Flash and Packet writing CD

[Bob Day]

Using Office 07 enterprise on standalone Dell Latitude D820 laptop…

I had to reformat and reinstall the hard disk (not fun); I have some
quesitons on things I noticed:

1) I have used Nero InCD to read/write CDs the same as floppies (i.e.
Packet writing). I was surprised when I put the CD in a computer without
InCD on it that the computer could read the CD, although I don't think it
could write to it (not sure here). Has the lastest Windows XP incorporated
Packet writing so a program like InCD is no longer needed?

2) Before I went to the Adobe website to download flash, flash was installed
on the computer (an older version maybe from the older Windows XP DVD used to
reinstall). Is flash now distributed with XP?

Please advise.
Bob

 

[Xandros]

The answer is no to both questions.

 

[M.I.5¾]

Using Office 07 enterprise on standalone Dell Latitude D820 laptop.

I had to reformat and reinstall the hard disk (not fun); I have some
quesitons on things I noticed:

1) I have used Nero InCD to read/write CDs the same as floppies (i.e.
Packet writing). I was surprised when I put the CD in a computer without
InCD on it that the computer could read the CD, although I don't think it
could write to it (not sure here). Has the lastest Windows XP
incorporated
Packet writing so a program like InCD is no longer needed?

No. InCD helpfully included a hidden driver on the CD. When you inserted
it into the other PC, the driver loaded and made the disc look like an
ordinary read only CD. As you noted, you cannot write this way.

2) Before I went to the Adobe website to download flash, flash was
installed
on the computer (an older version maybe from the older Windows XP DVD used
to
reinstall). Is flash now distributed with XP?

Not as standard, but many OEM suppliers install a version of Flash along
with all the other crapware when they distribute PCs.