Using CDRW as floppy

[Harry Ohrn]

OK if you have Nero then InCD is free to you. It might be on the Nero
installation disk that came with your system or CD Writer as it is often
bundled together. If you don't have it you can download and install it for
free from www.nero.com
DLA likely won't install if Nero is installed.
--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

Thanks Harry, I will give one of them a try. I have Nero, but I don't know
if I have InCD.

Yes but you need third party software. Both InCD from www.nero.com and DLA
from www.sonic.com are stand a lone solutions for packet writing.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

Hi,
Is there a way to use a CDRW as a floppy, meaning that one could edit files
directly on the CD? I am using Win XP SP2, and so far, every time I

write
to

the CD it makes them Read Only on the CD. Also, is there a way to copy the
files to the CD without them being placed "on hold"? I would be nice to
be
able to drag files onto the CD or use Sent to and them go like it would a
floppy.
TIA

 

[Harry Ohrn]

Natalie I should have added that if you choose to use InCD (or any other
packet writing software) make certain that you eject your discs before you
shutdown the computer. To do that always use the program's software ejection
method rather than just pressing the drive's eject button. The reason for
this has to do with the packet writing program storing some of it's data in
a temporary cache that get written to the disc only at the time it is
ejected. If that data fails to get written the disc will end up being
corrupt and probably unreadable. Always ejecting the packet written disc
correctly will minimize that problem. Scroll down to the UDF section here
http://www.mrichter.com/cdr/primer/primer.htm

It is very wise to have a program like the full version of ISO Buster
http://www.smart-projects.net/ or
CD Data Rescue http://www.naltech.com/ handy if you use packet writing
software a lot. The day will come when you won't be able to read the disc
and this software will help you extract data off it.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

Thanks Harry, I will give one of them a try. I have Nero, but I don't know
if I have InCD.

Yes but you need third party software. Both InCD from www.nero.com and DLA
from www.sonic.com are stand a lone solutions for packet writing.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

Hi,
Is there a way to use a CDRW as a floppy, meaning that one could edit files
directly on the CD? I am using Win XP SP2, and so far, every time I

write
to

the CD it makes them Read Only on the CD. Also, is there a way to copy the
files to the CD without them being placed "on hold"? I would be nice to
be
able to drag files onto the CD or use Sent to and them go like it would a
floppy.
TIA

 

[johnf]

I personally use a 1 in 4 out hub - posssibly there's a 2-way splitter or
something similar, although I haven't had need to look into that part of it.

 

[Natalie]

Excellent piece of info... Thank you.

It's NOT a good idea to edit files directly on a CD. That's how corruption
and loss of data occur. ALWAYS (especially if using Word) copy the file to
your HDD first before editing.

--
Interim Systems and Management Accounting
Gordon Burgess-Parker
Director
www.gbpcomputing.co.uk

 

[Natalie]

I have installed InCD and it seems to do what I wanted. For now I think that
I will stick with it, but, as I said earlier, I will buy an new laptop (this
one is getting old) and then I will go with a memory stick, and use a CD-RW
for backup only. The idea of a hub is good to have; thank you.

 

[Natalie]

Thank you for this update. I got InCD installed, but there seems to be a
small glitch. I have a 700Mb CD-RW which it formatted as 600Mb. Now, I don't
mind having lost 100Mb if this is normal or for a logical reason, but I
don't want it to be because there is something wrong somewhere. Any ideas?

Also, I noticed that if I read the CD in another PC--which has a CD recorder
but not InCD--all the files are Read-Only; is this normal? I'm not going to
try to solve this one unless it's a little tweak somewhere... not THAT
important.

Thank you for all the info and time you have taken.

Natalie I should have added that if you choose to use InCD (or any other
packet writing software) make certain that you eject your discs before you
shutdown the computer. To do that always use the program's software
ejection
method rather than just pressing the drive's eject button. The reason for
this has to do with the packet writing program storing some of it's data
in
a temporary cache that get written to the disc only at the time it is
ejected. If that data fails to get written the disc will end up being
corrupt and probably unreadable. Always ejecting the packet written disc
correctly will minimize that problem. Scroll down to the UDF section here
http://www.mrichter.com/cdr/primer/primer.htm

It is very wise to have a program like the full version of ISO Buster
http://www.smart-projects.net/ or
CD Data Rescue http://www.naltech.com/ handy if you use packet writing
software a lot. The day will come when you won't be able to read the disc
and this software will help you extract data off it.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

Thanks Harry, I will give one of them a try. I have Nero, but I don't
know
if I have InCD.

Yes but you need third party software. Both InCD from www.nero.com and DLA
from www.sonic.com are stand a lone solutions for packet writing.
--
Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


Hi,
Is there a way to use a CDRW as a floppy, meaning that one could edit
files
directly on the CD? I am using Win XP SP2, and so far, every time I write
to
the CD it makes them Read Only on the CD. Also, is there a way to
copy
the
files to the CD without them being placed "on hold"? I would be nice
to
be
able to drag files onto the CD or use Sent to and them go like it
would a
floppy.
TIA

 

[Gordon]

Thank you for this update. I got InCD installed, but there seems to be a
small glitch. I have a 700Mb CD-RW which it formatted as 600Mb.

That's perfectly normal - it threw me when I first saw that as well!
Remember the old 2MB floppies? When they were formatted they went to 1.4MB!

 

[noone]

Hi,

I've been fascinated by this thread.

I have been using "copy and paste" in My Computer to a CD-RW as my main
method of backing up data for 2 months on my Toshiba laptop and it seems to
work fine.

I am always prompted that "xxx file already exists....overwrite??" and it
does so.

I have XP Home SP2 with no 3rd party adds.

What am I doing "wrong"???????

Simon.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I've been fascinated by this thread.

I have been using "copy and paste" in My Computer to a CD-RW as my
main method of backing up data for 2 months on my Toshiba laptop and
it seems to work fine.

I am always prompted that "xxx file already exists....overwrite??"
and it does so.

I have XP Home SP2 with no 3rd party adds.

What am I doing "wrong"???????

You are believing you don't have a third-party add-on.