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It's a matter of semantics Kath. A CD-R drive is not the same as a CD-Rom
drive. CD-R (only) drives were first-generation CD-R writers like the Yamaha
CDR 100. They could not read or write to CD-R/W media they only accepted
CD-R media. They were eventually fazed out. I think that Tom meant that if a
system came with a CD-R (only) drive it would likely be so old that it would
have trouble running XP unless the system itself had been updated. Anyone
upgrading their system to a point where XP could run successfully would
likely have upgraded their CD writer long before that :-)
 
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Tom said:
Oh dear, seems you didn't read what Carey asked LOL (did you not say
in another thread that I need to follow the thread, to which I did
apologize?)
The OP stated his problem, though he didn't say what drive he had.
Carey replied, " Is your "CD Drive" a CD-R or CD-RW drive? If it is,
what make and model?", which the OP replied what he has, and Carey
gave him relevant Sony links to his model. Carey stated CD-R, not
CD-ROM types (or any XXX-ROM), and there is a specific difference.
CD-R specific models have not been made in a few years, and some
models, when made were not even supported on Win98/ME let alone
2000/XP. There were actual drives made for CD-Rs, though I am unsure
if they then could burn to RWs when that disk format came around,
since there was a time when RWs were not available.
Again, did you see Dell sell actual devices listed as CD-Rs? (I know
you didn't lol)

http://www.cdmediaworld.com/hardware/cdrom/cd_history.shtml

One model in particular of among many brands (Buffalo comes to mind)
that wasn't supported by 98 and later, SONY CD-R CRX510E:
http://www.orlogix.com/support_dsl.php?pn=sbu&vendor=SONY

There ya go Mikey *-)
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My Oh My, I am getting old and forgetful. I completely forgot about CD-R and
my first burner was a Phillips CD-R.
Sorry for misunderstanding, but try to let up on the nit picking ragging on
Carey. For the occasional lapse in his posts, he makes ton's more that do
help.

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Harry, I did know he was referring to a CD-R as opposed to a CD-Rom, but
what I meant to say, which didn't come across in the way I posted, that
my system is an old system with (just) a CD-Rom which surely was BEFORE
CD-R's? ...and it's running XP? I took his implication to mean that just
because a system ONLY had a CD-R it wouldn't run XP? I couldn't
correlate that statement, it's incorrect.

Kath
 
Harry Ohrn said:
The now obsolete CD-R (only) drives could not write to CD-R/W discs. I
recall that Yamaha, Memorex and a few other companies used to sell those
drives. They were eventually fazed out.
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Thnaks for that info Harry, I did not know that since I never bought any
recordable optical drive at that time (they were pricy anyway).
 
Michael Stevens said:
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My Oh My, I am getting old and forgetful. I completely forgot about CD-R
and my first burner was a Phillips CD-R.
Sorry for misunderstanding, but try to let up on the nit picking ragging
on Carey. For the occasional lapse in his posts, he makes ton's more that
do help.
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I'll admit this time may have been a bit of a rag on Carey, and I'll let up
in the future, but I will point out when he makes blatantly wrong posts by
not reading the content of messages, as he does quite often (but I won't
rag). About the CD-Rs, I knew they existed (long ago), but I avoided them
because of the price.
 
Kath Adams said:
Harry, I did know he was referring to a CD-R as opposed to a CD-Rom, but
what I meant to say, which didn't come across in the way I posted, that my
system is an old system with (just) a CD-Rom which surely was BEFORE
CD-R's? ...and it's running XP?
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If you really knew what a CD-R was and what I was referring to (considering
how old they are), your "utter crap" comment regarding my post that a system
with that kind of drive, that more than likely would not run on XP, wouldn't
have been made.. you could have asked!

Actual CD-ROMs began wide usage in the mid 80s.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-ROM
I took his implication to mean that just because a system ONLY had a CD-R
it wouldn't run XP? I couldn't correlate that statement, it's incorrect.
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Same as "utter crap", right?

And as you just found out, it's not incorrect, as many CD-R devices were not
supported with ME, some were with Win98, and they are not supported in XP.
 
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Tom said:
I'll admit this time may have been a bit of a rag on Carey, and I'll
let up in the future, but I will point out when he makes blatantly
wrong posts by not reading the content of messages, as he does quite
often (but I won't rag). About the CD-Rs, I knew they existed (long
ago), but I avoided them because of the price.
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Thanks Tom,
Fair enough, I think if anyone [other than Alex Nichol] answered as many
posts as Carey they would get it wrong occasionally. In Carey's defense,
even when wrong his replies are very seldom dangerous.
I am still smarting over not remembering there was a CD-R before CDRW and I
even had a SCSI CD-R. 10 bucks per disk was pretty steep and I did make a
few painful coasters. 8-(

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Michael Stevens said:
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Tom said:
I'll admit this time may have been a bit of a rag on Carey, and I'll
let up in the future, but I will point out when he makes blatantly
wrong posts by not reading the content of messages, as he does quite
often (but I won't rag). About the CD-Rs, I knew they existed (long
ago), but I avoided them because of the price.
Click to expand...

Thanks Tom,
Fair enough, I think if anyone [other than Alex Nichol] answered as many
posts as Carey they would get it wrong occasionally. In Carey's defense,
even when wrong his replies are very seldom dangerous.
I am still smarting over not remembering there was a CD-R before CDRW and
I even had a SCSI CD-R. 10 bucks per disk was pretty steep and I did make
a few painful coasters. 8-(
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In your defense, don't smart, as it seems apparent by many respondents that
CD-R was translated into meaning CD-ROM (the lone "R" is what got most on
this), and I can see how. If you read the whole thread, you'll see quite a
few who also think I was mistaken. And in all honesty, I am sure Carey meant
CD-ROM, as I have seen him correct others seeking help with their burning
devices.
 
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