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Yes, XP is able to write to a CD-R/RW without third party software.
However, it cannot drag and drop or save directly to CD as it would a floppy
or a hard drive without the installation of packet writing software.
That is what I originally stated and it is not incorrect.
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Michael Solomon MS-MVP
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Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
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"Courtney" <a@b.c> wrote in message
news:41ddcfd6$1_8@Output.100ProofNews.com...
> Actually, both statements are incorrect.
>
> Windows is able to write to a CD-r/CD-RW without third-party software.
> Also, Windows does support more than one CD writer without third-party
> software.
>
> T Dutter, XP does have problems with writing CDs; that's why most people
> just get third-party software. Check the knowledge base on Microsoft's
> site for possible problems.
>
> FWIW, I have both a DVD reader/CD-RW combo drive and a DVD-RW/CD-RW drive.
> XP recognizes the CD-RW on both drives. (Of course, XP does not support
> writing to a DVD without third-party software.)
>
> courtney sends....
>
> "namniar" <this@that> wrote in message
> news:%23hehbq48EHA.1352@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Also, you can only enable cd recording on one recordable drive at a time
>> (WinXP version anyway).
>>
>> r.
>>
>> "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP)" <user@#notme.com> wrote in message
>> news:%235jtBU48EHA.3840@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>> Drag and drop requires third party software such as Easy Media Creator's
>>> "Drag to Disk" or Nero's InCD. This is known as packet writing and is
>>> not supported natively in XP. DVD recording also requires third party
>>> software.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>> Windows Shell/User
>>> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>>
>>> "T Dutter" <T Dutter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:B272348F-C4A5-465F-AD91-84A30079E509@microsoft.com...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I have a client who has a DVD recorder and CD-RW combo drive. Windows
>>>> XP
>>>> sees the drive and the registry reports it correctly as being a CD-RW.
>>>> However, the Record tab does not appear and drag-and-drop doesn't work
>>>> for
>>>> creating CD-Rs. Is this because it is a combo unit? Do I have to use
>>>> recording software with it?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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