The W-XP burner....... WHERE????

[S.Heenan]

** I assume you tried to use the PC as it was "buring" a CD?

As

** I never did try that. All the files came from the HD. They were
all either Mp3s the software converts to wavs to burn, or Mp3 backups
I burn as data, or my regular data files.


** The spindle of CDs says 16X Multispeed. I burn the Mp3s when they
need to be converted to wavs at X4 and data at sometimes X8. The CDs
should be able to handle these speeds easily. I don't touch my PC
when it's burning CDs.

Looks like you've covered all the bases to eliminate potential underruns.
The few times I've created coasters, I've done something dumb like burning a
CD too fast. Recently I've done all sorts of multitasking whilst burning,
with no ill results. One Plextor and one Lite-On, both new models.

 

[Jim Harkins]

US$40 isn't too cheap these days. I just paid $70 for a known-name
(Sony) CD-RW drive, but the $20 rebate brought the price down to $50.
I suppose if I'd waited another month or so, the p[rice would have
been even less...
Mad? Subscribe to VITUPERATIONS - you'll get madder, and you'll like it!

====================
Thanks. I hadn't realized they came down so much..... I'm thinking over
$100 for a good CD-RW/R drive with underrun protection.

FS.......

You might get what you pay for, anyway. Sony is a known name in
electronics, but they don't have that much of a history in the CD
area. I noticed this morning when I installed it that they rely on
somebody else's software instead of their own. I'll probably try
several different CD-burning software apps before I settle on one.
Don't be afraid to experiment!
Mad? Subscribe to VITUPERATIONS - you'll get madder, and you'll like it!

 

[Mad Max]

All;
Saw on TV last night that ' Maytag ' had began producing a less expensive
line of washing machines. ( make that cheaper, both in price and in quality)
Also John Deere lawn tractors has a line of less costly ( same notation)
machines.
Both companies bought out other mfgrs. to produce lines of equipment of
lesser quality. However neither company thought it necessary to advise the
general public of their underhanded tactics.
Both products bear the names Maytag and John Deere , but are generally
available only at Home and Garden centers etc.
And to make matters worse , most of the sales people in those stores are not
aware of the deception. Of course we all know that generally speaking,
salespersonell as a group know less that the buyers about whatever it is
they are selling.
Buyer beware---true now more than ever.

US$40 isn't too cheap these days. I just paid $70 for a known-name
(Sony) CD-RW drive, but the $20 rebate brought the price down to $50.
I suppose if I'd waited another month or so, the p[rice would have
been even less...
Mad? Subscribe to VITUPERATIONS - you'll get madder, and you'll like

it!
====================
Thanks. I hadn't realized they came down so much..... I'm thinking over
$100 for a good CD-RW/R drive with underrun protection.

FS.......

You might get what you pay for, anyway. Sony is a known name in
electronics, but they don't have that much of a history in the CD
area. I noticed this morning when I installed it that they rely on
somebody else's software instead of their own. I'll probably try
several different CD-burning software apps before I settle on one.
Don't be afraid to experiment!
Mad? Subscribe to VITUPERATIONS - you'll get madder, and you'll like it!

 

[Guest]

If you choose to you XP burner, my preference, then all you need to do is right click on the file you want burned, scroll down to "send to" and XP will automatically list it on it's burner software. When you are done a "pop up" will tell you that you have files waiting to be burned.

 

[Guest]

Is there a way to make the files burn directly onto the CD and not have to go through the pop up telling you that you have files waiting to be burned. I am trying to move my archieve folder (a pst file from outlook 2002) to my CD burner and the file becomes a read only once it is written on the CD. Is that a function of the NT based XP?

 

[Sharon F]

Is there a way to make the files burn directly onto the CD and not have
to go through the pop up telling you that you have files waiting to be
burned. I am trying to move my archieve folder (a pst file from outlook
2002) to my CD burner and the file becomes a read only once it is
written on the CD. Is that a function of the NT based XP?

No, it is not a function of an NT based XP. It is the nature of writing
files to CD. There are two common methods of writing to CD. "Mastering
sessions" which is what XP uses Nero portion of Ahead's software as well.
Then there is on-the-fly "packet writing." XP does not do packet writing.
Ahead's InCD, HP's DLA and a handful of other programs do this.

Using program's of this type might make it feel as if you are directly
editing a file. Behind the scenes, the old copy is erased and a new one is
created. Whenever you copy a file from a CD, CD/R and even a CD/RW to the
hard drive, check the Read Only attribute. If it is not normally checked
for that file, uncheck the box.

A good article on XP CD burning can be found here:
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.htm

 

[Guest]

LOOK BEHIND YOU !!!!!!

 

[Guest]

Sharon

Thank you! Now I understand why I couldn't use the CD burner the way I wanted. The article was great.

 

[Sharon F]

Sharon,

Thank you! Now I understand why I couldn't use the CD burner the way I
wanted. The article was great.

You're welcome! I'm glad to hear that you found Alex Nichol's article to be
useful too.

 

[Peter Hutchison]

Ok guys,.... I'm exhausted with this PC but searched out the info that
when a blank CD is put in the CD drive a window is supposed to open up -
and you can use that WXP software to burn your backup files. NO WINDOW
opens, nothing happens when I insert a blank CD. I can't so a search for
this SW as it doesn't have a name. How do I find it?

I'm very frustrated with W-XP. I never had these problems with 95 and 98.
Another aggravation is the helpfiles NEVER cover the problems - they just
tell you what is supposed to happen. >:-( They never tell you what to
do when it DOESN'T HAPPEN!

TIA

FS..... how is the WXP burner program located or found????

The burner softare is built in Windows Explorer.
To burn files to Cd, make sure the CD Recording option is enable via
System control panel (or Properties of My COmputer).
Open My Computer, double click the icon for your CDR/RW drive. Copy
and paste the files into this window.
Then click on 'Burn files to CD' in the Tasks on left hand side.

Peter Hutchison
Windows FAQ
http://www.pcguru.plus.com/