Hardware or Software?

[Guest]

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Hello,

I am having a problem with my DVD/CD-write drive. I am running Windows XP
Home w/sp2. My DVD/CD-rom is a Matshita UJDA760 drive.
I am using Sonic DLA version 4.83 software to format the CD-RW disks so I
can use it like you would a floppy diskette.
The problem I am having is every so often when I put my CD-RW disk back in
to save more files to it I get the message that the disk is full or unable to
access. The disk will only have about 5 MB on it so it is not full. What I do
find is the DLA software is still on my hard drive, but it is not working
with the DVD/CD-rom drive anymore and that is why I can't write to it. Now
sometimes my files are still there so I can save them and sometimes the CD is
blank and I lost my files. I am using this to backup files I use during the
day so I would like to stop loosing them.
Can anyone tell me if this is a hardware problem or a software problem? If
it is hardware my computer is under warrantee and I can get it fixed. If it
is a software problem can someone direct me to a better software program I
can use to setup my DVD/CD drive so I can keep using it like a floppy? I
tried InCD, but it did not recognize my DVD/CD drive. Any help will be deeply
appreciated.

Thank you!
Sincerely,
Jim Huber

 

[bar]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

Windows has its own CD writing application that does just what you want.
It's simple to use, try it out.

"Jim Huber" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am having a problem with my DVD/CD-write drive. I am running Windows XP
> Home w/sp2. My DVD/CD-rom is a Matshita UJDA760 drive.
> I am using Sonic DLA version 4.83 software to format the CD-RW disks so I
> can use it like you would a floppy diskette.
> The problem I am having is every so often when I put my CD-RW disk back in
> to save more files to it I get the message that the disk is full or unable to
> access. The disk will only have about 5 MB on it so it is not full. What I do
> find is the DLA software is still on my hard drive, but it is not working
> with the DVD/CD-rom drive anymore and that is why I can't write to it. Now
> sometimes my files are still there so I can save them and sometimes the CD is
> blank and I lost my files. I am using this to backup files I use during the
> day so I would like to stop loosing them.
> Can anyone tell me if this is a hardware problem or a software problem? If
> it is hardware my computer is under warrantee and I can get it fixed. If it
> is a software problem can someone direct me to a better software program I
> can use to setup my DVD/CD drive so I can keep using it like a floppy? I
> tried InCD, but it did not recognize my DVD/CD drive. Any help will be deeply
> appreciated.
>
> Thank you!
> Sincerely,
> Jim Huber
>

 

[Jim]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

Hi Bar,

Is the Windows software you are talking about "HighMat"? If it is you can
not format a CD-RW disk with it so you can not save files to the CD from
within most other software.
Thanks for your help!

Take care,
Jim

"BAR" wrote:

> Windows has its own CD writing application that does just what you want.
> It's simple to use, try it out.
>
> "Jim Huber" wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am having a problem with my DVD/CD-write drive. I am running Windows XP
> > Home w/sp2. My DVD/CD-rom is a Matshita UJDA760 drive.
> > I am using Sonic DLA version 4.83 software to format the CD-RW disks so I
> > can use it like you would a floppy diskette.
> > The problem I am having is every so often when I put my CD-RW disk back in
> > to save more files to it I get the message that the disk is full or unable to
> > access. The disk will only have about 5 MB on it so it is not full. What I do
> > find is the DLA software is still on my hard drive, but it is not working
> > with the DVD/CD-rom drive anymore and that is why I can't write to it. Now
> > sometimes my files are still there so I can save them and sometimes the CD is
> > blank and I lost my files. I am using this to backup files I use during the
> > day so I would like to stop loosing them.
> > Can anyone tell me if this is a hardware problem or a software problem? If
> > it is hardware my computer is under warrantee and I can get it fixed. If it
> > is a software problem can someone direct me to a better software program I
> > can use to setup my DVD/CD drive so I can keep using it like a floppy? I
> > tried InCD, but it did not recognize my DVD/CD drive. Any help will be deeply
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you!
> > Sincerely,
> > Jim Huber
> >

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 13:55:03 -0700, Jim Huber
<JimHuber@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am having a problem with my DVD/CD-write drive. I am running Windows XP
>Home w/sp2. My DVD/CD-rom is a Matshita UJDA760 drive.
> I am using Sonic DLA version 4.83 software to format the CD-RW disks so I
>can use it like you would a floppy diskette.
> The problem I am having is every so often when I put my CD-RW disk back in
>to save more files to it I get the message that the disk is full or unable to
>access. The disk will only have about 5 MB on it so it is not full. What I do
>find is the DLA software is still on my hard drive, but it is not working
>with the DVD/CD-rom drive anymore and that is why I can't write to it. Now
>sometimes my files are still there so I can save them and sometimes the CD is
>blank and I lost my files. I am using this to backup files I use during the
>day so I would like to stop loosing them.
> Can anyone tell me if this is a hardware problem or a software problem? If
>it is hardware my computer is under warrantee and I can get it fixed. If it
>is a software problem can someone direct me to a better software program I
>can use to setup my DVD/CD drive so I can keep using it like a floppy? I
>tried InCD, but it did not recognize my DVD/CD drive. Any help will be deeply
>appreciated.
>
>Thank you!
>Sincerely,
>Jim Huber

You also seem to have a problem with your finger - you know the one
that you use to send a message? I mean, you posted the exact same
post three times in 22 minutes.

Patience, patience.