I try to avoid installing the apps like InCD and Roxios version of same based in part on many negative comments over the years. What is the current thinking by you long time list members? I caught myself just in time to avoid writing "old timers". I was momentarily distracted by the nurse who came in to give me my pills.
David I know enough to know I don't know enough ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert McCurdy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 4:02 PM Subject: Re: DVD/CD is stuck > Possibly INCD is trying to reformat the disc. It was - I caught it red handed, maybe there was a tinge of red around the dialog box as well, when it informed me it was nearly finished formatting. I had just been trying to eject the disk at the time. All the options to do nothing were checked. Can Nero INCD can get away with such poor programming practices? Hasn't anyone sued them yet!? Will remove all trace of Nero, then reinstall with the latest updates of INCD first, to see if it still has bad habits - no nun intended ;) Regards Robert McCurdy ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Button" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 4:29 AM Subject: Re: DVD/CD is stuck > Possibly INCD is trying to reformat the disc. > > I get verify errors when I write to -RW media using Nero to write to them as > if they were -R media > Usually around track 30 - onwards, which is where I believe INCD writes the > allocation tables and empty directory when it gets to the end of the format > process - note that this can take a long time (30 mins plus) as it is > running as a low priority background task) > > I believe -RW media packet mode format spec requires the disc to be fully > formatted before writing data, while +RW allows format as it writes data > > It's INCD formatting them as a background task, even though I've set the > options for it not to do so! > I write a small image to -RW media, then re-use them to write the full > fileset/image I want. That way INCD gets stopped from formatting them as it > recognises they are not blank, and I have to tell Nero to overwrite them -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
