Copying Files to CD

Ron:

RW discs really only need to be formatted if you're using DLA. So if the system is asking for the discs to be formatted, it's using a packet writing mode.

First, it would be helpful to know what kind of drives you have. You have one CD-RW but what's the other drive?

My suggestion would be not to use DLA, which is packet writing program that can cause all sorts of incompatibility issues should you decide you need to read this disc in another computer. Instead, use the Windows XP CD burning wizard. Open Windows Explorer, select the file(s) you want to write to the disc, right click the selected files, hover over Send to, then select CD-RW (or DVD-RW) drive. Windows will copy the files to a temporary location and a little bubble will pop up telling you there are files waiting to be written to the CD. Click that and a box will pop up showing files on the disc and files waiting to be written to the disc. Click File, Write these files to CD.

Also mention what type of disks you're using. CD-R do not need to be formatted but CD-RW have to be formatted before use.

Ron

Message Edited by RoHe on 11-09-2005 05:38 PM

I have two drives. One is a Lite-On LTN 486S 48x Max and a Sony CDRW CRX216e

Your Lite-On drive is read-only, so you need to use the other drive for burning discs. Follow my instructions above.

When I click on Send To the drop down menu does not show my CD-RW drive.

Check the drive properties and make sure your have CD recording enabled for your CD-RW drive.

I have done that several times in the past. This morning I checked again and CD recording enabled was checked but this time I also click apply. Now that CD drive appears from the send to drop down menu and I am able to now write data files to that drive. Thanks  very much Ospery4 for helping so much for helping an inexperience computer fan.

Excellent! Glad to hear that worked.