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| Re: CD and DVD drive read formats You cannot control what a CD or DVD drive reads off of a disk. You can set the AutoPlay handelers for Audio and other parameters. To change how your computer handles multimedia content 1 Open My Computer. 2 Under Devices with Removable Storage, right-click the device you want, such as a digital camera or CD-ROM drive, and then click Properties. 3 On the AutoPlay tab, click the multimedia content type you want to change. 4 Under Actions, click the action you want Windows to perform when it detects the media type you selected. Notes To open My Computer, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop. Your removable storage device must be attached to your computer for it to appear in the My Computer folder. See also. The AutoRun feature or the AutoPlay feature does not work when you insert a CD-ROM in the drive http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330135 -- Hope this helps. Let us know. Wes MS-MVP Windows Shell/User In news:0A2B27E1-1F4A-4345-BB2E-B86690E0C5E1@microsoft.com, Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > accidently I set both drives for audio and can't get them reset back to > read data. > How do I get my drives back under my control? > Thanks |
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| Re: CD and DVD drive read formats Thanks, Wes, for you quick response. AutoPlay settings don't stick. Both the CD and DVD drives come back to music even after "applying" and restarting the computer. How can I get my selections to stick? I just want the music format to go away so that I can read/write mixed data? The URL you posted doesn't work for me either? Forest Gump "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > You cannot control what a CD or DVD drive reads off of a disk. You can set > the AutoPlay handelers for Audio and other parameters. > > To change how your computer handles multimedia content > 1 Open My Computer. > 2 Under Devices with Removable Storage, right-click the device you want, > such as a digital camera or CD-ROM drive, and then click Properties. > 3 On the AutoPlay tab, click the multimedia content type you want to change. > 4 Under Actions, click the action you want Windows to perform when it > detects the media type you selected. > > Notes > To open My Computer, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop. > Your removable storage device must be attached to your computer for it to > appear in the My Computer folder. > > See also. > The AutoRun feature or the AutoPlay feature does not work when you insert a > CD-ROM in the drive > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330135 > > -- > Hope this helps. Let us know. > > Wes > MS-MVP Windows Shell/User > > In news:0A2B27E1-1F4A-4345-BB2E-B86690E0C5E1@microsoft.com, > Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > > accidently I set both drives for audio and can't get them reset back to > > read data. > > How do I get my drives back under my control? > > Thanks > > |
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| Re: CD and DVD drive read formats What program are you using to burn CDs and DVDs? That is what determines writing mixed data. Autoplay Repair Wizard Brief Description The Microsoft AutoPlay Repair Wizard scans your computer devices to find defective AutoPlay settings, and attempts to fix those it finds. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en Apparently the problem with Mixed Mode CD format is that many CD drives have trouble reading these CDs. Definition of: Mixed Mode CD A compact disc format that contains both data and audio. The data are stored in track 1, and audio is stored in the remaining tracks. Newer audio CD players will skip the first track upon encountering the data, while earlier players will attempt to play the non-audio data, causing a loud, raucous sound that can damage the speakers. Since Mixed Mode recording is done in a single session, old non-multisession CD-ROM drives will support it. http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_te...i=47099,00.asp Windows Media Player Cannot Play CD-ROM with Both Audio and Data Tracks http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307911 -- Hope this helps. Let us know. Wes MS-MVP Windows Shell/User In news:76FA5697-EABE-4231-B4AB-D796C18FB98E@microsoft.com, Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > Thanks, Wes, for you quick response. AutoPlay settings don't stick. Both > the CD and DVD drives come back to music even after "applying" and > restarting the computer. How can I get my selections to stick? I just > want the music format to go away so that I can read/write mixed data? > > The URL you posted doesn't work for me either? > Forest Gump > > "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > >> You cannot control what a CD or DVD drive reads off of a disk. You can >> set the AutoPlay handelers for Audio and other parameters. >> >> To change how your computer handles multimedia content >> 1 Open My Computer. >> 2 Under Devices with Removable Storage, right-click the device you want, >> such as a digital camera or CD-ROM drive, and then click Properties. >> 3 On the AutoPlay tab, click the multimedia content type you want to >> change. 4 Under Actions, click the action you want Windows to perform >> when it detects the media type you selected. >> >> Notes >> To open My Computer, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop. >> Your removable storage device must be attached to your computer for it to >> appear in the My Computer folder. >> >> See also. >> The AutoRun feature or the AutoPlay feature does not work when you >> insert a CD-ROM in the drive >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330135 >> >> -- >> Hope this helps. Let us know. >> >> Wes >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User >> >> In news:0A2B27E1-1F4A-4345-BB2E-B86690E0C5E1@microsoft.com, >> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: >>> accidently I set both drives for audio and can't get them reset back to >>> read data. >>> How do I get my drives back under my control? >>> Thanks |
