Re: CD-RW Drive asks for blank cd when blank cd is already there

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Geeze, impatient, aren't you Mr. Top Poster?

I don't use CDRWs. They are too unreliable. I have, however, worked
with many folks who do use them using XP's built in writing tools so I
know it's possible. I also know they are NOT using packet-writing
formatted CDRWs because we don't have or allow that crap on any of our
systems.

So no, I can't give give her step-by-step instructions. However,
WinXP Help can.

On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 21:11:13 -0400, "Richard Urban [MVP]"
<richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Nothing?
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Richard Urban
>Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>
>Quote from: George Ankner
>"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
>You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
>
>"NobodyMan" <none@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:lopqe11ju03gb368324hac3ppoa9g8uipl@xxxxxxxxxx
>> No, I'm not wrong. XP can write files just fine to a CDRW, without
>> third party software.
>>
>> I do agree, thought, that without third party software, you can't use
>> the CDRW like a big floppy drive. You are 100% correct there.
>>
>> On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 20:17:47 -0400, "Richard Urban [MVP]"
>> <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>No, YOU are wrong!
>>>
>>>It is obvious that Lisa B is putting the CD into the drive and then using
>>>explorer to try to go to that drive. That can't be done. The drive will
>>>always show up as having no CD inserted.
>>>
>>>In order for Lisa B to be able to do what she wants, in the exact steps
>>>she
>>>is doing it, she will have to install a burning software package (Nero or
>>>Roxio) and then format a blank CD for packet writing.
>>>
>>>After she does this she can insert the formatted "blank" CD in the drive
>>>and
>>>browse to the drive using Explorer. The drive will now indicate that a CD
>>>is
>>>present and that the CD has not yet been written to.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>>Regards,
>>>
>>>Richard Urban
>>>Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>
>>>Quote from: George Ankner
>>>"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
>>>You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
>>>
>>>"NobodyMan" <none@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>news:6i2oe1pdas0q4k95tjnbnmsejkhdd7h4d7@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>> On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:50:31 -0400, "Richard Urban [MVP]"
>>>> <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>You have to install a burning software package such as Nero or Roxio
>>>>>Easy
>>>>>Media Creator.
>>>>
>>>> Wrong.
>>>>
>>>> XP can write files, by session, onto a CDRW with no problems.
>>>>
>>
>>


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