Re: Shortcut missing for erasing CD-RW disc

This is what I have been doing, and it works fine. I just wish the
"Erase this CD-RW dics" right-click shortcut was available.

A Google Advanced Search for Erase this CD-RW disc brings this up...

Your search - "Erase this CD-RW disc" - did not match any documents.

A Google Advanced Groups Search for Erase this CD-RW disc brings up THIS
thread.

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/browse_thread/thread/ea527ac8698274e0/fa9bbc78ef4b97b2?lnk=st&q=&rnum=1&hl=en#fa9bbc78ef4b97b2

So either it does not exist, nobody has ever posted anything about it or you
typed it incorrectly.

You decide what the problem was.

"Erase this CD-RW" exists in the Right click Context menu if the CD is not
full.

<quote>
SYMPTOMS
In Windows XP, if you have a CD-RW disk that is full, the option to erase
the disk may not be displayed.

CAUSE
This problem can occur if you have outdated firmware on your CD-RW device.

RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, contact your CD-RW drive manufacturer to obtain the
most up-to-date firmware.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products
that are listed at the beginning of this article.
<quote>
from...
The Option to Erase the CD-RW May Not Be Displayed In Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301329

Perhaps one
of the 3rd party programs installed on my computer has this disabled.

If that were the case, Enable CD recording on this drive would be UNCHecked.

BTW, it's Erase this CD-RW NOT Erase this CD-RW disc. ;-)

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:%23$R2TBjyGHA.2208@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
History Fan <UnknownPlacesonEarth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
You may have had a 3rd party CD recording program on your Dell.

If I want to make a copy of an entire CD-ROM, I use a program
called RecordNow Copy by Sonic. But when I copy and delete individual
files using a CD-R or CD/RW disc, the Windows CD Writing Wizard takes
charge, which is what I want.


XP's recording wizard does not allow recording to DVDs of any type. You
need a 3rd party DVD recording program in order to burn DVDs.

Right. I already have one. Its called MyDVD LE by Sonic.

To erase files from a CD rewritable disc:

1. Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop.
2. In My Computer, right-click the CD recording drive, and then click
Open.
3. In the CD Writing Tasks pane, click Erase this CD-RW. The Welcome to
the
CD Writing Wizard dialog box is displayed. After you click Next, the
Erasing
the CD dialog box is displayed and the progress bar displays the progress
of
the process.
4. When the process is finished, you receive a message in the
notification area and you can use the CD-RW disc.Note: Not all CDs are
erasable. If the CD that you are using is not erasable, for example,
then this feature is not
available.

This is what I have been doing, and it works fine. I just wish the
"Erase this CD-RW dics" right-click shortcut was available. Perhaps one
of the 3rd party programs installed on my computer has this disabled. Oh
well. No big deal.

.

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