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bmcree
10-26-2003, 11:10 AM
Using windows XP, and trying to copy data to from desktop to CDRW keep getting drive not accessable or can not save to CDR use CDRW media. :confused: I have burned data to CDRW before and music to CDR before. dont know what's going on.
Nuclear Krusader
10-26-2003, 01:05 PM
What are you using to copy the data? Windows itself or a program such as Nero?
bmcree
10-26-2003, 01:42 PM
windows itself
cobra
10-26-2003, 01:52 PM
is the cdrw formatted?
/me hates cdrw
bailey
10-26-2003, 03:24 PM
windows xp will write to a cdr directly, I have not tried it with a cdrw yet, but if the cdrw is already formated, then xp will write to it the same as it will write to any drive or floppy, drag and drop.

so if you want to write to a cdr just do it, if you write to a cdrw, format it first
TwoRails
10-26-2003, 04:23 PM
That's a Catch-22, eh? LOL :) - Don't know if this will help, but I've also not gotten XP to write to a CD-RW, formatted or otherwise :(
bailey
10-26-2003, 04:41 PM
hey that is great to know, but still like nero better than anything else
TwoRails
10-26-2003, 04:46 PM
Me too, but I still haven't loaded all my software from my fresh XP Pro install..... But I was also under the impression that XP could handle "RWs" -- Oh well.
bailey
10-26-2003, 05:27 PM
sorry 2-rails, I mis read your post

xp will not reconize a dvd-rw eather, unless it is formatted first,
and then it is just like a super big floppy 4.7 gig worth.

I just tried it