Another Nero ??

[karenr]

I've burned folders onto a cdr using Nero Express (v.6 OEM) and multisession. When I do disc info it shows the 2 sessions, but when I try to add other tracks I can't see the first sessions to do an add, just burns the new ones and doesn't show the old ones. How can I retain all the folders I burn onto one cdr?
:confused:

[Sylvander]

Quote from "CD Creator V3.5c" help files:
"You can turn a single-session CD into a multisession CD at any time by adding another session. However, it’s best to decide in advance whether or not your CD will be multisession, so that you can decide whether to record the first session in CD-ROM format (also known as Mode 1; see Glossary) or CD-ROM XA format (Mode 1 or Mode 2). Regardless of which format you use, the second session must be the same format as the first session.
Sometimes you might see only the first session when you attempt to read back the second or subsequent session on a multisession CD. There are two possible reasons for this:

1 The CD-ROM drive you are using does not read multisession at all (this is most likely the case if the drive is very old).

2 The CD-ROM drive you are using recognizes a CD as multisession only if it is written in the CD-ROM XA format. This problem is less likely with the newest generation of CD-ROM drives, but is common with some older models.

Multisession CDs are recorded according to the Orange Book Part II standard (see Glossary). Under the standard, when any CD is inserted in a multisession CD-ROM drive, the drive should by default look at the last session on the CD, no matter what format the CD is recorded in.
However, there have been inconsistencies in the application of the standard. The result is that sometimes a multisession CD is read as if it were a single-session CD and you see only the data in the first session.

To ensure the best possible multisession compatibility, record multisession CDs in the CD-ROM XA Mode 2 format.

Note: For best results, do not combine CD-ROM and CD-ROM XA formats on the same CD."

I routinely use CD-RW disks and Packet-Writing software to copy folders and files and never have any problems.
Why use CD-R's?

[david eaton]

I routinely use CD-RW disks and Packet-Writing software to copy folders and files and never have any problems.
Why use CD-R's?

Personally, I use CD-R's becuse they are a LOT cheaper (14p each!) and writing is faster too.

[karenr]

I use cdrws too, but then can archive the files onto cdrs.
The instructions for CD Creator don't do me much good...I've ruined enough discs because of Roxio.
I now use Nero

[Sylvander]

Yes, but a CD-RW can be used about 1000 times! :)

1000x14 pence = £140, so a single disk could potentially save you £140 in CD-R's!

If a CD-RW costs 50 pence your into profit after only 4 uses.
I've used mine a LOT more than 5 times. [Backups every few days or week for example is about 50 a year.]

I also use them like giant floppies, and I've never noticed speed being an issue.

KAREN
When Roxio took over they must have messed things up badly.
I got the Adaptec version and have only ever had 1 [or was it 2] bad burns in about 3 years.

[Paul Komski]

The sequence of actions seems to matter. Try inserting the multisession CDR into the drive BEFORE you open Nero. Then open Nero and choose the Data section. That does it for me.

I too hardly ever use CDRW any more - its mainly an impatience thing since CDR are so much quicker.

[Fruss Tray Ted]

Most of the cd-rw drives I have purchased include at least one cd-rw disk in the package with writing software included as well. Out of about a dozen drives over the last few years, all but one of the cd-rw disks are still in plastic wrap... :eek: CD-RW's are rather obsolete IMO due to the ever increasing drive sizes and other temporary storage devices such as 'pen/stick' drives and other media such as the memory cards for cameras and card readers. Heck even the stick and memory cards are already w-a-a-y past the size limitations of the rewritable cd's.

I get cd-r's on sale for about 17 cents apiece (on spindles) and when I need to toss one, I don't fret about it at all. But even they are starting to gather dust as I find myself using memory sticks/cards more and more often for daily use and portable storage. Heh, now having a laptop with 20gigs and a cd-rw, it will only be worse... ;)

[Sylvander]

I'm trying to move on to an External Enclosure IDE HDD connected using USB.
Only just managed to get the drive working this evening.
The USB 2.0 AT2 cable was faulty and had to be replaced.
Now I'm trying to get a "Silicon Image Sil 0680 Ultra-133 Medley ATA Raid Controller" working.
I've managed to eliminate the "Drive Overlay" [so I can use Drive Image and Partition Magic], but the G: partition has disappeared. Looks like I'm going to be forced to re-partition, re-format, and restore the backups held on my trusty CD-RW's.
They're not obsolete yet! :D

[awaj]

I have not had a lot of uses for CD-RWs, after all, the most common use for them today is music, programs, or back-ups. CDs don't need to be changed, and having a bunch of CDs and a multi disk CD player makes life easier. Programs and back ups, you tend to not want to mess with because if you can mess with it, imagine how easy it is for someone else to mess with potentially important data. If you need to burn a new back up, it's safer getting a new disk anyways. Who knows what can happen between the back up, and something happening to your computer? You might not have all the files on the older back-ups, but at least they are there if the more modern one has an error, right?

[Ajmukon]

I have not had a lot of uses for CD-RWs, after all, the most common use for them today is music, programs, or back-ups. CDs don't need to be changed, and having a bunch of CDs and a multi disk CD player makes life easier. Programs and back ups, you tend to not want to mess with because if you can mess with it, imagine how easy it is for someone else to mess with potentially important data. If you need to burn a new back up, it's safer getting a new disk anyways. Who knows what can happen between the back up, and something happening to your computer? You might not have all the files on the older back-ups, but at least they are there if the more modern one has an error, right?
to true...!!!!
i totaly agree!

[Paul Komski]

Any particular reason for reactivating a two year old thread?

CDRW's may not have much use for some but they do have uses for other people - particularly those involved with compiling and testing ISOs of one sort or another.