I have bought a box of CD-RW media branded
as PowerDisc and claiming writing speeds
ranging from 4X to 12X, but all software
utilities I have used say the maximum speed

Using win 2000, on boot up the bios see's the cd device and the writer
software also see's the cd drive but when checking its properties
doesnt recognize it as a writer. Tried re-installing the software,
changed over cables, tried it as a secondary master (changing the tab)

I'm newish to CD writers and a friend suggested using CLONE CD, but
everywhere I try on the internet, it seems it is no longer available.  Why
is that and is there a recommended  alternative to it?
Alan

I tried to install software yesterday and the installation seemed to stop
when copying files to the hdd for no apparent reason. The "busy" light kept
flashing in random fashion and at various "blink rates" until I cancelled
the install altogether. I then tried to copy via Explorer ...

I cannot seem to find definative info as to whether or not this
software will packet-write to CD-r. I know that it will do so to CD-RW
and to DVD-RW.  Thanks,
Lar

It happened twice in the past 9 months.
A folder containing twentysomething files was copied from hard drive onto a
DirectCD-formatted CD.
When checked, the newly copied folder and files were simply disappeared from

I have a number of boot floppies I carry around for data recovery and
diagnostic purposes. Quite often I lose them, or they fail so I
thought since most of my clients machines are perfectly capable of
booting from CD-ROM, is there any way I can put multiple floppy images

i have a cd-r which i burt through nero. when u look on the back of
the cd, you can see that there is informaion stored there. yet when i
put it in the computer, nero starts saying that its a blank cd and i
cant get anything off of it! please let me know if you have ANY

I use Roxio DirectCD-formatted CD for copying/carrying files.
I found that DirectCD-formatted CD is very convenient like formatted floppy
disk.
I also copy big files (mostly exe program files) onto  DirectCD-formatted

AIA if this has been asked before,
Anyone using this combination ?
Pioneer 4x DVR106 +/- DVD-R/RW CD-R/RW Writer - OEM
with nero 5.5.10.0

MS User
this is the latest version of security update, the
"September 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which resolves
all known security vulnerabilities affecting

I'm just staring to play around with recording music from my satellite dish
system to the CD. The question is, is there a way to split each song into
tracks? My first try produced one track about 60 minutes long. What software
is everyone using?

Recently, I noticed an unavailability of 800MB/90min CD-Rs in the shops
(this is Greece, pal).  The *only* brand I've found is "Allstar", 2x - 48x.
With 75 cents per blank, I can't say it's cheap; quite the oposite.  (Euro
cents, but it's almost the same in US dollars these days.)

This might seem like a strange question..
But...
If one program "ERASES" a 'DVD+RW' disc should
all software and set-top boxes see the disc as empty

Does anyone have an opinion about the new Plextor 8x DVD+-R/+-RW
burner?  It also does CD-R/RW at 40x/24x/40x.  It's at Best Buy for
$300.  This one seems to have everything.  I'm about to buy a new
computer, and I'd like to incorporate video in this one, as well as