Re: No "format" in MY Computer/Files

From: Yves Leclerc (yleclercNOSPAM_at_maysys.com)
Date: 12/30/04 

Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 14:00:30 -0500

You never format a CD-R media. This type of media is a type where you WRITE
ONCE, READ MANY. If you format it, then you can not use it.

However, you can use CD-RW type media and format this type with
"packet-writing" CD filesystem. XP does not have this type of utility
built-in so you would need to get Roxio/Sonic Easy Media Creator's Drag to
CD module or Ahead's InCD.

"Marko" <Marko@mmct.net> wrote in message
news:%23FcfM9p7EHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> CR-Rs don't come formatted
>
>
> Flycaster wrote:
>
>> Flycaster wrote:
>>
>>> No format in my computer/files when I put in a blank CD-r. Shouldn't
>>> there be a format there? If not, where?
>>
>>
>> As I couldn't write anything to this disk (Probably a corrupted disk,
>> eh?), I tried another disk. And although still no format showing, I was
>> able to write to it. Also, when I checked on my C drive, format did show
>> (a very risky test, eh?) Does this mean that if a disk is already
>> formatted, which I think mine are, then format doesn't show (at all) in
>> My Comuter/Files? Or, what does it mean?
>>
>>
>> To email, erase "forgetit"
>
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