AboutDavid Freitag Expertise I can answer questions about all kinds of computers, operating systems, software and hardware in clear and easily understandable language. I have dealt with sorts of software and hardware issues in PCs from before windows to the present. I can explain basic concepts and deal with complex detailed issues in the guts of operating systems, including drivers, bios, hardware issues and software problems.
Experience I have over 3 decades of experience ranging from mainframes and minis and microcomputers to all flavors of personal computers. I have programmed in assembler language, Fortran, C, VB, C# and I have worked with the major relational databases. I have been a CIO of an energy company and I have provided hands on technical management for Windows software development. In the course of my career, I have had to deal with all sorts of configurations and nitty gritty system problems which exposed me to all aspects of personal computer systems.
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Education/Credentials I have a BS in Physics from CCNY. I have received credits from courses dealing with OLE automation and computer systems management from the AMA
Awards and Honors Phi Beta Kappa
Achievement awards for software development efforts in a leading Voip provider company.
I am having trouble with my CD RW. My computer HELP doesn't do the job. I am using a locally built computer with XP. There is a CD slot (drive D) and a CD burner (drive E). I'll have some info on the CD and add more info and try to Save it(not Save As). Then I clear the screen and open the CD tray in order to start over with the CD RW program. When I open up MY Computer/drive D or E, the added info is not there. It hasn't been saved. Most frustrating.
Do you have any suggestions? Can you give me the procedure for adding and deleting info with the CD RW?
Answer Hi Bob,
After further investigation I came to the following conclusion;
Packet writing software for XP is provided by something called InCd which comes with Nero. It allows for treating a cd rw like a floppy. However, there are horror reports all over the net about it.
Therefore, I believe your only solution is to use regular cd burning software and burn it as if it were a cd-r or cd+r disk. With Cd-rw you should be able to reformat it and use it again. However, unless you burn it, the other drive won't see your data.
If you have data that you have already written and can't find and you need to get it, a program called IsoBuster can get it back for you.
Hope this helps,
David
Bob Baker writes:
> Hi David:
> I went on to the Belarc web site and got a lot of information.
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> 1. What are the make and model of the CD drives?
> I can't really see any make or model on the drives. So I'm going to copy the top portion of the Belarc Advisor. Hope that gives you the necessary info.
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> Operating System System Model
> Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600)
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> LG CD-ROM CRD-8521B
> LITE-ON LTR-52246S [CD-ROM drive]
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> 2. What software or method are you using to write to the CD?
> I pick a file, go to My Computer and click the CDRW drive. Paste the file on the CDRW pane and hit Write These Files To The CD. Then activate the CD writing.
> This may seem a bit disjointed but it is the method I use.
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> 3. What operating system are you running? XP Home.
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> Thanks for any help or suggestions you can give me.
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> Bob
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