restarting the
computer. How can I get my selections to stick? I just want the music format
to go away so that I can read/write mixed data?
The URL you posted doesn't work for me either?
Forest Gump
CD and DVD drives come back to music even after "applying" and restarting the
computer. How can I get my selections to stick? I just want the music format
to go away so that I can read/write mixed data?
The URL you posted doesn't work for me either?
Forest Gump
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Wesley Vogel
What program are you using to burn CDs and DVDs? That is what determines
writing mixed data.
Autoplay Repair Wizard
Brief Description
The Microsoft AutoPlay Repair Wizard scans your computer devices to find
defective AutoPlay settings, and attempts to fix those it finds.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...B6-E8FA-45C4-A171-1B389CFACDAD&displaylang=en
Apparently the problem with Mixed Mode CD format is that many CD drives have
trouble reading these CDs.
Definition of: Mixed Mode CD
A compact disc format that contains both data and audio. The data are stored
in track 1, and audio is stored in the remaining tracks. Newer audio CD
players will skip the first track upon encountering the data, while earlier
players will attempt to play the non-audio data, causing a loud, raucous
sound that can damage the speakers. Since Mixed Mode recording is done in a
single session, old non-multisession CD-ROM drives will support it.
http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=Mixed+Mode+CD&i=47099,00.asp
Windows Media Player Cannot Play CD-ROM with Both Audio and Data Tracks
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307911
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writing mixed data.
Autoplay Repair Wizard
Brief Description
The Microsoft AutoPlay Repair Wizard scans your computer devices to find
defective AutoPlay settings, and attempts to fix those it finds.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...B6-E8FA-45C4-A171-1B389CFACDAD&displaylang=en
Apparently the problem with Mixed Mode CD format is that many CD drives have
trouble reading these CDs.
Definition of: Mixed Mode CD
A compact disc format that contains both data and audio. The data are stored
in track 1, and audio is stored in the remaining tracks. Newer audio CD
players will skip the first track upon encountering the data, while earlier
players will attempt to play the non-audio data, causing a loud, raucous
sound that can damage the speakers. Since Mixed Mode recording is done in a
single session, old non-multisession CD-ROM drives will support it.
http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=Mixed+Mode+CD&i=47099,00.asp
Windows Media Player Cannot Play CD-ROM with Both Audio and Data Tracks
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307911
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Forest wrote: Thanks, Wes, for sticking with me.
Iomega Hotburn selecting CD Copy and copy from CD, not image.
Autoplay selection keeps coming back "music" I never copy music.
Forest
Iomega Hotburn selecting CD Copy and copy from CD, not image.
Autoplay selection keeps coming back "music" I never copy music.
Forest
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Forrest, pretend that English is my second language, explain you problem(s)
in simple English.
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Ok Wes, here goes my simpliest English description of where I am:
1 I have used Iomega Hotburn to make copies of mixed content (numerical
data/words/graphics) since 1994 with no problems, UNTIL
2 Up pops the Autoplay display which normally I cancel and continue
successfully. I just hit what it landed on without thinking - it landed on
MUSIC and up popped some Sony Music program. Not thinking that I would have
to live with this forever, I didn't realize my problem until I tried to burn
a mixed content CD. I use my DVD drive as a source and CD drive as
destination.
3 In between times I dusted off a copy of a CD track cleaning program that
I had never used. I thought that after 5 years of CD/DVD drive use that it
might be prudent to clean the lenses. Now Hotburn only will burn the track
programs onto anything I try to copy. While not responding to my selections.
It just goes ahead and does what it wants to which doesn't match my intent.
So maybe I have introduced another problem?????
4 You showed me where to make setting selections Under My Computer/CD and
DVD drives/properties/Autoplay. I made selections as plain vanilla that I
could - "mixed content" blank disc" offer it to me everytime, etc and I
selected APPLY and OK
5 Hotburn cannot see my mixed content disk and fails to respond to "Source
and Destination" selections under Copy CD.
6 Hotburn apparently doesn't care what format it is copying since it never
asks music, mixed content, pictures, etc. It apparently just takes what it
sees and copies it. However, it does ask whether to copy directly from the
disk or from an image of the disk residing on the computer.
7 I go back and look at Autoplay selections and they are not where I left
them, even when I immediately RESTART the computer to "fix" the settings.
I hope that my use of English has given you more insight on the gremlin(s)
I'm dealing with.
Thanksk,
Forest
1 I have used Iomega Hotburn to make copies of mixed content (numerical
data/words/graphics) since 1994 with no problems, UNTIL
2 Up pops the Autoplay display which normally I cancel and continue
successfully. I just hit what it landed on without thinking - it landed on
MUSIC and up popped some Sony Music program. Not thinking that I would have
to live with this forever, I didn't realize my problem until I tried to burn
a mixed content CD. I use my DVD drive as a source and CD drive as
destination.
3 In between times I dusted off a copy of a CD track cleaning program that
I had never used. I thought that after 5 years of CD/DVD drive use that it
might be prudent to clean the lenses. Now Hotburn only will burn the track
programs onto anything I try to copy. While not responding to my selections.
It just goes ahead and does what it wants to which doesn't match my intent.
So maybe I have introduced another problem?????
