CD Rewritable

[Octavio]

I can write to a CD Rewrittable some pictures JPegs, but I cannot delete any
of these pictures from the CD, not even after I uncheck the "read-only" mark
in Properties. I just want to delete on oe or two pictures of the set. Why
I cannot do that?

[Shenan Stanley]

Octavio wrote:
> I can write to a CD Rewrittable some pictures JPegs, but I cannot
> delete any of these pictures from the CD, not even after I uncheck
> the "read-only" mark in Properties. I just want to delete on oe or
> two pictures of the set. Why I cannot do that?

Because you over-estimate the abilities of Windows XP and CD-R/CD-RW.

Windows XP would allow you to FORMAT the entire CD-RW disc, starting over -
but it will not treat it like a floppy diskette/hard drive/network share.
That requires a 3rd-party application like Nero/Roxio.

[Alex Nichol]

Octavio wrote:

>I can write to a CD Rewrittable some pictures JPegs, but I cannot delete any
>of these pictures from the CD, not even after I uncheck the "read-only" mark
>in Properties.

If you are using the inbuilt CD burning, the method used is not a CD-RW
one and you cannot delete items individually, only erase the disk as a
whole. See http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.htm for more


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Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)

[Marlon Campos Alvarado]

I can write to a CD Rewrittable some pictures JPegs, but I cannot delete any
of these pictures from the CD, not even after I uncheck the "read-only" mark
in Properties. I just want to delete on oe or two pictures of the set. Why
I cannot do that?

[dev]

/Marlon Campos Alvarado/ said:

> I can write to a CD Rewrittable some pictures JPegs, but I cannot delete any
> of these pictures from the CD, not even after I uncheck the "read-only" mark
> in Properties. I just want to delete on oe or two pictures of the set. Why
> I cannot do that?
>

http://www.aumha.org/a/xpcd.htm

Topics covered include:

1. Fundamentals
a. The ISO File System
b. The UDF File System
2. The Inbuilt System in Windows XP
3. Reading UDF Format Disks in Windows XP
4. Third Party Software, & Upgrading to Windows XP
5. Writing & Using UDF Format Disks in Windows XP
6. Settings for the Inbuilt Software
7. Problems
a. There is no recording page...
b. My CD drives have vanished...
8. More Information

Additionally, you can find a small list of MS Knowledge Base articles on
troubleshooting CD problems by clicking "CD & DVD Drives" here:
http://aumha.org/kbhrdwar.htm

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For most XP answers and tweaks...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
http://dougknox.com http://aumha.org
http://support.microsoft.com

[Test Man]

Depends on how you write to a rewritable. If you use the usual method (as
in using Nero, Easy CD/DVD Creator or Windows' own built-in burner) then you
won't be able to delete files individually, you can only erase the CD as a
whole (this is due to how the filesystem for the CD is written).

To be able to write and delete files just like you can on a hard drive, you
need packet-writing software like Roxio DirectCD/Drag-To-Disc or Nero InCD.
You can format the disc (unless it's a Mount-Rainer/EasyWrite compatible
drive, in which case it doesn't need formatting) and then use it like you
would use the hard drive.

"Marlon Campos Alvarado" > wrote in message
...
> I can write to a CD Rewrittable some pictures JPegs, but I cannot delete
any
> of these pictures from the CD, not even after I uncheck the "read-only"
mark
> in Properties. I just want to delete on oe or two pictures of the set.
Why
> I cannot do that?
>

[Alex Nichol]

Marlon Campos Alvarado wrote:

>I can write to a CD Rewrittable some pictures JPegs, but I cannot delete any
>of these pictures from the CD, not even after I uncheck the "read-only" mark
>in Properties. I just want to delete on oe or two pictures of the set. Why
>I cannot do that?

If you are using the inbuilt burning it is *not* writing files
individually in a CD-RW manner so you can update or delete them
individually. You need third party software. See
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.htm

--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)