How to delete individual file from a CD-RW?

[Todd]

I burned several files to a CD-RW. Now I no longer want one of them and
would like to free up some room on the disk.

However the only option given is "Erase this CD-RW". I have tried just
hitting the delete key once I highlighted the individual file but it says
it's read-only. Even changing the attrib's in the prop page wont allow me
to delete.

Is there somewhere I can tell XP to not finalize the CD-RW when burning?

TIA,

Todd

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

No, XP does not support "packet writing", natively. You need an application
such as InCD from Ahead Software, or Direct CD from Roxio.

 

[Steve Robertson]

Hi Todd

You would need a more sophistocated packet writing utility than XP give you
for that. (They are also more troublesome in terms of problems.) HP gives
away the DLA utility with it's CR-RW drives. DirectCD from Roxio is another.
Either of those let you delete individual files.

DirectCD was the only software I found which would put my Windows 2000
system into a blue screen every single time I used it.

Good luck,

S