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| Re: CD and DVD drive read formats Forest wrote: Thanks, Wes, for sticking with me. Iomega Hotburn selecting CD Copy and copy from CD, not image. Autoplay selection keeps coming back "music" I never copy music. Forest "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > What program are you using to burn CDs and DVDs? That is what determines > writing mixed data. > > Autoplay Repair Wizard > Brief Description > The Microsoft AutoPlay Repair Wizard scans your computer devices to find > defective AutoPlay settings, and attempts to fix those it finds. > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en > > Apparently the problem with Mixed Mode CD format is that many CD drives have > trouble reading these CDs. > > Definition of: Mixed Mode CD > A compact disc format that contains both data and audio. The data are stored > in track 1, and audio is stored in the remaining tracks. Newer audio CD > players will skip the first track upon encountering the data, while earlier > players will attempt to play the non-audio data, causing a loud, raucous > sound that can damage the speakers. Since Mixed Mode recording is done in a > single session, old non-multisession CD-ROM drives will support it. > http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_te...i=47099,00.asp > > Windows Media Player Cannot Play CD-ROM with Both Audio and Data Tracks > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307911 > > -- > Hope this helps. Let us know. > > Wes > MS-MVP Windows Shell/User > > In news:76FA5697-EABE-4231-B4AB-D796C18FB98E@microsoft.com, > Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > > Thanks, Wes, for you quick response. AutoPlay settings don't stick. Both > > the CD and DVD drives come back to music even after "applying" and > > restarting the computer. How can I get my selections to stick? I just > > want the music format to go away so that I can read/write mixed data? > > > > The URL you posted doesn't work for me either? > > Forest Gump > > > > "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > > > >> You cannot control what a CD or DVD drive reads off of a disk. You can > >> set the AutoPlay handelers for Audio and other parameters. > >> > >> To change how your computer handles multimedia content > >> 1 Open My Computer. > >> 2 Under Devices with Removable Storage, right-click the device you want, > >> such as a digital camera or CD-ROM drive, and then click Properties. > >> 3 On the AutoPlay tab, click the multimedia content type you want to > >> change. 4 Under Actions, click the action you want Windows to perform > >> when it detects the media type you selected. > >> > >> Notes > >> To open My Computer, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop. > >> Your removable storage device must be attached to your computer for it to > >> appear in the My Computer folder. > >> > >> See also. > >> The AutoRun feature or the AutoPlay feature does not work when you > >> insert a CD-ROM in the drive > >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330135 > >> > >> -- > >> Hope this helps. Let us know. > >> > >> Wes > >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User > >> > >> In news:0A2B27E1-1F4A-4345-BB2E-B86690E0C5E1@microsoft.com, > >> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > >>> accidently I set both drives for audio and can't get them reset back to > >>> read data. > >>> How do I get my drives back under my control? > >>> Thanks > > |
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| Re: CD and DVD drive read formats Forrest, pretend that English is my second language, explain you problem(s) in simple English. -- Hope this helps. Let us know. Wes MS-MVP Windows Shell/User In news:B3803123-51FB-40A3-9493-D9A9C74898BE@microsoft.com, Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > Forest wrote: Thanks, Wes, for sticking with me. > Iomega Hotburn selecting CD Copy and copy from CD, not image. > > Autoplay selection keeps coming back "music" I never copy music. > Forest > > "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > >> What program are you using to burn CDs and DVDs? That is what determines >> writing mixed data. >> >> Autoplay Repair Wizard >> Brief Description >> The Microsoft AutoPlay Repair Wizard scans your computer devices to find >> defective AutoPlay settings, and attempts to fix those it finds. >> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en >> >> Apparently the problem with Mixed Mode CD format is that many CD drives >> have trouble reading these CDs. >> >> Definition of: Mixed Mode CD >> A compact disc format that contains both data and audio. The data are >> stored in track 1, and audio is stored in the remaining tracks. Newer >> audio CD players will skip the first track upon encountering the data, >> while earlier players will attempt to play the non-audio data, causing a >> loud, raucous sound that can damage the