Try using CDBurnerXP.

 

It can be downloaded here.

 

 

Thanks Rick for the download link at:

http://www.download.com/CDBurnerXP-Pro/3000-2646_4-10409086.html

but when I downloaded on my Compaq, the file opened as being "corrupted", with only 450KB of 2.5MB downloaded.  I tried four times with the same result.

Any ideas of what the problem might be?

Biotekno,

 

The problem is that CeQuadRat -Packet uses an old OSTA format which is not compatible with the newer UDF formats.  The solution would be to download DeepBurner 1.8 Free located here:  http://www.deepburner.com/?r=download.  It's free, simple to use, and it works with Windows 98/98SE/2000/2003/XP.  I use it almost daily for situations like yours.

 

It's also one of the programs included in the Ultimate Boot CD which is available here:  www.ubcd4win.com .

 

Tony

 

Tony, thanks for the link to DeepBurner 1.8 Free, which I downloaded successfully on my Compaq (Win98).  HOWEVER, without getting into the details of my problems in trying to use DeepBurner, I have not been able to figure out how to use it, so far.  I have not been able to even figure out how to format a CD, let alone to transfer my desktop files to a DeepBurner-formatted CD.  I'll try some more, but I'd prefer something easier to use.

 

It would seem a Flash Drive would be simpler than trying to successfully go through all the hoops required by these CD softwares.

 

Is there a Flash Drive that would be compatible with the USBs on both my:

1. Compaq Presario 5834 desktop (Win98, 2nd ed.)

and

2. Dell InspironB130 laptop (WinXP, Home)

 

thanks..............

Biotekno,

 

You do not preformat disks for use with Deepburner.

 

Here's how you use it.

 

Insert recordable CD or DVD.

Open Deepburner.

By default, Deepburner starts a  new project when opened.

In the first Window select project type.  For your purposes, it will be a data CD/DVD.  Click Next.

In the next Window select Multisession, Append session (if adding to existing multisession), or No multisession if you do not intend to add data to the same Deepburner CD or DVD. Click Next.

 

You are now ready to designate folders and files to burn to the CD or DVD.

 

In the Window labeled Data CD#x, you will see a green "+" on a folder icon just above the middle pane with a disk icon labeled CDROOT.  Click on the folder icon with the green "+" to add folders to your project.  Click on the open folder icon immediately to the right of the green "+" to add files to your project. 

 

When you click on the green "+" folder icon a window will open.  Browse to the folder you want to add to your project, highlight it and click on OK.  The folder you've added will be shown under the CDROOT.  If you wish to remove a folder that you've added, then simply highlight it, right click on it and click Delete. 

 

To add individual files to the project you use the open folder icon.  Procedure is the same.

 

You will note that in the bottom left of the project window, you have four disk media categories.  As you add folders and files to your project, a colored bar will indicate how much of the relative capacity of each type of media will be used by the data you have added.  If you have a 700 MB recordable CD in the drive, and you add 800Mb of data to your project, then the green bar will turn red, indicating you have exceeded the capacity of a single disk. 

 

When you are done adding folders and files, click on the Burn Disk Icon in the left pane.  A window will pop up.  In that window you will be given the opportunity to erase a rewritable CD or DVD, burn your data to the CD or DVD, or save your data to an ISO file for burning later. 

 

Pretty straight-forward procedure.

 

Personally I prefer this method for moving folders and files from Windows 98, ME, 2000, and XP because I know Deepburner is compatible with all, and I can label and save the CDs or DVDs I create as backups in case the drive crashes on the new system at some point in the future.

 

Read these instructions and play around with Deepburner.  It's so simple, it can be difficult to get the hang of it on the first few tries.  First time I used it, I failed several times before I realized how simple it was.

 

Hope this info helps.

 

Tony

Tony, thanks for your nicely detailed guidance for using DeepBurner.

I got to the point where you instruct "Browse to the folder you want to add to your project, highlight it and click on OK.", but the button does not get highlighted so that it is functional, i.e. nothing happens when clicking on .

