New Laptop--CD problem

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MB_ wrote:
> OK, I got my new Inspiron 2200 today.
>
> It works great. I had set up a Linksys router in advance and
> everything clicked in. It works perfectly and the signal is excellent.
>
> I've gotten the XP SP2 updates installed as well as my AV s-ware and
> ZA.
> I am having one problem.
>
> I have these CD's that are RW CD's.
>
> My intent is to use them to xfer some files from my Desktop to my
> laptop and later do the reverse.
>
> Well, no problem moving files to my laptop.
>
> But, when I put the CD in, it says something like the DLA can only
> read from this CD it cannot add to or write to it.
>
> Is there anything I can do to allow it to write to the CD's I
> currently have??
>
> (Ooops--- I think I just saw a post with the same problem and the
> answer was to get some special s-ware. Is this correct?)

Whatever software you used to make the CDs on one PC needs to be on the
other PC as well..
Roxio, Sonic, Nero, etc..

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Shenan Stanley
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I think you may need to install Nero InCD

"MB_" <mel@prodigy.invalid.net> wrote in message
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> OK, I got my new Inspiron 2200 today.
>
> It works great. I had set up a Linksys router in advance and everything
> clicked in. It works perfectly and the signal is excellent.
>
> I've gotten the XP SP2 updates installed as well as my AV s-ware and ZA.
>
> I am having one problem.
>
> I have these CD's that are RW CD's.
>
> My intent is to use them to xfer some files from my Desktop to my laptop
> and
> later do the reverse.
>
> Well, no problem moving files to my laptop.
>
> But, when I put the CD in, it says something like the DLA can only read
> from
> this CD it cannot add to or write to it.
>
> Is there anything I can do to allow it to write to the CD's I currently
> have??
>
> (Ooops--- I think I just saw a post with the same problem and the answer
> was to get some special s-ware. Is this correct?)
>
> Mel
>
>
>
>
>
>