cd-r

[Robert]

I am now using windows xp home edition.I made some backup
cd-rs using easy cd creator v4.02e a packet system.How do
I get xp to read these cds? my old systems were windows
me on a gateway and windows 98 se on a compaq.

[Harry Ohrn]

"Robert" > wrote in message
...
> I am now using windows xp home edition.I made some backup
> cd-rs using easy cd creator v4.02e a packet system.How do
> I get xp to read these cds? my old systems were windows
> me on a gateway and windows 98 se on a compaq.

I'm not sure what you mean.

Do you mean that you created backups using Windows 98 Backup utility? These
files are .QIC files. If so you can use the trialware version of Backup MyPC
to open and extract the files. www.stompinc.com

If you mean that you used an early version of Direct CD to create the CDs
you will need to "finalize" this disks in order to read them in XP. Or you
can upgrade Easy CD Creator and Direct CD to either version 5 with the most
current update patches, or upgrade to Easy CD & DVD Creator 6 with Drag n
Drop, in which case you won't need to finalize these disks. There is also a
possibility that an app like ISOBuster will enable you to read the disks and
recover the data off them http://www.smart-projects.net/

--

Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

[Len Segal]

If this forces you to purchase a newer copy of Easy CD Creator, you might
look for weekly sales in Staples, OfficeMax, Office Depot, CompUSA, Best
Buy, etc. as they frequently run sales for new CD-RW drives with "free"
software for $10-40 after rebates. The stand-alone SW cost typically $50-80,
so getting the new drive is a good deal. Be aware that most SW that comes
this way is "locked" so that it only works with the brand and/or model drive
that it is shipped with.

--

Regards,
Len Segal, MCP
Microsoft - MVP
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"Harry Ohrn" > wrote in message
...
> "Robert" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I am now using windows xp home edition.I made some backup
> > cd-rs using easy cd creator v4.02e a packet system.How do
> > I get xp to read these cds? my old systems were windows
> > me on a gateway and windows 98 se on a compaq.
>
> I'm not sure what you mean.
>
> Do you mean that you created backups using Windows 98 Backup utility?
These
> files are .QIC files. If so you can use the trialware version of Backup
MyPC
> to open and extract the files. www.stompinc.com
>
> If you mean that you used an early version of Direct CD to create the CDs
> you will need to "finalize" this disks in order to read them in XP. Or you
> can upgrade Easy CD Creator and Direct CD to either version 5 with the
most
> current update patches, or upgrade to Easy CD & DVD Creator 6 with Drag n
> Drop, in which case you won't need to finalize these disks. There is also
a
> possibility that an app like ISOBuster will enable you to read the disks
and
> recover the data off them http://www.smart-projects.net/
>
> --
>
> Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell/User]
> www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
>
>

[John E. Carty]

"Robert" > wrote in message
...
> I am now using windows xp home edition.I made some backup
> cd-rs using easy cd creator v4.02e a packet system.How do
> I get xp to read these cds? my old systems were windows
> me on a gateway and windows 98 se on a compaq.

Go here: http://www.roxio.com/en/support/ecdc/software_updatesv4.jhtml

Scroll to the bottom of the page and download the UDF Volume Reader