problem with cd memory block.

[tjb]

xp home sp2
zone alarm, windows defender, avira anti-virus, msn spysweeper,
malewarebytes, spybot s&d, spywareblaster

i have a reoccurring problem in my pc thats causing me a lot of grief. i
burn some files on a cd. usually image and art files, photoshop, corel and
jpegs, avi, gif, flv, etc.
i burn the cd and the cd burn is good. the files are there and show up as
thumbs when checked. they also appear ok when checked in my laptop.
when i go to reopen them later from that cd, the files are corrupted.
i double check the cd by opening it up in my laptop.
the files are corrupted there too.

i checked with my pc event viewer and it says this-

"The device, \Device\CdRom0, has a bad block."

i reburn the images onto another disc.
i transfer the images into my laptop and they are ok.
i put the cd with the images back into my pc and try to open them and the
images are again corrupted.
event viewer says the same error.

i have lost a ton of valuable work that i didn't even know was corrupted on
disc until i just recently rechecked them.
my cd burner says the have burned successfully and they appear ok when i
reopen the cd in the pc after burning or when transferred into my laptop.
but then if i try to open them in the pc later, the files are corrupted.
so the problem is with the pc.

can anyone tell me what might be the problem and suggest a route to a
solution?
i don't know where to start.

tyia.
tjb.

 

[Leonard Grey]

[Presuming that you are using the latest version of your CD burning
software...]

Sounds like you are not closing the CD properly.

If you are using packet writing software, don't. It has fallen out of
favor because it does not close the disk.

Whether with packet writing or not, when the disk is not closed it's not
likely to playback on anything other than the same hardware and the same
software that recorded it.

If your CD burning software has a user forum, that's a good place to get
help.

 

[tjb]

thanx.
i dont know about not closing. it like spring loads if thats what you mean.
its tight when it closes.
the software is 'record now' and the new company that bought it up isnt
providing updates for it.
im trying another program to see if that helps prevent this memory block,
whatever that is.

 

[Olórin]

thanx.
i dont know about not closing. it like spring loads if thats what you
mean.
its tight when it closes.
the software is 'record now' and the new company that bought it up isnt
providing updates for it.
im trying another program to see if that helps prevent this memory block,
whatever that is.

The "closing" isn't something you physically do to the CD drive's tray -
it's something the CD-writing software should "do" to the CD session. Try
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_disc_authoring.

[Presuming that you are using the latest version of your CD burning
software...]

Sounds like you are not closing the CD properly.

If you are using packet writing software, don't. It has fallen out of
favor because it does not close the disk.

Whether with packet writing or not, when the disk is not closed it's not
likely to playback on anything other than the same hardware and the same
software that recorded it.

If your CD burning software has a user forum, that's a good place to get
help.

 

[tjb]

oh ok. thank you.
this gives me hope because i was worried it was a hardware problem.
im in the process of trying some new software so i hope that will resolve it.

ty,

tjb