data from cd burnt on one machine can't be read in another

[Jeff]

When I burn a CD in one computer (like photos) another
coimputer can't read them, says discs are blank, but they
read fine in original computer. Does this have something
to do with formatting? These are CD-R discs. I can't save
anything to them if they are not formatted. Help! Thanks,
Jeff

 

[Box134]

It all depends on how you burn the files. Mastering software should make
them readable on all coimputers, but if you've used packet writing you'll
need to have packet writing software or UDF readers on the other machines to
see the files.

Since you say that you formatted the disks you've probably used packet
writing.

 

[Plato]

When I burn a CD in one computer (like photos) another
coimputer can't read them, says discs are blank, but they
read fine in original computer. Does this have something
to do with formatting? These are CD-R discs. I can't save
anything to them if they are not formatted. Help! Thanks,

You're using CD-RW, not CD-Rs, therefor you take your chances that they
can be seen by other PCS. That's why BACKUPS SHOULD NEVER BE DONE USING
REWRITEABLES.

 

[Alex Nichol]

When I burn a CD in one computer (like photos) another
coimputer can't read them, says discs are blank, but they
read fine in original computer. Does this have something
to do with formatting? These are CD-R discs. I can't save
anything to them if they are not formatted.

Burning CD-R for use between machines does *not* involve formatting.
You use either the inbuilt burning or a package like Nero or Easy CD
Creator, not the related InCD or Direct CD (now Drag and view) and burn
them in batches as 'sessions', which do all formatting as they go. .
This is a standard method, that should be readable on other machines.
But it also depends on hardware compatibility, and getting a type of
CD-R disk that works well and is readable on another machine's CD drive
can be something of a black art.