CDRW reads itself just fine BUT.......

[EvilPriest 0]

I just got a new CDRW. 32x12x40x

 

It will write just fine. It will read just fine what it just wrote to the CD.

 

But, even the CDrom on the same machine can't read what the CDRW wrote. It will not read from other PCs either. The only thing that can read the disk is the CDRW that wrote it.

 

Is this a know issue? Is there a fix?

 

I am at a lose here.

 

Thanks

 

Priest

[woz_mann 0]

well the cd-rom, and the cd-rw are fine. What is happening is that the cd-rom cannot read the type of cd that has been written. Many of the older cd-rom, and some of the cheap new cd-rom have problems reading cd-r/w

 

If you are writing to a cd-rw disc than it could be the software that is writing the files. Like directCD files are hard to read by other cd-roms unless you specifically close the cd and tell it to allow it to be read by any cd-rom.

 

do you have the same problem when writing to closed cd-r 's?? if yes, I am stumped too, if no, it is not the burner you are problems with it could be the software or the other cd-roms try reading the cd-rw on another burner, if it cant read the files, it is the software.....BTW what software are you using?

[EvilPriest 0]

I was using the XP software to do it. Then I tried two different programs one of which was Nero.

 

It ruins CDRs. They are unreadable after.

 

Thanks

[Davros 0]

MS just issued a patch for their cd burning software.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=37763

Try it and see if you get lucky.

[EvilPriest 0]

It didn't work. So, I used partition magic, put xp on the second partions and installed ME, Works fine with ME. DOH!

 

Thanks