Hardware or Software?

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Hello,

I am having a problem with my DVD/CD-write drive. I am running Windows XP
Home w/sp2. My DVD/CD-rom is a Matshita UJDA760 drive.
I am using Sonic DLA version 4.83 software to format the CD-RW disks so I
can use it like you would a floppy diskette.
The problem I am having is every so often when I put my CD-RW disk back in
to save more files to it I get the message that the disk is full or unable to
access. The disk will only have about 5 MB on it so it is not full. What I do
find is the DLA software is still on my hard drive, but it is not working
with the DVD/CD-rom drive anymore and that is why I can't write to it. Now
sometimes my files are still there so I can save them and sometimes the CD is
blank and I lost my files. I am using this to backup files I use during the
day so I would like to stop loosing them.
Can anyone tell me if this is a hardware problem or a software problem? If
it is hardware my computer is under warrantee and I can get it fixed. If it
is a software problem can someone direct me to a better software program I
can use to setup my DVD/CD drive so I can keep using it like a floppy? I
tried InCD, but it did not recognize my DVD/CD drive. Any help will be deeply
appreciated.

Thank you!
Sincerely,
Jim Huber
 
Jim said:
Hello,

I am having a problem with my DVD/CD-write drive. I am running Windows XP
Home w/sp2. My DVD/CD-rom is a Matshita UJDA760 drive.
I am using Sonic DLA version 4.83 software to format the CD-RW disks so I
can use it like you would a floppy diskette.
The problem I am having is every so often when I put my CD-RW disk back in
to save more files to it I get the message that the disk is full or unable to
access. The disk will only have about 5 MB on it so it is not full. What I do
find is the DLA software is still on my hard drive, but it is not working
with the DVD/CD-rom drive anymore and that is why I can't write to it. Now
sometimes my files are still there so I can save them and sometimes the CD is
blank and I lost my files. I am using this to backup files I use during the
day so I would like to stop loosing them.
Can anyone tell me if this is a hardware problem or a software problem? If
it is hardware my computer is under warrantee and I can get it fixed. If it
is a software problem can someone direct me to a better software program I
can use to setup my DVD/CD drive so I can keep using it like a floppy? I
tried InCD, but it did not recognize my DVD/CD drive. Any help will be deeply
appreciated.

Thank you!
Sincerely,
Jim Huber
Click to expand...

Roxio has a packet writing application (drag-to-disk?) that's included
with their package, but from personal experience I can tell you that use
of *any* such software will eventually lead to grief. You're
experiencing just a little taste of it right now.
 
Phil McCracken said:
Roxio has a packet writing application (drag-to-disk?) that's included
with their package, but from personal experience I can tell you that use
of *any* such software will eventually lead to grief. You're
experiencing just a little taste of it right now.
Click to expand...

Hi Phil McCracken,

Thank you for answering my question and for letting me know that this kind
of software has its problems. When I was running Windows 98 with my last
computer I installed an HP CD-RW drive in it. The software that came with the
recorder worked great, never had a problem. But that software will Not
install on a computer running Windows XP or 2000. I think Microsoft makes
great improvements each time they update Windows, but what ever Microsoft did
to 2000 & XP they really limited a lot of older software and some hardware
from working.

Thanks again!
Sincerely,
Jim
 
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