Re: CD burning
- From: "Jim" <null@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 07:38:58 -0800
"Leslie Isaacs" <leslie.isaacs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hello All
>
> I currently have Windows 2K but am contemplating moving to XP. One reason
> is
> that I think (!) I have heard that with Windows XP it is much easier to
> burn
> CDs/DVDs - that it's as easy as using windows explorer to copy files to a
> floppy disk: is that correct? Is there really no need to use any other
> software (like Nero, etc.)?
>
Yes, WinXP makes basic burning of files to CD (no, DVD is not supported)
easy. It's similar to working w/ floppies in Windows Explorer in the sense
you can drag and drop files to the CD drive window. You drag and drop all
the files you intend to burn, then use an option that tells WinXP to burn
them to CD.
Like most WinXP "features", it's kind of a gimmick. These features are
often so limited, that 99% of serious users replace them will full-featured
products sooner or later. Whether it's WinXP features like CD burning,
backup, defregging, whatever, each has such serious enough limitations that
few will tolerate it for very long. Yet, there will those few who are happy
with "good enough".
Specifically addressing the built-in CD burning, it's based on Roxio's CD
burning engine. Although others have claimed otherwise, I've never
personally been able to get multiple sessions on a single CD. When XP burns
a blanks CD, it opens the session, burns the files, closes the session, AND
unfortunately, closes the CD. IOW, if I add 3 files to a CD and burn it,
that's it, I can't add more files later to that same CD, the CD is closed to
any new sessions. Mighty inefficient and costly, if you ask me. Again,
others have claimed multi-session support, but I've never been able to do
it. But frankly, there are so many other limitations, the point is moot.
XP can't burn ISOs (or any other image format). It can't burn DVDs. It
can't support packet writing, which ironically, is probably closer to
working with a floppy (packet writing allows you to add and delete files in
realtime). It's been so long since I used XP CD burning, I'm not even sure
you can use CD-RW (vs. CD-R), not that it would matter since you can reuse
it unless you can find something else to erase it. You can't create
bootable CDs. You can't use any non-standard CD formats (e.g., ISO specs,
naming characteristics, etc.).
As you can see, yes, you can do some basic CD burning, but there are a LOT
of other things that a full-featured product like Nero, Roxio, etc., can do.
And a lot of these products can be had dirt cheap, I just picked up Nero 7
from Fry's/Outpost for FREE (after rebates) on black friday (11/25/05). So
why limit your options employing only the XP built-in features?!
As long as you can live w/ burning files w/ drag and drop and single
sessions, the built-in support will suffice. But honestly, most ppl will
find this VERY limiting and will quickly look elsewhere. For a quick and
dirty CD of files, even I will resort to the built-in support occasionally
because it's so easy. But that's about it, otherwise I live and die w/
Nero.
HTH
Jim
> Thanks for any info/advice.
> Les
>
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