To burn on CD-RW ?

jdas wrote on 1/20/2004, 11:27 PM

Is it not possible to burn a VCD/SVCD on a CD-RW ? I get the message "Insert a write-once disc".

One more question: How do I erase existing files on a CD-RW before burning my project ?

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PeterWright wrote on 1/20/2004, 11:31 PM

Not sure about the first question, but if you right click on the CD in My Computer, there should be an option to erase the RW disc.

jdas wrote on 1/21/2004, 4:11 AM

I do not see any options to erase the files. Please guide me.

PeterWright wrote on 1/21/2004, 4:40 AM

On my PC, using XP Pro, I place a CD-RW in the drive, then open "My Computer".

All the various drives are listed - on my computer the CD Drive is Drive F.

I right click on this drive, and one of the choices in the drop-down menu is "Erase this CD-RW"

Selecting this opens a window entitled "CD Writing Wizard" and following the prompts erases all the data on the disc.

jdas wrote on 1/21/2004, 5:33 AM

Thanks Peter. I use Windows 2000 and no options for erasing exists. What can I do now ? Is there a program capable of wiping the data ?

Chienworks wrote on 1/21/2004, 6:04 AM

You probably got some sort of CD burning software with the drive. Almost any included burning software has an option to erase a CD-RW somewhere. You may have gotten something like Nero, EZ CD Creator, Veritas Write Now, B's Gold, or something like that with the drive. Any of these should be able to erase.

jdas wrote on 1/21/2004, 7:02 AM

Thanks guys. Nero does it well.