DVDRW

[Paul Mc]

I am using a Sony DVD-RW and XP Home edition. I am trying
to format a CD-RW on this drive to use it like a 3.5"
floppy. I can't find the appropriate choice from the
autoplay menu. Is there another way to format this CD-RW?

[Paul Riemerman]

I believe you're looking for packet writing, which can be accomplished by
Roxio and other CD writing software.

Paul Riemerman

"Paul Mc" > wrote in message
...
> I am using a Sony DVD-RW and XP Home edition. I am trying
> to format a CD-RW on this drive to use it like a 3.5"
> floppy. I can't find the appropriate choice from the
> autoplay menu. Is there another way to format this CD-RW?

[NoNoBadDog!]

open My computer, right click on the drive's icon, and you should have the
options to format and use the drive with DLA. If these options are not
present, you need to install the packet writing software that came with the
drive.

Bobby

"Paul Mc" > wrote in message
...
> I am using a Sony DVD-RW and XP Home edition. I am trying
> to format a CD-RW on this drive to use it like a 3.5"
> floppy. I can't find the appropriate choice from the
> autoplay menu. Is there another way to format this CD-RW?

Finally back in town to work on this. Could you advise on
the abbreviation DLA. What does it stand for, and is it
found in the Properties tab?
>-----Original Message-----
>open My computer, right click on the drive's icon, and
you should have the
>options to format and use the drive with DLA. If these
options are not
>present, you need to install the packet writing software
that came with the
>drive.
>
>Bobby
>
>"Paul Mc" > wrote in message
...
>> I am using a Sony DVD-RW and XP Home edition. I am
trying
>> to format a CD-RW on this drive to use it like a 3.5"
>> floppy. I can't find the appropriate choice from the
>> autoplay menu. Is there another way to format this CD-
RW?
>
>
>.
>

[Murray McNeill]

I don't know what it stands for, but one the HP website, there is DLA
sofware to allow you to format a CD to let the system read and write to it
like a floppy disk. It was a software package about 6.5Megs long.

wrote:
> Finally back in town to work on this. Could you advise on
> the abbreviation DLA. What does it stand for, and is it
> found in the Properties tab?
>> -----Original Message-----
>> open My computer, right click on the drive's icon, and you should
>> have the options to format and use the drive with DLA. If these
>> options are not present, you need to install the packet writing
>> software that came with the drive.
>>
>> Bobby
>>
>> "Paul Mc" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> I am using a Sony DVD-RW and XP Home edition. I am trying
>>> to format a CD-RW on this drive to use it like a 3.5"
>>> floppy. I can't find the appropriate choice from the
>>> autoplay menu. Is there another way to format this CD- RW?
>>
>>
>> .

[NoNoBadDog!]

DLA= Drive Letter Assignmet and is a "Layer" application that allows you to
use a rewritable CD as if it were a regular removable disc drive. This is
referred to as "Packet Writing". Make sure, when using DLA, that you tell
the drive to use UDF when ejecting the disc...otherwise it may not be able
to be read on other computers. If you use the disc created by DLA on a
nother computer, you must have a UDF reader instlled on that drive.

Bobby

"Murray McNeill" > wrote in message
...
> I don't know what it stands for, but one the HP website, there is DLA
> sofware to allow you to format a CD to let the system read and write to it
> like a floppy disk. It was a software package about 6.5Megs long.
>
> wrote:
> > Finally back in town to work on this. Could you advise on
> > the abbreviation DLA. What does it stand for, and is it
> > found in the Properties tab?
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> open My computer, right click on the drive's icon, and you should
> >> have the options to format and use the drive with DLA. If these
> >> options are not present, you need to install the packet writing
> >> software that came with the drive.
> >>
> >> Bobby
> >>
> >> "Paul Mc" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>> I am using a Sony DVD-RW and XP Home edition. I am trying
> >>> to format a CD-RW on this drive to use it like a 3.5"
> >>> floppy. I can't find the appropriate choice from the
> >>> autoplay menu. Is there another way to format this CD- RW?
> >>
> >>
> >> .
>
>