On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:45:23 -0500, Paul wrote:

W wrote:
I have an application trying to write to blank CD-Rs that keeps
failing. Is
there a good way to determine if the CD-R is still blank, that
doesn't rely
on having some third party software installed?

The limitations of the OPs question ("no third party software"),
prevent me from touting the benefits of third party tools for this purpose.

+1

Same here. I was going to say "imgburn portable mode". But I
decided keep quiet and sink back into the shadows.
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