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MexicanOnABike · 10-19-2003, 12:52 PM

Hi. I have a cd burner and i want to burn some cdrw but i dont have software to burn them. I use nero for my cdr.
I realy hate easy cd creator so can someone suggest a good software for burning, formating, etc... cdrw ?

or is there a way to do it with nero?

Lasereth · 10-19-2003, 01:18 PM

You can do it with Nero. You have to "erase" the CD first, and then re-burn it. Burning it is the same with CD-Rs! All ya gotta do is just find the option that clears the old data off of CD-RWs, and it works perfectly. I've did it multiple times. Good luck!

-Lasereth

MexicanOnABike · 10-19-2003, 03:47 PM

thing is that i want to add stuff to it. or erase only a few files. like a real CDRW is supposed to be.

The_Dude · 10-19-2003, 03:50 PM

i dont see the need for using any 3rd programs then.

pop in the cdrw, open up my computer, then the cdrw drive and then u can copy/paste/delete stuff there.

Lasereth · 10-19-2003, 05:12 PM

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Originally posted by The_Dude
i dont see the need for using any 3rd programs then.

pop in the cdrw, open up my computer, then the cdrw drive and then u can copy/paste/delete stuff there.

Someone told me that this takes up 200 MB of your CD-RW if you use this method. Anyone know anything about this? I've never did it before.

-Lasereth

steveincolumbus · 10-19-2003, 06:34 PM

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Originally posted by Lasereth
Someone told me that this takes up 200 MB of your CD-RW if you use this method. Anyone know anything about this? I've never did it before.

-Lasereth

THat should work in xp but it won't in 2k
shouldn't take up any more room than the file would need normally, well i have never noticed any

The_Dude · 10-19-2003, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lasereth
Someone told me that this takes up 200 MB of your CD-RW if you use this method. Anyone know anything about this? I've never did it before.

-Lasereth

i've noticed this as being slower, but dont know about space.

LNCPapa · 10-19-2003, 06:51 PM

It does take up a bit more space (I've noticed I can't fit quite as much) but not 200 meg.

MexicanOnABike · 10-19-2003, 07:21 PM

hmm... isnt there a better way? i cant imagine easy cd creator is the only one out there!

Scorpion23 · 10-21-2003, 04:13 PM

nero will do just fine. What you can do with a cd-rw depends on how the disk is formatted.
You can either use it like a regular cd-r, and erase it whenever you want to burn something else to it. Or you can format it so that you can add files at will without having to erase/burn the entire cd over again.

There are a couple of problems with the "drag&drop format, namely:
1. Although you will have no problem reading files off the cd using the computer that burned it, other computers may have to have the same burning software installed to read it. I ran across this a few months ago with easyCD creator.
2. In regard to this format taking >200MB of a disk's storage space, it works about the same as a HD. If all you do is add files, then they just get burned to the disk after the last used sector, but if you erase and burn enough you'll get empty spaces where there isn't enough room to place a new file. Although I've never lost anything close to 200MB, you can avoid it by periodically reformatting the disk and placing everything back on it.

I?m at work, so I don?t have nero in front of me but I?ve used it plenty of times in the past. Just keep looking through all the menu?s and you should find it.

10-19-2003, 12:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Location: up north	cdrw Hi. I have a cd burner and i want to burn some cdrw but i dont have software to burn them. I use nero for my cdr. I realy hate easy cd creator so can someone suggest a good software for burning, formating, etc... cdrw ? or is there a way to do it with nero? __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings-

10-19-2003, 01:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	You can do it with Nero. You have to "erase" the CD first, and then re-burn it. Burning it is the same with CD-Rs! All ya gotta do is just find the option that clears the old data off of CD-RWs, and it works perfectly. I've did it multiple times. Good luck! -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

10-19-2003, 03:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Location: up north	thing is that i want to add stuff to it. or erase only a few files. like a real CDRW is supposed to be. __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings-

10-19-2003, 03:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Location: Austin, TX	i dont see the need for using any 3rd programs then. pop in the cdrw, open up my computer, then the cdrw drive and then u can copy/paste/delete stuff there. __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

10-19-2003, 06:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
LNCPapa Crazy Location: Notre Dame	It does take up a bit more space (I've noticed I can't fit quite as much) but not 200 meg. __________________ No mercy for the bandwidth impaired

10-19-2003, 07:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Location: up north	hmm... isnt there a better way? i cant imagine easy cd creator is the only one out there! __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings-

10-21-2003, 04:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
Scorpion23 Psycho	nero will do just fine. What you can do with a cd-rw depends on how the disk is formatted. You can either use it like a regular cd-r, and erase it whenever you want to burn something else to it. Or you can format it so that you can add files at will without having to erase/burn the entire cd over again. There are a couple of problems with the "drag&drop format, namely: 1. Although you will have no problem reading files off the cd using the computer that burned it, other computers may have to have the same burning software installed to read it. I ran across this a few months ago with easyCD creator. 2. In regard to this format taking >200MB of a disk's storage space, it works about the same as a HD. If all you do is add files, then they just get burned to the disk after the last used sector, but if you erase and burn enough you'll get empty spaces where there isn't enough room to place a new file. Although I've never lost anything close to 200MB, you can avoid it by periodically reformatting the disk and placing everything back on it. I?m at work, so I don?t have nero in front of me but I?ve used it plenty of times in the past. Just keep looking through all the menu?s and you should find it. __________________ "Empirically observed covariation is a necessary but not sufficient condition for causality" - Edward Tufte