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problem with new cd/dvd burner
I recently installed a new cd/dvd burner. Everything seemed fine. I
didn't realize until I gave a CD to somebody else that it did not finalize the CD. When burning CDs, I have always used windows explorer to drag the files onto the CD and then write CDs. It worked fine with the old burner. Is there a setting I need to change? I looked at the properties for the CD drive, and didn't say anything about finalizing a CD. Thank you very much. |
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problem with new cd/dvd burner
Joel wrote:
" wrote: I recently installed a new cd/dvd burner. Everything seemed fine. I didn't realize until I gave a CD to somebody else that it did not finalize the CD. When burning CDs, I have always used windows explorer to drag the files onto the CD and then write CDs. It worked fine with the old burner. Is there a setting I need to change? I looked at the properties for the CD drive, and didn't say anything about finalizing a CD. Thank you very much. Something just don't sound right to begin with, so unless you are talking about Packet Writing or your windows explorer is more special than ours? Because Windows Explorer isn't CDR program so no way you caburn CD using Windows Explorer (or I am missing something?) unlesyou are talking about Packet Writing. XP has had rudimentary CD writing abilities from the beginning and it is accessed through explorer: basically you drag files and folders to the CD-R drive which creates a set of temporary files awaiting burning. Later, you click on the drive icon and tell it to write which it does. I've never used this ability and don't really know much more about it. Windows help does mention adding files to a CD which would suggest that it does not automatically finalize CDs which it writes but I can find no mention of how (or if) one actually can finalize them. -- John McGaw [Knoxville, TN, USA] http://johnmcgaw.com |
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John McGaw wrote: Joel wrote: " wrote: I recently installed a new cd/dvd burner. Everything seemed fine. I didn't realize until I gave a CD to somebody else that it did not finalize the CD. When burning CDs, I have always used windows explorer to drag the files onto the CD and then write CDs. It worked fine with the old burner. Is there a setting I need to change? I looked at the properties for the CD drive, and didn't say anything about finalizing a CD. Thank you very much. Something just don't sound right to begin with, so unless you are talking about Packet Writing or your windows explorer is more special than ours? Because Windows Explorer isn't CDR program so no way you caburn CD using Windows Explorer (or I am missing something?) unlesyou are talking about Packet Writing. XP has had rudimentary CD writing abilities from the beginning and it is accessed through explorer: basically you drag files and folders to the CD-R drive which creates a set of temporary files awaiting burning. Later, you click on the drive icon and tell it to write which it does. I've never used this ability and don't really know much more about it. Windows help does mention adding files to a CD which would suggest that it does not automatically finalize CDs which it writes but I can find no mention of how (or if) one actually can finalize them. If you want to finalize a CD you need proper CD writer software e.g. Nero. On the other hand most PC hardware and software made in the last five years can read a CD that is not finalized. If you are making a music (CDA) CD you might have to finalize it to get it to play in a music CD player. -- John McGaw [Knoxville, TN, USA] http://johnmcgaw.com -- Mike Walsh |
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problem with new cd/dvd burner
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: I recently installed a new cd/dvd burner. Everything seemed fine. I didn't realize until I gave a CD to somebody else that it did not finalize the CD. When burning CDs, I have always used windows explorer to drag the files onto the CD and then write CDs. It worked fine with the old burner. Is there a setting I need to change? I looked at the properties for the CD drive, and didn't say anything about finalizing a CD. Thank you very much. I have no specific solution for your problem but here is what I do know: I am aware of two methods for burning CD/DVD. Writing in sessions (common) and packet writing (less common). Packet writing emulates the behavior of a magnetic drive in that you can add and delete files on the fly. Session writing can be either single session or multi session. Data discs can be burned in either single or multisession but music CDs intended for use in music CD players must be single session and that session must be closed (a.k.a. finalized). Some OSs like WIN98 do not natively support access to additional sessions of a mulitisession disc in Explorer unless software is installed to support this function. I recommend freeware burning softwa http://www.deepburner.com -- pcbldrNinetyEight |
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problem with new cd/dvd burner
On Feb 26, 8:47 am, Mike Walsh wrote:
John McGaw wrote: Joel wrote: " wrote: I recently installed a new cd/dvd burner. Everything seemed fine. I didn't realize until I gave a CD to somebody else that it did not finalize the CD. When burning CDs, I have always used windows explorer to drag the files onto the CD and then write CDs. It worked fine with the old burner. Is there a setting I need to change? I looked at the properties for the CD drive, and didn't say anything about finalizing a CD. Thank you very much. Something just don't sound right to begin with, so unless you are talking about Packet Writing or your windows explorer is more special than ours? Because Windows Explorer isn't CDR program so no way you caburn CD using Windows Explorer (or I am missing something?) unlesyou are talking about Packet Writing. XP has had rudimentary CD writing abilities from the beginning and it is accessed through explorer: basically you drag files and folders to the CD-R drive which creates a set of temporary files awaiting burning. Later, you click on the drive icon and tell it to write which it does. I've never used this ability and don't really know much more about it. Windows help does mention adding files to a CD which would suggest that it does not automatically finalize CDs which it writes but I can find no mention of how (or if) one actually can finalize them. If you want to finalize a CD you need proper CD writer software e.g. Nero. On the other hand most PC hardware and software made in the last five years can read a CD that is not finalized. If you are making a music (CDA) CD you might have to finalize it to get it to play in a music CD player. -- This may be the problem. I have been using windows explorer to do my CDs on 2 desktops and a laptop, and I have never had a problem. When teh lady told me she couldn't read the CD, I made a new one with the laptop and well-used burner. She couldn't read it either. Perhaps the software has never finalized them, and this is just the first case of somebody not being able to read them. I have been doing CDs with photos. I believe the new burner came with a version of Nero, so I will check it out. I would prefer to stick with Windows Explorer so that I have fewer programs running when I am using the laptop at shows. But I do want my customers to be able to use their CDs. |
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