4 You showed me where to make setting selections Under My Computer/CD and
DVD drives/properties/Autoplay. I made selections as plain vanilla that I
could - "mixed content" blank disc" offer it to me everytime, etc and I
selected APPLY and OK
5 Hotburn cannot see my mixed content disk and fails to respond to "Source
and Destination" selections under Copy CD.
6 Hotburn apparently doesn't care what format it is copying since it never
asks music, mixed content, pictures, etc. It apparently just takes what it
sees and copies it. However, it does ask whether to copy directly from the
disk or from an image of the disk residing on the computer.
7 I go back and look at Autoplay selections and they are not where I left
them, even when I immediately RESTART the computer to "fix" the settings.
I hope that my use of English has given you more insight on the gremlin(s)
I'm dealing with.
Thanksk,
Forest
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Forest Gump wrote:
Wes, my step-daughter came over with her laptop and showed me Windows Media
Player and I had it and updated it to 9 Series update. When I get some more
disks (i burned the balance I had which copied the CD cleaner tracks instead
of what I wanted) I will see if WMP does the job and if so, I will dump
Iomega Hotburn.
BTW, both drives now allow me to look at a disc contents via Windows
Explorer, which is what I want.
I'm out of state for a week and when I get back and prove the use of Windows
Media Player, I'll rate your posts as "sticking with a computer dummie".
Thanks,
Forest
Wes, my step-daughter came over with her laptop and showed me Windows Media
Player and I had it and updated it to 9 Series update. When I get some more
disks (i burned the balance I had which copied the CD cleaner tracks instead
of what I wanted) I will see if WMP does the job and if so, I will dump
Iomega Hotburn.
BTW, both drives now allow me to look at a disc contents via Windows
Explorer, which is what I want.
I'm out of state for a week and when I get back and prove the use of Windows
Media Player, I'll rate your posts as "sticking with a computer dummie".
Thanks,
Forest
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Wesley Vogel
I have been busy lately, Forest. But glad that you seem to have it under
control. ;-)
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Hello Wes, I'm back from being out of town and have blank CDs and am trying
to use Windows Media Player to burn data CDs so that I can dump the 13 yr-old
Iomega Hot Burn that has been giving me trouble.
I have selected "other" and have been able to add my folders to the library,
but cannot get the library to display the folders so that I can drag them
into my newly titled playlist.
Will Media Player allow me to burn "data" from my computer onto a CD?
I have a feeling that somewhere I must add my data types "media tags" such
as dot xls , dot doc, dot rtf, dot dwg file extensions somewhere, but can't
find a place to do this?
Thanks, Forest.
to use Windows Media Player to burn data CDs so that I can dump the 13 yr-old
Iomega Hot Burn that has been giving me trouble.
I have selected "other" and have been able to add my folders to the library,
but cannot get the library to display the folders so that I can drag them
into my newly titled playlist.
Will Media Player allow me to burn "data" from my computer onto a CD?
I have a feeling that somewhere I must add my data types "media tags" such
as dot xls , dot doc, dot rtf, dot dwg file extensions somewhere, but can't
find a place to do this?
Thanks, Forest.
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Wesley Vogel
You can also use XP's CD recording wizard.
To enable XP's recording wizard.
Open My Computer, right click the CD Drive icon and then click Properties.
Click the Recording tab.
Check: Enable CD recording on this drive
Click: Apply
Click: OK
How to copy information to a CD in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306524
Description of CD-R and CD-RW recording in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279157
How To Erase Files From a CD-RW Disc in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306641
Also type CD recording in the Search box in Help and Support for more help.
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To enable XP's recording wizard.
Open My Computer, right click the CD Drive icon and then click Properties.
Click the Recording tab.
Check: Enable CD recording on this drive
Click: Apply
Click: OK
How to copy information to a CD in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306524
Description of CD-R and CD-RW recording in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279157
How To Erase Files From a CD-RW Disc in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306641
Also type CD recording in the Search box in Help and Support for more help.
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Wes, EUREKA!!! How incredibly simple and it was there all the time nearly 5
years.
Going thru your instructions, my drive apparently was already set as a
recording device so all I had to do was to:
1 right click on my folder and select COPY
2 right click again on the same folder and select SEND TO > CD Drive G
and continue the process, manually keeping track of folder size so that I
would not exceed the 700 MB limit. Properties on the CD show full after the
first copied file.
YOU HAVE BEEN A GREAT HELP - THANKS, THANKS, THANKS
years.
Going thru your instructions, my drive apparently was already set as a
recording device so all I had to do was to:
1 right click on my folder and select COPY
2 right click again on the same folder and select SEND TO > CD Drive G
and continue the process, manually keeping track of folder size so that I
would not exceed the 700 MB limit. Properties on the CD show full after the
first copied file.
YOU HAVE BEEN A GREAT HELP - THANKS, THANKS, THANKS
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Wesley Vogel
I love it when a plan comes together. 
Keep having fun.
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Wes - Help! I don't know much about One Note except that I can have it
running and recording my meetings even while I am typing the minutes at the
same time.
My problem: Once I have recorded the audio, I want to copy that recording
to a CD disc to save it in my files.
How is this done?
Rickey
running and recording my meetings even while I am typing the minutes at the
same time.
My problem: Once I have recorded the audio, I want to copy that recording
to a CD disc to save it in my files.
How is this done?
Rickey