Re: XP Home has CD Burning capability (more questions)?

[NumberOne29@Yahoo.com]

Thanks for the info (about CD burning).

The wizard does a very good job of hiding to the
user what's going on though... :(

I want to know exactly which recording method is used
for data and audio CDs.

A few questions that come to my mind for data CDs:

- does it use "packet writing", or does it write "by session"?
- in latter case, does it use "disk-at-once" method? If not, which?
- does it use "Joliet" file system? (If not, which one?)
- does it leave CD open (to add additionnal sessions later), or
does it "close the disk" ?
- is "burn-proof" (or "buffer underrun prevention") active on
compatible drives?

- I also noticed file date/time are reset to current. Do we have
option to keep original date/times?

Thanks.

In >, "Ronnie Vernon MVP" > writes:
wrote:
>> I read that XP can burn CDs.
>>
>> How? Where is this application?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> PS: Does Roxio's software work well in XP?
>
>Open Windows Explorer and right click the CD-R drive. Select
>Properties/Recording tab. Make sure that the Enable CD Recording box is
>checked.
>
>In Windows Explorer, drag the files you want to record to a CD and drop them
>on the CD-R drive. Click the CD-R drive and you will see these files
>displayed there. Select File/Write these files to CD. The CD Recording
>Wizard will start. Follow the instructions there.
>
>Roxio CD Creator works well with XP. Make sure you get the latest, XP
>compatible version.
>
>--
>Ronnie Vernon
>Microsoft MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>
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>
>

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

wrote:
> Thanks for the info (about CD burning).
>
> The wizard does a very good job of hiding to the
> user what's going on though... :(
>
> I want to know exactly which recording method is used
> for data and audio CDs.
>
> A few questions that come to my mind for data CDs:
>
> - does it use "packet writing", or does it write "by session"?
> - in latter case, does it use "disk-at-once" method? If not, which?
> - does it use "Joliet" file system? (If not, which one?)
> - does it leave CD open (to add additionnal sessions later), or
> does it "close the disk" ?
> - is "burn-proof" (or "buffer underrun prevention") active on
> compatible drives?
>
> - I also noticed file date/time are reset to current. Do we have
> option to keep original date/times?
>
> Thanks.
>

"does it use "Joliet" file system? (If not, which one?)"

Yes. When writing data to CD, Windows XP Professional automatically uses the
Joliet and ISO 9660 formats. When writing audio files to CD, Windows XP
Professional uses the Red Book format. For more information about burning
CDs, see Windows XP Professional Help.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/prkc_fil_zzsu.asp?frame=true


<does it leave CD open (to add additionnal sessions later), or does it
"close the disk" ?>

It leaves it open. You can keep adding files until the disk is full.

<does it use "packet writing", or does it write "by session"?>

No, the built-in software does not use packet writing and does not support
dynamic updates to files written to a CD-RW disk. If you wish to update the
files, the entire disk must be erased first.

For your other questions, see the following article by MVP Alex Nichol and
these other links. You can also go to Windows XP Halp and Support. Search
for the term "Copy files to CD".

Burning CDs in Windows XP:
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.htm

Microsoft Windows XP - Universal Disk Format:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/prkc_fil_ipge.asp?frame=true



--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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