Using CDRW as floppy

[natalie]

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Thank you for this update. I got InCD installed, but there seems to be a
small glitch. I have a 700Mb CD-RW which it formatted as 600Mb. Now, I don't
mind having lost 100Mb if this is normal or for a logical reason, but I
don't want it to be because there is something wrong somewhere. Any ideas?

Also, I noticed that if I read the CD in another PC--which has a CD recorder
but not InCD--all the files are Read-Only; is this normal? I'm not going to
try to solve this one unless it's a little tweak somewhere... not THAT
important.

Thank you for all the info and time you have taken.

"Harry Ohrn" <harry---@webtree.ca> wrote in message
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> Natalie I should have added that if you choose to use InCD (or any other
> packet writing software) make certain that you eject your discs before you
> shutdown the computer. To do that always use the program's software
> ejection
> method rather than just pressing the drive's eject button. The reason for
> this has to do with the packet writing program storing some of it's data
> in
> a temporary cache that get written to the disc only at the time it is
> ejected. If that data fails to get written the disc will end up being
> corrupt and probably unreadable. Always ejecting the packet written disc
> correctly will minimize that problem. Scroll down to the UDF section here
> http://www.mrichter.com/cdr/primer/primer.htm
>
> It is very wise to have a program like the full version of ISO Buster
> http://www.smart-projects.net/ or
> CD Data Rescue http://www.naltech.com/ handy if you use packet writing
> software a lot. The day will come when you won't be able to read the disc
> and this software will help you extract data off it.
>
> --
>
> Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
> www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
>
>
> "Natalie" <anti.spam.address@nophishing.com> wrote in message
> news:uPynMK0FFHA.392@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks Harry, I will give one of them a try. I have Nero, but I don't
>> know
>> if I have InCD.
>>
>> "Harry Ohrn" <harry---@webtree.ca> wrote in message
>> news:Oyd15ysFFHA.4016@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> > Yes but you need third party software. Both InCD from www.nero.com and
> DLA
>> > from www.sonic.com are stand a lone solutions for packet writing.
>> > --
>> > Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
>> > www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
>> >
>> >
>> > "Natalie" <anti.spam.address@nophishing.com> wrote in message
>> > news:uuLoHEqFFHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> >> Hi,
>> >> Is there a way to use a CDRW as a floppy, meaning that one could edit
>> > files
>> >> directly on the CD? I am using Win XP SP2, and so far, every time I
> write
>> > to
>> >> the CD it makes them Read Only on the CD. Also, is there a way to
>> >> copy
>> > the
>> >> files to the CD without them being placed "on hold"? I would be nice
>> >> to
>> >> be
>> >> able to drag files onto the CD or use Sent to and them go like it
>> >> would
> a
>> >> floppy.
>> >> TIA

 

[Gordon]

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Natalie wrote:
> Thank you for this update. I got InCD installed, but there seems to be a
> small glitch. I have a 700Mb CD-RW which it formatted as 600Mb.

That's perfectly normal - it threw me when I first saw that as well!
Remember the old 2MB floppies? When they were formatted they went to 1.4MB!

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[NoOne]

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Hi,

I've been fascinated by this thread.

I have been using "copy and paste" in My Computer to a CD-RW as my main
method of backing up data for 2 months on my Toshiba laptop and it seems to
work fine.

I am always prompted that "xxx file already exists....overwrite??" and it
does so.

I have XP Home SP2 with no 3rd party adds.

What am I doing "wrong"???????

Simon.

"Natalie" <anti.spam.address@nophishing.com> wrote in message
news:uuLoHEqFFHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
> Is there a way to use a CDRW as a floppy, meaning that one could edit
> files directly on the CD? I am using Win XP SP2, and so far, every time I
> write to the CD it makes them Read Only on the CD. Also, is there a way
> to copy the files to the CD without them being placed "on hold"? I would
> be nice to be able to drag files onto the CD or use Sent to and them go
> like it would a floppy.
> TIA
>

 

[Guest]

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noone wrote:
> I've been fascinated by this thread.
>
> I have been using "copy and paste" in My Computer to a CD-RW as my
> main method of backing up data for 2 months on my Toshiba laptop and
> it seems to work fine.
>
> I am always prompted that "xxx file already exists....overwrite??"
> and it does so.
>
> I have XP Home SP2 with no 3rd party adds.
>
> What am I doing "wrong"???????

You are believing you don't have a third-party add-on.

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