xp brand works..it just doesn't allow you to pick what format..at least not that I can find. As in data, audio or mpg3. IF I download music I need to be able to do that. ----- Original Message ----- From: "cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 10:14 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: CD-R vs. CD-RW > I understand that it is a 'mini' version of cd creator that comes with winXP. (?? anyone?) > I never used it - I tried at one point years ago and it wouldn't work with the burner I had at the time. > I haven't priced them to know at this point how much they cost etc. (just peaking online now, they appear to be about the same price) > and I've no clue what software came with my HP burner - we never put it on. > Cris > ----- Original Message ----- > From: milady > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 11:34 AM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: CD-R vs. CD-RW > > > I haven't gone to Nero even tho I have heard it's good. The price is just a > little steep right now. I wonder if Easy cd creator is any cheaper and how > good is it? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 8:14 AM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: CD-R vs. CD-RW > > > > I'll give this a look see next cd I burn! I'm trying to burn everything > that I > > have stored on my computer that isn't necessary to be on there - a big > > monumentous task, as I have a ton of stuff just stored there!! so I've > been > > trying to burn at least one or two cd's per day. It's always a hastle with > nero > > when my file names are too long, and don't meet the criteria - then they > shorten > > them to burn, and then they aren't unique to themselves, so it won't burn. > then > > I have to sort thru the folders for long file names that are similar and > try to > > guess which nero is throwing hissy fits over!!! > > I figured I'd try the xp's version to see if it accepted longer file > names. > > Maybe even a newer version of nero would - but I'm not going there at this > > point. > > Thanks! > > Cris > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: ~OoO~ > > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 4:43 AM > > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: CD-R vs. CD-RW > > > > > > If you're CD drive is the E drive, you can just double-click on the > E-drive just > > as though it were a floppy. Then, you can drag-n-drop the files you want > to copy > > into that folder. After you're done dragging what you wish to copy, you > can > > right-click in the folder and I you should see an option to write the > files to > > CD (or something to that effect). > > .::] Sir Troth [::.. > > _________________________________________ > > Ask not what your country can do for you, > > but what you can get for free! > > _________________________________________ > > > > > > ::: Original Message by cris > > ::: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 12:15:19 -0500 > > | may sound stupid, but I've never used the xp burning software. > > | How do I do it? > > | I figure I choose the folder that appears when I put a blank cd into my > burner > > that says open writable CD folder using Windows Explorer. > > | but then - how do I get my files to burn if they are scattered all over > my > > computer, or are included in a folder with items that I don't want to > burn? > > seems awfully confusing - > > | Cris > > | > > | ----- Original Message ----- > > | From: barnestoneworth > > | To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > | Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 7:05 AM > > | Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: CD-R vs. CD-RW > > | > > | > > | ----- Original Message ----- > > | From: "Sharon" <loonlake@xxxxxxxxxx> > > | To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > | Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 6:35 AM > > | Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- CD-R vs. CD-RW > > | > > | > > | > Hi. I know most of you don't use the XP burner, but I have been and > its > > | been > > | > fine for the little burning I do. The thing is, I think it > automatically > > | > closes the CD at the end of burning, but I've used only CD-r's till > now, > > | so > > | > could that be the reason? > > | > In short, my question is, can I burn a data CD-RW over multiple > sessions > > | > using only the XP burner? > > | > > | XP cannot burn multiple sessions to a CD-r but it can write them to > > | CD-RW..This page actually compares XP's burning method to OS-X but it > gives > > | a good walk through of the burn process and what it can/can't do > > | > > | http://www.xvsxp.com/burning/ > > | > > | Andy > > | > > | > > | To unsub or change your email settings: > > | //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > | > > | To access our Archives: > > | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > > | //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > | > > | For more info: > > | //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > | > > | > > | To unsub or change your email settings: > > | //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > | > > | To access our Archives: > > | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > > | //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > | > > | For more info: > > | //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > > > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > > > To access our Archives: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > > For more info: > > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > > > To access our Archives: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > > For more info: > > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > > > > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk