XP format a CD-RW

[steve]

I have written to some of my cdrw's with Nero as a .iso
file and now XP wont recognise the disks. How do I force
XP to format the cd-rw's so it can be used again? It is
telling me that they are "full" of 0 bytes!

 

[Guest]

XP does not have the ability to do that. Rt click on the
CD and choose properties , on the recording tab un-check.
This will let your Nero software take control of your
recording. You should be using your IN-CD to format

 

[Richie NY]

Nero also has a disk format tool, I'm not at home right
now but I beleive it's in Tools, and you can do quick
erase or Full ersae, I suggest Full, takes about 30
minutes depending on your Ram.

 

[CS]

I have written to some of my cdrw's with Nero as a .iso
file and now XP wont recognise the disks. How do I force
XP to format the cd-rw's so it can be used again? It is
telling me that they are "full" of 0 bytes!

First off, why do you need to format the disk? CDRW disks can be
erased (use Nero from the recording tab - select full erase disk).
Once the disk is erased it can be used over again.

You do not need to format a disk in order for it to be written to.
Just use Nero and follow directions. Choose multi-session if you
intend to continue data writing and do not want to close the disk.
Doesn't make a difference with data disks, but once you write an ISO,
that's it - no more data can be appended to the disk.