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presbull
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_ 		5. September 2003 @ 20:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Using Pioneer 105 DVD burner and a run-of-the-mill cd-rw burner (up to 16X), Roxio-Adaptec software, and Imation, Verbatim, and TDK Media. Trying to format a drag-and-drop disk. All I get after 45 minutes of formatting?? is a full disk that can't be written to. Is it me, burners, software, media or some alien force preventing success?
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aqua
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_ 		8. September 2003 @ 18:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Did you have a look on the website of Roxio ? I think you must download an update to use the DirectCD (drag-n-drop) with Windows XP.
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Praetor
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_ 		9. September 2003 @ 08:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I'll go with the alien forces ;-)
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_ 		19. September 2003 @ 20:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If you use Nero you can erase the disc in 2 mins.
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Praetor
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_ 		24. September 2003 @ 21:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
WindowsXP is a quirky OS when it comes to built-in burning capability. Many people claim to be able to burn fine. Many others have problems. Microsoft released an update to the IMAPI (which, FYI stands for Image Mastering Applications Programming Interface); that update can be found at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320174. Furthermore, Microsoft has adressed other burning issues with WindowsXP, see http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324129
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SadJoker
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_ 		2. October 2003 @ 06:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
WXP just dies whenever I try to format/erase a cdrw disc.. DirectCD kills XP, InCD freezes and takes whole pc with it forcing a hard boot or manually powering off.. Pretty much given up using cdrws under XP
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