RE: A Computer Question: CD-R/RWs, DVDs, etc

[Greg Crawford]

Paul,   In the early hours of this morning I delved deep into the Nero website and found that you can update InCD for free and are well-advised to. The fact that you can do it for free is not readily apparent and only emerges after searching through their FAQs. The website gives the impression that you must pay for an upgrade to Nero 6, but InCD, a component of Nero 6, is actually free.   After I upgraded InCD to version 4, the format process worked and it was possible to read, write and erase on a CD-RW.   The relevant URL is:   http://www.nero.com/en/FAQs_InCD4.html#9   Click on FAQ #9 for the download link. You may also be interested in the user guide – see link under FAQ #1.   This solved my problem with that particular software, but there still remain unanswered questions for me about the state of CD/DVD technology. Greg Crawford http://www.nelsonbay.com/~gc/observatory.htm   From: insights-l[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:insights-l[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Johnson Sent: Thursday, 19 August 2004 9:53 AM To: Greg Crawford Cc: Insights Subject: Re: A Computer Question: CD-R/RWs, DVDs, etc   Greg,   I'm very new at burn CD's but I can tell you that I have similar problems with "Nero Express" that came with the CD Burner, but the CD burner also came with Nero Burner which seem to have less problems. I burn my jpeg files to disk and with express they don't want to load up in the TV DVD play but with the other they do. Express seems to format the CD's differently, so I tend to do it the slow way,  Then at the checked box, check the box verify data of Disk with CD ROM. This way tents to have less problems. Then I know if it has worked or not. As for the rest I don't know. That will have to be up to someone else to help I only have a CD Burner at the moment, but with be getting a DVD Burner soon.   What I can tell you is that when you go into the program to click on update, there is a link in the program to update once you register the software to update with the latest software.   As you know MP3's cannot be burnt with Nero unless you already have a purchase copy of this decoder install before Nero is installed, something about Nero would have to pay for it, its not included, so the only way to use this, is to purchase your own.   My 2.2 cents   Take Care Paul Johnson ARMIDALE NSW Carer Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]  ----- Original Message ----- From: Greg Crawford To: insights-l Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 11:18 PM Subject: A Computer Question: CD-R/RWs, DVDs, etc   I am wondering whether our computer gurus can tell me if there is currently a degree of chaos ruling in the field of CDs and DVDs. On my old computer with a CD-RW/R drive, I used Easy CD Creator 4. It was possible to either use the software to add files to the CD, (in which case it could be read by all CD ROM drives), or use the UDF packet writer to format the CD and use it like a floppy (but only those computers with UDF readers could read it).   I bought a new computer last year with a CD-R/RW & DVD reader. It came with Nero Express and InCD software. I also have Win XP Pro OS. Formatting the CD-RWs using InCD results in them becoming unusable. The only way to add or delete files is using the Nero Express application. I have started to suspect the software is a dog, but …   I am also having problems with a DVD player. It started to hang. While waiting to get it fixed, someone loaned me theirs with the warning that it too occasionally plays up. They were right!   AND a software company I know which recently released thousands of 3 CD copies of their updated software has had great trouble with unreadable CDs all around the world.   So I am trying to figure out if all these things are connected. Are CD/DVDs falling over because of too many “standards” or are these things just unconnected events?   Greg