Initializing/formatting a cd-r!

[Guest]

I'm not clear how to do this - any more guidance available?

Tony

 

[Guest]

I've found 'FileCD' - is this part of Windows XP?

It states clearly in the help thatit can write to cd-r or cd-rw discs - but
when I try Disc - Format it comes back with 'Please insert a cd-rw'.

Any ideas?

TIA

Tony

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

One cannot "Initialize/format a cd-r". You would need a
CD-RW CD and CD-RW drive.

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| I'm not clear how to do this - any more guidance available?
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| Tony

 

[Guest]

You can format a CD-RW but NOT a CD-R, they are complete different.
It is called packet writing so a CD-RW is just like a second harddrive.
You'll be able to delete, add, change, etc. But not a CD-R, which are mainly
created, and cheaper, to store music, photos, personal files, etc. They
cannot be erased either, so damage them before disposal.

 

[Ted Zieglar]

You must be referring to a CD-RW, since a CD-R cannot be formatted. (It is a
'write once' media.)

If you are using third party CD recording software, see the Help file that
comes with the software, or contact the program's technical support.

You can use Windows XP to erase a CD-RW:

"How To Erase Files From a CD-RW Disc in Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306641.

You may also find this article helpful:

"Description of CD-R and CD-RW recording in Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279157

 

[Sharon F]

I'm not clear how to do this - any more guidance available?

Tony

CDR? No formatting needed. What are you using to burn CDs? A particular
program or XP's builtin CD burning feature?

A helpful article about XP burning feature (by Alex Nichols) here:
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.htm

 

[Raymond J. Johnson Jr.]

| You must be referring to a CD-RW, since a CD-R cannot be formatted. (It is
a
| 'write once' media.)

Only partially correct; packet-writing software can't be used with CD-Rs,
but CD-Rs may be written to more than once (multi-session burning), but only
until its capacity has been reached, then no more writing.

 

[Thomas Wendell]

And still wrong. You CAN format a CD-R and packet-write to it, only you
can't delete anything....


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[Guest]

It looks like FileCD can only handle cd-rw discs - I'm using NTI CD^DVD MAKER
- also supplied and that seems to be working,

Thanks anyway.

Tony

 

[Michael Stevens]

You can format a CD-RW but NOT a CD-R, they are complete different.
It is called packet writing so a CD-RW is just like a second
harddrive. You'll be able to delete, add, change, etc. But not a
CD-R, which are mainly created, and cheaper, to store music, photos,
personal files, etc. They cannot be erased either, so damage them
before disposal.

Depends on the packet writing software, Roxio Drag to Disk will format both
CDRW, CDR, DVDR and DVDRW. Others will also.
But CDRW disks do not need formatting if used with the XP burning
application or for non-packet writing software application.
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