Re: CD Burned, not finalised and PC rebuilt now can't read CD

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance



You used WinXP's burning software, or software that was installed in WinXP?
If something like Nero, Roxio, or other burning software was in the previous
installation, you need to reinstall that software in order to finalize
(close) the CD. You may find after reinstalling it that you suddenly will be
able to read the disk, particularly if it was written in UDF format.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"PuckerIan" <PuckerIan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:AB47BA58-FA89-4B91-B8F3-D65E8EF3F164@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Can you tell me how I can finalise the CD. I used XP tp create it but
> cannot
> find a means of finalising it.
>
> "Tom Porterfield" wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 03:00:39 -0800, PuckerIan wrote:
>>
>> > I have a CDR that I burned on XP and did not finalize. I had to rebuild
>> > XP my
>> > PC and now cannot see the files (photos) on the CD. Can you suggest
>> > how I
>> > can get my photos back? or, are they gone forever?
>>
>> Try finalizing the CD using the same software that you used to originally
>> burn the files to the CD.
>> --
>> Tom Porterfield
>> MS-MVP Windows
>> http://support.telop.org
>>
>> Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup only.
>>


.



Relevant Pages

  • Re: cant read burned cd of pictures?
    ... > he burned them with windows 98. ... He had burning software installed. ... > this be a multi-session problem? ... finalize them. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: reinstall and backing up files
    ... Use the one that says "Windows XP installation" or something similar. ... > "Ted Zieglar" wrote: ... Consult the Help file of your CD burning software. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers)
  • Re: Crash and Reboot Problem witn Installation of XP SP2
    ... I first uninstalled all burning software and deleted all virtual ... >> download or installation at all. ... >> although the download went fine both from Windows Updates and from the Web ... >> Even worse, after uninstalling the CD Recording programs, deleting the ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsupdate)
  • Re: Private primitive operations available to entire package hierarchy. Can it be done?
    ... and as you have to create this kind of "constructor" for Ada ... > is removed from all lists and other objects that it is in (obviously, ... we have a list of all top-level windows of the ... > Also getting the app to finalize last is particularly difficult but I ...
    (comp.lang.ada)
  • Re: Using E: drive to copy transfer files from old 98se system
    ... desktop win98se system to my new Compaq laptop running XP Professional? ... For disks that aren't finalized, they may or may not be readable on a ... Use the burning software installed on the Win98 machine to finalize the ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics)