Formatting a CD-RW

[Barb]

Can someone give me precise instructions on how to format a CD-RW in Win XP
Home Edition? Searched the MS Knowledge Base, but cannot find any
information on formatting a disk, except floppies, hard disks and zip disks.
How do you format or reformat a CD-RW disk? Thanks in advance for any help.
Much appreciated.

Barb

 

[Harry Ohrn]

You do not format CD-R/Ws with XP's built in software. It does not use
packet writing. If you need this function them you will need to install
third party software like Direct CD, InCD or DLA

You should read through Alex Nichol's primer on CD Burning in XP found here
as it is a must read http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.htm

I have additional information and links to other CD Burning information here
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/cdr_info.htm

 

[Francis]

Hello Barb,

From your post I am assuming that you are using the built-in software in
Windows XP. I appologize if I'm wrong about this.

As far as I know there is no utility in windows XP that will format a CD-RW.
The only time you need to format a CD-RW is when you use things like InCD
from Nero or DirectCD from Roxio. These programs will write to a CD-RW
without opening the CD Burning program. For the built-in software for
Windows XP, you should beable to just insert the CD-RW and burn onto it...no
need to format.

If this disc is not working on WindowsXP, try the CD-RW on another CD-RW
drive and see if it works. If it still does not work after this, then the
disk may be damaged.

Hope this helps,

Francis



| Can someone give me precise instructions on how to format a CD-RW in Win
XP
| Home Edition? Searched the MS Knowledge Base, but cannot find any
| information on formatting a disk, except floppies, hard disks and zip
disks.
| How do you format or reformat a CD-RW disk? Thanks in advance for any
help.
| Much appreciated.
|
| Barb
|
|