[Ham-Computers] Windows XP and CD/DVD-R/RW

[Dan Violette]

Yep.  I don't use it, but you can basically "send to" or copy/paste files to
the CD/DVD drive (even with nothing in it) and XP keeps them in a temp
location.  It reminds you once in a while that you have files to be written.
You can agree to write them when the message comes up or I think "right
click" on the CD/DVD drive in Windows Explorer and choose "Write Files"
after you put a writable disk in the drive.

I would check you CD/DVD writer vendor website for updated drivers or
updated Roxio for the drive.  Actually, I would get a new drive since it
sounds like you have had this one for 7-10 years.  May be the drive acting
up.

Dan 

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Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 12:29 PM
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Subject: [Ham-Computers] Windows XP and CD/DVD-R/RW

Is Windows XP supposed to have any native capability to handle CD-R, DVD-R, 
DVD+R or any of the other variants without loading some 3rd Party software? 
 I've used Roxio Easy CD then Easy Media for years under W2K.  But it's been
behaving wierdly since I changed the OS on this machine from W2K to XP Pro
(and whatever the latest SP is).  And right now I've a disk stuck in the DVD
drive that I think rebooting the machine and not trying to look at it will
be required before it will eject.

Robert Downs - Houston
wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
MVPA 9480
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