Re: Shortcut missing for erasing CD-RW disc

Erase this CD-RW

How To Erase Files From a CD-RW Disc in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306641

If XP's recording wizard is disabled it may not be there.

CD Drive enable XP's recording wizard

Open My Computer, right click the CD Drive icon and then click Properties.
Click the Recording tab.
Check: Enable CD recording on this drive
Click: Apply
Click: OK

Enable CD recording on this drive
This setting turns on the built-in CD recording features included with
Windows XP.
Third-party programs sometimes disable this setting.
You can only enable CD recording for one device at a time.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:unWRZkiyGHA.3632@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
History Fan <UnknownPlacesonEarth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
My PC is running XP Home SP2, with a DVD-RW drive.

Today, I have been deleting and adding files to several CD-RW discs.
If I open My Computer, and right-click my DVD-RW drive, there used to be a
shortcut saying..."Erase this CD-RW disc." But now it is gone. There are
other ways to erase the disc, but I miss having that convenient shortcut.
Any quick way to fix this? Thanks.

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