How to write files to CD-R in Windows 2000

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Hi!
I'm developing a special backup application in VB.NET that shall backup
files to a CD-R. When the target is XP it's obvious that the IMAPI should
solve the problem.
But the target is Windows 2000 SP4, is there anyone having a hint how to do
this?
 
Hi Lars,

First of all, I would like to confirm my understanding of your issue. From
your description, I understand that you need to develop apps that can write
files to a CD-R targeted on Windows 2000 SP4. If there is any
misunderstanding, please feel free to let me know.

As far as I know, in Windows XP, we can use IMAPI to write to CD-R drive.
However, Windows 2000 doesn't support this. In this case, we have to start
from the very beginning, but it's really hard. Or we can try to get some
3rd-party components.

Kevin Yu
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Hi,
yes you've got it right. Can you explain what you mean with "start from the
very beginning". Do you mean to directly call the cd driver?

In previous apps we have used DirectCD preformatted CD-R's and then just
copied the files to the CD and thus letting windows store via the DirectCD.
But this is not a preferred solution as the discs must be preformatted first.
So we are looking for a better solution where we don't need to format the
discs.
 
Hi Lars,

Yes, we have to call the cd writer driver directly. So it's better to use a
3rd party component, or it will be too complex for us to encapsulate the
driver calls.

Kevin Yu
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