However, I solved that problem by simply opening the folder containing the folders I wanted (from my Win98 Compaq) and successfully did a 'drag & drop' into the window with the CDROOT icon.  I did have a (solvable) problem during the drop/drag with some filenames not being "compatible" (see below).

I then had a problem with burning "Failure" when trying to burn anything but individual files or folders with only a few files.  I solved that problem by changing the burn Speed from "Max" to 2X, and I then successfully burned folders that were >100MB (onto 700MB 52x CD-R CDs).  QUESTION:  if slowing the speed to 2X solves problems, is it possible to slow the speed more, and solve more problems?

Even at a 2X burn-Speed, burning my Favorites folder (only ~1MB) failed.  However, I noticed that when it Failed, the %Completed bar indicated 90% complete.  [No folders appeared on the CD when I opened it on the Compaq or the Dell, but indicating 0 MB was available on the CD.]  So I placed the CD back into the Compaq, with the DeepBurn burn window still open, and I clicked the button again, with Failure again, and I repeated that sequence about 4 times, after which the display still indicated the last burn Failed.

However, now when I opened the burned CD [on either the Win98 Compaq or the WinXP Dell, using the existing CD software on both computers], the Favorites folder was there on the CD, and it appeared all of the sub-folders were copied, consistent with the original Favorites folder and the burned Favorites folder being the same size.  However, the Favorites folder on the CD is 1MB when right-clicked, but when the CD is right-clicked it indicates 17MB of space Used and 0MB of Free space on the 700MB CD; apparently repeated Burning got the Favorites folder burned onto the CD, but messed up the remaining storage space on the CD.

My theory of the problem in copying the Favorites folder is that it has something to do with the very long names of files in the folder. 

Even the 'other' 100MB folders that were burned without any problems, during the 'drop & drug' step, had an error message "Some files aren't compatible with the Joilet format.  DeepBruner renamed the folders..... You may 'accept' or 'delete' these files".  This also happened with the Favorites folder, and, in all cases, I accepted the new names. 

However, when I transferred (by drop/drag) the burned files from the CDs to the Dell desktop, those other folders transferred without problems, but the Favorites folder aborted the transfer when it hit one of the files (which had an unacceptably long name).  Apparently the DeepBurner renaming of the other folders was sufficient for transfer of those other folders, but the DeepBurner renaming was not sufficient to solve the transfer problem with the Favorites folder, which has files with longer file names.

Functionally, I solved this problem with the Favorites folder by transferring individually (to the Dell desktop) each of the 'sub-folders' in the CD's Favorite folder.  Doing so apparently shortened each of the files names by excluding the "Favorites/" portion of the name.  

I suspect the need to repeatedly go through the burn cycle for the Favorites folder, with 'apparent' Failure even after the repeated burning, may also be related to the automatic renaming by DeepBurner not being adequate in some way.

In conclusion, I accomplished the transfers I wanted, but the process was not at all easy, and my solutions to the problems are far less than optimal.  btw, I did find, and ordered, a 2MB Flash Drive that comes with a CD containing a Win98 driver, and, if that works, it will be a better option.

QUESTION: 
If my theory is correct about the file names being too long (in some folders on my Win98 Compaq) for efficient burning with DeepBurner and for efficient transfer to the WinXP Dell desktop, are there any suggestions for solutions easier and more obvious than my solutions (above) for solving these problems?

thanks..........

Biotekno,

 

I've had the same problem when burning some files and folders even when using Roxio and Nero, so I reckon it's got something to do with the Joliet format that most of them use for compatibility.

 

Usually, the long filename problem occurs when a file or folder is buried deep down in subdirectory where all the subdirectory names added to the file name exceed the maximum file name length (255 characters, if I remember correctly).  To overcome this problem, what I usually do is create a new folder(i.e, MyDocs) in the root directory of the drive and copy those files to that folder.  I then burn that folder to a CD.  Works for me in most cases.

 

I think once you get your Win98 jump drive, you'll have a much easier go of it.

 

Keep me informed on how you fare.

 

Tony

Message Edited by Alexandra_P on 02-02-2008 05:02 PM