Flash and Packet writing CD

[Guest Bob Day]

Using Office 07 enterprise on standalone Dell Latitude D820 laptop…

 

I had to reformat and reinstall the hard disk (not fun); I have some

quesitons on things I noticed:

 

1) I have used Nero InCD to read/write CDs the same as floppies (i.e.

Packet writing). I was surprised when I put the CD in a computer without

InCD on it that the computer could read the CD, although I don't think it

could write to it (not sure here). Has the lastest Windows XP incorporated

Packet writing so a program like InCD is no longer needed?

 

2) Before I went to the Adobe website to download flash, flash was installed

on the computer (an older version maybe from the older Windows XP DVD used to

reinstall). Is flash now distributed with XP?

 

Please advise.

Bob

[Guest Xandros]

Re: Flash and Packet writing CD

 

The answer is no to both questions.

 

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Xandros

 

 

"Bob Day" <BobDay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:DBE71B76-DEB7-4ABE-8B55-BE8F7C51F9E9@microsoft.com...

> Using Office 07 enterprise on standalone Dell Latitude D820 laptop.

>

> I had to reformat and reinstall the hard disk (not fun); I have some

> quesitons on things I noticed:

>

> 1) I have used Nero InCD to read/write CDs the same as floppies (i.e.

> Packet writing). I was surprised when I put the CD in a computer without

> InCD on it that the computer could read the CD, although I don't think it

> could write to it (not sure here). Has the lastest Windows XP

> incorporated

> Packet writing so a program like InCD is no longer needed?

>

> 2) Before I went to the Adobe website to download flash, flash was

> installed

> on the computer (an older version maybe from the older Windows XP DVD used

> to

> reinstall). Is flash now distributed with XP?

>

> Please advise.

> Bob

>

>

>

>

[Guest M.I.5¾]

Re: Flash and Packet writing CD

 

 

"Bob Day" <BobDay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:DBE71B76-DEB7-4ABE-8B55-BE8F7C51F9E9@microsoft.com...

> Using Office 07 enterprise on standalone Dell Latitude D820 laptop.

>

> I had to reformat and reinstall the hard disk (not fun); I have some

> quesitons on things I noticed:

>

> 1) I have used Nero InCD to read/write CDs the same as floppies (i.e.

> Packet writing). I was surprised when I put the CD in a computer without

> InCD on it that the computer could read the CD, although I don't think it

> could write to it (not sure here). Has the lastest Windows XP

> incorporated

> Packet writing so a program like InCD is no longer needed?

>

 

No. InCD helpfully included a hidden driver on the CD. When you inserted

it into the other PC, the driver loaded and made the disc look like an

ordinary read only CD. As you noted, you cannot write this way.

> 2) Before I went to the Adobe website to download flash, flash was

> installed

> on the computer (an older version maybe from the older Windows XP DVD used

> to

> reinstall). Is flash now distributed with XP?

>

 

Not as standard, but many OEM suppliers install a version of Flash along

with all the other crapware when they distribute PCs.