Guest Joe McGuire Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 I am trying to copy files from my Win2000 desktop to CD, but all the brand new CDs I install are not recognized. The CD drive will read CDs with data on them, so that much of the device seems to work. How can I format the CDs so they will be recognized? I'm not sure if there is a dumber question, but I have wasted the better part of an hour trying to find the answer, to no avail, and my colleagues have ordered me out of the building since I was yelling at the computer so much. Help!
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 Re: Formatting CDs "Joe McGuire" <mcguirejw@comcast.net> wrote in message news:uUhB2L%23UIHA.3364@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >I am trying to copy files from my Win2000 desktop to CD, but all the brand > new CDs I install are not recognized. The CD drive will read CDs with > data > on them, so that much of the device seems to work. How can I format the > CDs > so they will be recognized? I'm not sure if there is a dumber question, > but > I have wasted the better part of an hour trying to find the answer, to no > avail, and my colleagues have ordered me out of the building since I was > yelling at the computer so much. Help! > You cannot format CDs. Use the program that came with your CD burner to burn your CDs (e.g. Nero). If your CDs are marked "CD-R" then you can burn them exactly once. If they are marked "CD-RW" then you can erase them and record new data on them. Read the help files that were installed when you installed your burner.
Guest Bob I Posted January 11, 2008 Posted January 11, 2008 Re: Formatting CDs Native Windows 2000 does not know how to write to CD. You require third party software for that process. You need a CD drive capable of writing CD's AND software to do it. Verify both criteria are met, and you will be ready to go. Joe McGuire wrote: > I am trying to copy files from my Win2000 desktop to CD, but all the brand > new CDs I install are not recognized. The CD drive will read CDs with data > on them, so that much of the device seems to work. How can I format the CDs > so they will be recognized? I'm not sure if there is a dumber question, but > I have wasted the better part of an hour trying to find the answer, to no > avail, and my colleagues have ordered me out of the building since I was > yelling at the computer so much. Help! > >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 Re: Formatting CDs "nesredep egrob" <Long. -31,48.21 Lat. 115,47.40> wrote in message news:i63go3t4eirg7qfijkg3uhrd3nk9vo9mql@4ax.com... > On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:54:57 +0100, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> > wrote: > >> >>"Joe McGuire" <mcguirejw@comcast.net> wrote in message >>news:uUhB2L%23UIHA.3364@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>>I am trying to copy files from my Win2000 desktop to CD, but all the >>>brand >>> new CDs I install are not recognized. The CD drive will read CDs with >>> data >>> on them, so that much of the device seems to work. How can I format the >>> CDs >>> so they will be recognized? I'm not sure if there is a dumber question, >>> but >>> I have wasted the better part of an hour trying to find the answer, to >>> no >>> avail, and my colleagues have ordered me out of the building since I was >>> yelling at the computer so much. Help! >>> >> >>You cannot format CDs. Use the program that came with your >>CD burner to burn your CDs (e.g. Nero). >> >>If your CDs are marked "CD-R" then you can burn them exactly >>once. If they are marked "CD-RW" then you can erase them and >>record new data on them. >> >>Read the help files that were installed when you installed your burner. >> > > For Pegasus > > What about the Roxio Drag to Disk and I believe there is also a formatting > program with Nero. They are to be used with the dragging to disk intead of > burning a preset number of selected files from the hard disk. Not a thing > I > normally use anymore but still available. > > Borge in sunny Perth, Australia You're quite right, of course - it's the In-CD feature you're referring to. I did not mention it because I felt that it would confuse the issue.
Guest nesredep egrob Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 Re: Formatting CDs On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:54:57 +0100, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote: > >"Joe McGuire" <mcguirejw@comcast.net> wrote in message >news:uUhB2L%23UIHA.3364@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>I am trying to copy files from my Win2000 desktop to CD, but all the brand >> new CDs I install are not recognized. The CD drive will read CDs with >> data >> on them, so that much of the device seems to work. How can I format the >> CDs >> so they will be recognized? I'm not sure if there is a dumber question, >> but >> I have wasted the better part of an hour trying to find the answer, to no >> avail, and my colleagues have ordered me out of the building since I was >> yelling at the computer so much. Help! >> > >You cannot format CDs. Use the program that came with your >CD burner to burn your CDs (e.g. Nero). > >If your CDs are marked "CD-R" then you can burn them exactly >once. If they are marked "CD-RW" then you can erase them and >record new data on them. > >Read the help files that were installed when you installed your burner. > For Pegasus What about the Roxio Drag to Disk and I believe there is also a formatting program with Nero. They are to be used with the dragging to disk intead of burning a preset number of selected files from the hard disk. Not a thing I normally use anymore but still available. Borge in sunny Perth, Australia
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