Re: CD-RW Formatting

From: NobodyMan (none_at_none.net)
Date: 04/06/04 

Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 21:39:42 -0400

On Mon, 05 Apr 2004 06:37:31 GMT, "wojo"
<kwoyach[SPAM]53954@yahoo[SPAM].com> wrote:

>
>"NobodyMan" <none@none.net> wrote in message
>news:9l7170pjpoahcg55hjvb8pc9k8sucuqrg0@4ax.com...
>> On Sun, 04 Apr 2004 16:08:17 GMT, "wojo"
>> <kwoyach[SPAM]53954@yahoo[SPAM].com> wrote:
>>
>>>oops, meant My Computer not Cntrol Panel. I'm old lol
>>>Yes Formatting a CDRW IS supported by XP PERIOD. I do it all the time so
>>>if
>>>you can't on your computer doesn't mean it isn't supported. But Format
>>>under
>>>My Computer will not work if InCD is installed.
>>>Formatting DVDRW is NOT supported with Windows XP but CDRW is.
>>>
>>>PERIOD
>>>
>> Formatting a CDR(W) is NOT supported by XP - PERIOD - at least not
>> natively. If you have that as an option, it is because you have some
>> third party app loaded that provides that functionality. It is
>> available using XP's native writing tools.
>>
>
>Yeah I thought of that possibility as well.
>I thought maybe I spoke too soon but I can't imagine what I've installed
>that added the format option. The only thing I've installed relating to CD
>burning is Nero and there's nothing in their documentation relating to that.
>So if your right, and I'm not saying your not, then I have no idea what it
>is that I installed. Also I have CD Writers on 3 boxes and I just checked,
>they ALL allow me to right click from My Computer and format a CD.
>
If you installed Ahead Nero, and didn't do a custom install, the it
installs InCD by default. InCD is a packet-writing program that
requires the media to be formatted before it can be used.

I won't claim that I know if the formatting option is available via a
right-click on the drive in My Computer. as I don't have any UDF
software on my box. It is inherently unreliable and I won't use it.

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