disk management? I need to format a cd.

[Guest troublewithtribbles]

why can't i format a cd?

I'm using an hp with windows xp home edition 5.1.2600 service pack 2 build

2600

and I ran mmc and opened a console for disk management.

When I click on the d: drive which is my cd, the only tasks available are

change drive letter and paths,eject,properties.

 

I'm not sure what my next step with mmc is. Anybody?

[Guest Ghostrider]

Re: disk management? I need to format a cd.

 

 

troublewithtribbles wrote:

> why can't i format a cd?

> I'm using an hp with windows xp home edition 5.1.2600 service pack 2 build

> 2600

> and I ran mmc and opened a console for disk management.

> When I click on the d: drive which is my cd, the only tasks available are

> change drive letter and paths,eject,properties.

>

> I'm not sure what my next step with mmc is. Anybody?

 

One probable reason is that the format command does not include the

programming to format a CD-RW. The capability to format such a disc

is typically supplied by the burning application that was installed

for the computer, e.g., Roxio, Nero, CDBurnerXP, etc.

[Guest BigJim]

Re: disk management? I need to format a cd.

 

In order to format a cd it must be a Read and Write.

[Guest HeyBub]

Re: disk management? I need to format a cd.

 

troublewithtribbles wrote:

> why can't i format a cd?

> I'm using an hp with windows xp home edition 5.1.2600 service pack 2

> build 2600

> and I ran mmc and opened a console for disk management.

> When I click on the d: drive which is my cd, the only tasks available

> are change drive letter and paths,eject,properties.

>

> I'm not sure what my next step with mmc is. Anybody?

 

Same reason that you can't format a keyboard. It is not physically possible

to do so.

[Guest sgopus]

Re: disk management? I need to format a cd.

 

yes, it is, it just depends on the type of Media ie CDRW and the proper

software

regular cd's do not require formatting

 

"HeyBub" wrote:

> troublewithtribbles wrote:

> > why can't i format a cd?

> > I'm using an hp with windows xp home edition 5.1.2600 service pack 2

> > build 2600

> > and I ran mmc and opened a console for disk management.

> > When I click on the d: drive which is my cd, the only tasks available

> > are change drive letter and paths,eject,properties.

> >

> > I'm not sure what my next step with mmc is. Anybody?

>

> Same reason that you can't format a keyboard. It is not physically possible

> to do so.

>

>

>

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: disk management? I need to format a cd.

 

 

"troublewithtribbles" <troublewithtribbles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote

in message news:71D610F6-4F3C-4BC9-873E-17F2E7BAC994@microsoft.com...

> why can't i format a cd?

 

First, you can't format CDR's, you need CD/RW disks. Or, DVD/RW if your

drive supports them.

> I'm using an hp with windows xp home edition 5.1.2600 service pack 2 build

> 2600

> and I ran mmc and opened a console for disk management.

 

Disk Management does not have any tools for formatting any type of CD or

DVD.

 

So, you aren't going to get far, there.

> When I click on the d: drive which is my cd, the only tasks available are

> change drive letter and paths,eject,properties.

>

> I'm not sure what my next step with mmc is. Anybody?

 

You exit, because it can't help you..

 

To format a CD/RW or DVD/RW you need packet-writing software, which XP does

not include. Examples of the software are InCD (Nero), DirectCD (Roxio)

or DLA (Sonic).

 

HTH

-pk