Bob Harris
December 9th 03, 02:34 PM
You are correc tthat a DVD-reader should be able to read
CDs. Further, CD reading drivers come with XP, so in
general a CD-reader or a DVD-reader will read CDs seocnds
after XP recognizes the new hardware.
Question: Are your CD formated for packet writing, such
as DirectCD or InCD? If so, you may need a "UDF reader"
to read them in normal CD-reader drive or a normal DVD-
reader driver. You can download a free UDF reader from
Adaptec or Roxio.
If not a packet written CD-RW, then I am at a lose why it
won't read CDs?
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi there all the experts,
>Here's the problem.
>
>I have CDRW and a CD-ROM drives. Any CD (except DVD) can
be read and loaded
>by CDRW. None EXCEPT DVD can be read and play by the DVD-
ROM.
>
>Both drives using DMA setting.
>
>From my limited knowledge, DVD-ROM should be able to read
all the other
>formats too. Any expert with any ideas to solve this?
>
>OS-XP Pro
>CD-RW - Imation 48X24X48
>DVD-ROM - Sony DDU1621
>
>tia
>
>
>.
>
CDs. Further, CD reading drivers come with XP, so in
general a CD-reader or a DVD-reader will read CDs seocnds
after XP recognizes the new hardware.
Question: Are your CD formated for packet writing, such
as DirectCD or InCD? If so, you may need a "UDF reader"
to read them in normal CD-reader drive or a normal DVD-
reader driver. You can download a free UDF reader from
Adaptec or Roxio.
If not a packet written CD-RW, then I am at a lose why it
won't read CDs?
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi there all the experts,
>Here's the problem.
>
>I have CDRW and a CD-ROM drives. Any CD (except DVD) can
be read and loaded
>by CDRW. None EXCEPT DVD can be read and play by the DVD-
ROM.
>
>Both drives using DMA setting.
>
>From my limited knowledge, DVD-ROM should be able to read
all the other
>formats too. Any expert with any ideas to solve this?
>
>OS-XP Pro
>CD-RW - Imation 48X24X48
>DVD-ROM - Sony DDU1621
>
>tia
>
>
>.
>