Idiot Question

[Footrabbit]

How do I know if I have re-write capabilities on my laptop? Presario 700

[Tom Foolery]

Exactly what are you trying to "rewrite"?


"Footrabbit" > wrote in message
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> How do I know if I have re-write capabilities on my laptop? Presario 700

[footrabbit]

I want to copy files & pix's to CD

[Donald McDaniel]

Footrabbit wrote:
> How do I know if I have re-write capabilities on my laptop? Presario
> 700

Well, is your optical drive a CD-RW drive? If so, you will be able to copy
files to a CD-RW disk, then when you want to reuse the disk, you will be
able to erase the files on that disk and copy others to it.

If you mean "read/write files at random", as in using a CD-RW disk as a huge
floppy disk, you must have a CD-RW drive, plus packet-writing software
(such as Nero's InCD), and the CDRW disks you use must be formatted using
the same packet-writing software you use to read and write files to them.

So, here are the questions to ask yourself to answer your question:
1) Is your optical drive a CD-RW drive?
2) Do you have packet-writing softare on the laptop's HD?


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[Taurarian]

Open "my computer"
Is your CD listed as CD-RW?
If it is you are able to write to CD.

If still unsure, right click the CD and bring up the properties - it would have
a recording tab.

"footrabbit" > wrote in message
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> I want to copy files & pix's to CD

[Richard Urban]

Xref: kermit microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers:115007

I'd go to my instruction manual!

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"Footrabbit" > wrote in message
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> How do I know if I have re-write capabilities on my laptop? Presario 700

[Don]

>-----Original Message-----
>I'd go to my instruction manual!
>
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>Regards:
>
>Richard Urban
>
>aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
>
>"Footrabbit" > wrote in message
>news:99F0BC94-C683-4AFB-A800-
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>> How do I know if I have re-write capabilities on my
laptop? Presario 700
>
>You obviously have not purchased a new PC from any of
the major sellers recently; they no longer provide any
manuals (it is cheaper not to provide any supporting
items) or even backup copies of loaded software. The
lure of fast profit has created a monster that is totally
unfriendly to the customer, and new users are beginning
to get disgusted with both software and hardware sellers.
>.
>

[Jim Harkins]

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 12:34:15 -0800, "Don"
> wrote:


>>You obviously have not purchased a new PC from any of
>the major sellers recently; they no longer provide any
>manuals (it is cheaper not to provide any supporting
>items) or even backup copies of loaded software. The
>lure of fast profit has created a monster that is totally
>unfriendly to the customer, and new users are beginning
>to get disgusted with both software and hardware sellers.
>>.
>>
True, but I have found it relatively easy to go to their web sites (of
the majors like, Dell, Gateway, HP for example) and download the
manuals in the PDF format. Use a little bandwidth, and the manual is
right there on your pooter...
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