CDR

[Rick]

Is there a link that could show me which CDR's are/are not
compatible with XP. I really have tried a pretty in depth
search and cannot find...any help would be appreciated

[Mike Mulligan]

Actually, the easiest (and the surest) way to find out is to ask the
manufacturer of the CD burner. The information is likely on their web site.

Mike Mulligan

"Rick" > wrote in message
...
> Is there a link that could show me which CDR's are/are not
> compatible with XP. I really have tried a pretty in depth
> search and cannot find...any help would be appreciated

[Rick]

Yes I understand this, I did however find a list in the
past, I assume that the problem may be that the burner
needs a firware update of some type, but HP charges for
this, so I wanted to make sure that it would work prior to
me telling this person to update...(I work in tech support)
I will search the HP site and see what they have
>-----Original Message-----
>Actually, the easiest (and the surest) way to find out is
to ask the
>manufacturer of the CD burner. The information is likely
on their web site.
>
>Mike Mulligan
>
>"Rick" > wrote in message
...
>> Is there a link that could show me which CDR's are/are
not
>> compatible with XP. I really have tried a pretty in
depth
>> search and cannot find...any help would be appreciated
>
>
>.
>

[Paul]

It's not always XP that maybe
the prob. It depends on what
program you "actually" use for
burning. ie: Nero, CD Creator etc.

I, myself wouldnt use XP's
built-in CD burning. It's hopeless.

I use Nero, and CD Creator/DirectCD.


"Rick" > wrote in message
...
> Yes I understand this, I did however find a list in the
> past, I assume that the problem may be that the burner
> needs a firware update of some type, but HP charges for
> this, so I wanted to make sure that it would work prior to
> me telling this person to update...(I work in tech support)
> I will search the HP site and see what they have
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Actually, the easiest (and the surest) way to find out is
> to ask the
> >manufacturer of the CD burner. The information is likely
> on their web site.
> >
> >Mike Mulligan
> >
> >"Rick" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> Is there a link that could show me which CDR's are/are
> not
> >> compatible with XP. I really have tried a pretty in
> depth
> >> search and cannot find...any help would be appreciated
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Alex Nichol]

Rick wrote:

>Yes I understand this, I did however find a list in the=20
>past, I assume that the problem may be that the burner=20
>needs a firware update of some type, but HP charges for=20
>this, so I wanted to make sure that it would work prior to=20
>me telling this person to update...(I work in tech support)
>I will search the HP site and see what they have

=46or HP drives there is quite good software available for free from =
their
site. By Veritas - RecordNow (a Lite but competent 'mastering' one for
CD-R) at
http://www.hp.com/cposupport/information_storage/support_doc/lpg40380.htm=
l
and DLA - a very good packet writing one for CD-RW=20
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/information_storage/software/dla_ver31_enu.exe

--=20
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K.

[Donald Link]

If you are planning on buying a new drive then all should be compatible with
xp. Besides most cdroms drives sold rewritable drives also. Get one on
sale and read the box completly. If you buy from a local computer store
such as Best Buy they will sometimes install it free.




"Rick" > wrote in message
...
> Is there a link that could show me which CDR's are/are not
> compatible with XP. I really have tried a pretty in depth
> search and cannot find...any help would be appreciated