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I'm thinking of buying a DVD writer.
Will I be able to do the following:

Insert DVD RW disk and copy files to it.
Remove it and use the drive to read/write other disk.
Reinsert the disk and write more files.
Read some of the files.
Reinsert the disk and write more files.
Repeat the above many times?


How about if I use a Writeable CD.
Can I do the above?

The drive I'm looking at comes with NERO 6.6



Thanks
 
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DVD-RW Drive Information
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/D/DVD_RW.html

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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"**Developer**" wrote:

| I'm thinking of buying a DVD writer.
| Will I be able to do the following:
|
| Insert DVD RW disk and copy files to it.
| Remove it and use the drive to read/write other disk.
| Reinsert the disk and write more files.
| Read some of the files.
| Reinsert the disk and write more files.
| Repeat the above many times?
|
| How about if I use a Writeable CD.
| Can I do the above?
|
| The drive I'm looking at comes with NERO 6.6
|
| Thanks
 
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On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 15:27:10 -0400, " **Developer**"
<REMOVEdeveloper@a-znet.com> wrote:

>I'm thinking of buying a DVD writer.
>Will I be able to do the following:
>
>Insert DVD RW disk and copy files to it.
>Remove it and use the drive to read/write other disk.
>Reinsert the disk and write more files.
>Read some of the files.
>Reinsert the disk and write more files.
>Repeat the above many times?
>
>
>How about if I use a Writeable CD.
>Can I do the above?
>
>The drive I'm looking at comes with NERO 6.6

When I did the same thing, my documentation led me to think my DVD
writer was broken. I needed to set up Nero to use the drive instead
of assuming it was using my drive. Interesting enough, it looked
that it was working, but didn't do anything. I figured that out, but
haven't been able to get IN-CD to work so that I could just drag and
drop files.

You don't need Nero to use it as a writeable CD.
 
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I didn't see the answer to my question there.
I know they can be completely erased and rewritten but can I do what I asked
below?


Thanks

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
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> DVD-RW Drive Information
> http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/D/DVD_RW.html
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
> Microsoft Newsgroups
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "**Developer**" wrote:
>
> | I'm thinking of buying a DVD writer.
> | Will I be able to do the following:
> |
> | Insert DVD RW disk and copy files to it.
> | Remove it and use the drive to read/write other disk.
> | Reinsert the disk and write more files.
> | Read some of the files.
> | Reinsert the disk and write more files.
> | Repeat the above many times?
> |
> | How about if I use a Writeable CD.
> | Can I do the above?
> |
> | The drive I'm looking at comes with NERO 6.6
> |
> | Thanks
>
 
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InCD reguires that the DVD _+RW and the CD-RW be formatted to
"packet-writing" system. XP native CD tools will treat CD-RWs as CD-Rs and
will not directly do DVD media.

BTW: If you have Nero 6 bundled with the DVD writer, you need to do the
updates for both Nero and InCD. InCD had problems with Service Pack 2 some
time ago.


"Howard Brazee" <howard@brazee.net> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 15:27:10 -0400, " **Developer**"
> <REMOVEdeveloper@a-znet.com> wrote:
>
>>I'm thinking of buying a DVD writer.
>>Will I be able to do the following:
>>
>>Insert DVD RW disk and copy files to it.
>>Remove it and use the drive to read/write other disk.
>>Reinsert the disk and write more files.
>>Read some of the files.
>>Reinsert the disk and write more files.
>>Repeat the above many times?
>>
>>
>>How about if I use a Writeable CD.
>>Can I do the above?
>>
>>The drive I'm looking at comes with NERO 6.6
>
> When I did the same thing, my documentation led me to think my DVD
> writer was broken. I needed to set up Nero to use the drive instead
> of assuming it was using my drive. Interesting enough, it looked
> that it was working, but didn't do anything. I figured that out, but
> haven't been able to get IN-CD to work so that I could just drag and
> drop files.
>
> You don't need Nero to use it as a writeable CD.
 
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On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 16:12:31 -0400, "Yves Leclerc"
<yleclercNOSPAM@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>InCD reguires that the DVD _+RW and the CD-RW be formatted to
>"packet-writing" system. XP native CD tools will treat CD-RWs as CD-Rs and
>will not directly do DVD media.
>
>BTW: If you have Nero 6 bundled with the DVD writer, you need to do the
>updates for both Nero and InCD. InCD had problems with Service Pack 2 some
>time ago.

I upgraded Nero, but don't know about InCD. I'd better check. I'll
look to see if this format command is something I can find.
 
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" **Developer**" <REMOVEdeveloper@a-znet.com> wrote in message
news:eFxTMlhvFHA.2556@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> I'm thinking of buying a DVD writer.
> Will I be able to do the following:
>
> Insert DVD RW disk and copy files to it.
> Remove it and use the drive to read/write other disk.
> Reinsert the disk and write more files.
> Read some of the files.
> Reinsert the disk and write more files.
> Repeat the above many times?
>
>
> How about if I use a Writeable CD.
> Can I do the above?
>
> The drive I'm looking at comes with NERO 6.6
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
 
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

**Developer** wrote:
> I'm thinking of buying a DVD writer.
> Will I be able to do the following:
>
> Insert DVD RW disk and copy files to it.
> Remove it and use the drive to read/write other disk.
> Reinsert the disk and write more files.
> Read some of the files.
> Reinsert the disk and write more files.
> Repeat the above many times?
>
>
> How about if I use a Writeable CD.
> Can I do the above?
>
> The drive I'm looking at comes with NERO 6.6

You /should/ be able to do that with a DVD-RW drive and Nero. However, I
haven't been able to make it work with mine. I think the technology will
have to mature a little before it works hassle-free.
 
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