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Jay.
Windows Explorer has never supported CD burning. The current burning utility
included with Windows XP does not support UDF {packet writing} format.
If you had Roxio installed on your old computer and dragged and dropped
files from Windows Explorer to a CD, you were actually using the Roxio UDF
support. If you had Nero installed, you would have been using its UDF
support. While both Roxio and Nero have optional UDF support, the actual
file format is not compatible between the two programs.
Don
"Theoriemeister" <Theoriemeister@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C9AAB4A3-B376-4268-AB7F-C78758A2C406@microsoft.com...
> Don:
> Thanks. I know the disc was not created with Roxio, but rather with
> Windows
> Explorer, I think. Still, I'll give it a shot.
> Jay
>
> "Don MI <>" wrote:
>
>> Check with the Roxio site. They have a free UDF utility that you can
>> install and access CDs created with their application. I am not sure if
>> the
>> utility will allow you to close the CD, but you should be able to copy
>> the
>> files and create a new non-UDF CD.
>>
>> Don
>>
>> "Theoriemeister" <Theoriemeister@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> news:664EA7E3-55CE-487C-8EF9-754B8DA257F9@microsoft.com...
>> > Thanks, Richard. Unfortunately, ALL the machines around here use NERO
>> > (I'm
>> > on a college campus) for handling media stuff, and it was of no help.
>> > In
>> > fact, my current machine (a Gateway) doesn't even recognize the disc at
>> > all.
>> > The external CD drive (an iomega) shows the disc but doesn't read any
>> > files.
>> > Still, I'll keep in mind the Roxio solution you proposed. Thanks
>> > again.
>> >
>> > Jay
>> >
>> > "Richard Urban [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Find a computer that has Roxio's CD-DVD Creator installed (including
>> >> the
>> >> Drag-to-Disk component).
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Regards,
>> >>
>> >> Richard Urban
>> >> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>> >>
>> >> Quote from: George Ankner
>> >> "If you knew as much as you thought you know,
>> >> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
>> >>
>> >> "Theoriemeister" <Theoriemeister@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:EE3DF350-D4A6-4ADD-A8C2-0D9018EACC17@microsoft.com...
>> >> > I've stored some files on CD (a year ago) and left the discs 'open'
>> >> > so
>> >> > I
>> >> > could add more files later on. However, I've moved to another city
>> >> > and
>> >> > can't
>> >> > find a computer that will recognize that my CD has any files on it
>> >> > at
>> >> > all!
>> >> > Any help is greatly appreciated.
>> >> >
>> >> > Jay
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>
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