Hardware or Software?

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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

 

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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
>

Roxio has a packet writing application (drag-to-disk?) that's included
with their package, but from personal experience I can tell you that use
of *any* such software will eventually lead to grief. You're
experiencing just a little taste of it right now.

 

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"Phil McCracken" wrote:

> 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
> >
>
> Roxio has a packet writing application (drag-to-disk?) that's included
> with their package, but from personal experience I can tell you that use
> of *any* such software will eventually lead to grief. You're
> experiencing just a little taste of it right now.
>

Hi Phil McCracken,

Thank you for answering my question and for letting me know that this kind
of software has its problems. When I was running Windows 98 with my last
computer I installed an HP CD-RW drive in it. The software that came with the
recorder worked great, never had a problem. But that software will Not
install on a computer running Windows XP or 2000. I think Microsoft makes
great improvements each time they update Windows, but what ever Microsoft did
to 2000 & XP they really limited a lot of older software and some hardware
from working.

Thanks again!
Sincerely,
Jim