speakers. Since Mixed Mode >> recording is done in a single session, old non-multisession CD-ROM >> drives will support it. >> http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_te...i=47099,00.asp >> >> Windows Media Player Cannot Play CD-ROM with Both Audio and Data Tracks >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307911 >> >> -- >> Hope this helps. Let us know. >> >> Wes >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User >> >> In news:76FA5697-EABE-4231-B4AB-D796C18FB98E@microsoft.com, >> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: >>> Thanks, Wes, for you quick response. AutoPlay settings don't stick. Both >>> the CD and DVD drives come back to music even after "applying" and >>> restarting the computer. How can I get my selections to stick? I just >>> want the music format to go away so that I can read/write mixed data? >>> >>> The URL you posted doesn't work for me either? >>> Forest Gump >>> >>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote: >>> >>>> You cannot control what a CD or DVD drive reads off of a disk. You can >>>> set the AutoPlay handelers for Audio and other parameters. >>>> >>>> To change how your computer handles multimedia content >>>> 1 Open My Computer. >>>> 2 Under Devices with Removable Storage, right-click the device you >>>> want, such as a digital camera or CD-ROM drive, and then click >>>> Properties. 3 On the AutoPlay tab, click the multimedia content type >>>> you want to change. 4 Under Actions, click the action you want Windows >>>> to perform when it detects the media type you selected. >>>> >>>> Notes >>>> To open My Computer, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop. >>>> Your removable storage device must be attached to your computer for it >>>> to appear in the My Computer folder. >>>> >>>> See also. >>>> The AutoRun feature or the AutoPlay feature does not work when you >>>> insert a CD-ROM in the drive >>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330135 >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Hope this helps. Let us know. >>>> >>>> Wes >>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User >>>> >>>> In news:0A2B27E1-1F4A-4345-BB2E-B86690E0C5E1@microsoft.com, >>>> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: >>>>> accidently I set both drives for audio and can't get them reset back >>>>> to read data. >>>>> How do I get my drives back under my control? >>>>> Thanks |
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| Re: CD and DVD drive read formats Ok Wes, here goes my simpliest English description of where I am: 1 I have used Iomega Hotburn to make copies of mixed content (numerical data/words/graphics) since 1994 with no problems, UNTIL 2 Up pops the Autoplay display which normally I cancel and continue successfully. I just hit what it landed on without thinking - it landed on MUSIC and up popped some Sony Music program. Not thinking that I would have to live with this forever, I didn't realize my problem until I tried to burn a mixed content CD. I use my DVD drive as a source and CD drive as destination. 3 In between times I dusted off a copy of a CD track cleaning program that I had never used. I thought that after 5 years of CD/DVD drive use that it might be prudent to clean the lenses. Now Hotburn only will burn the track programs onto anything I try to copy. While not responding to my selections. It just goes ahead and does what it wants to which doesn't match my intent. So maybe I have introduced another problem????? 4 You showed me where to make setting selections Under My Computer/CD and DVD drives/properties/Autoplay. I made selections as plain vanilla that I could - "mixed content" blank disc" offer it to me everytime, etc and I selected APPLY and OK 5 Hotburn cannot see my mixed content disk and fails to respond to "Source and Destination" selections under Copy CD. 6 Hotburn apparently doesn't care what format it is copying since it never asks music, mixed content, pictures, etc. It apparently just takes what it sees and copies it. However, it does ask whether to copy directly from the disk or from an image of the disk residing on the computer. 7 I go back and look at Autoplay selections and they are not where I left them, even when I immediately RESTART the computer to "fix" the settings. I hope that my use of English has given you more insight on the gremlin(s) I'm dealing with. Thanksk, Forest "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > Forrest, pretend that English is my second language, explain you problem(s) > in simple English. > > -- > Hope this helps. Let us know. > > Wes > MS-MVP Windows Shell/User > > In news:B3803123-51FB-40A3-9493-D9A9C74898BE@microsoft.com, > Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > > Forest wrote: Thanks, Wes, for sticking with me. > > Iomega Hotburn selecting CD Copy and copy from CD, not image. > > > > Autoplay selection keeps coming back "music" I never copy music. > > Forest > > > > "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > > > >> What program are you using to burn CDs and DVDs? That is what determines > >> writing mixed data. > >> > >> Autoplay Repair Wizard > >> Brief Description > >> The Microsoft AutoPlay Repair Wizard scans your computer devices to find > >> defective AutoPlay settings, and attempts to fix those it finds. > >> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en > >> > >> Apparently the problem with Mixed Mode CD format is that many CD drives > >> have trouble reading these CDs. > >> > >> Definition of: Mixed Mode CD > >> A compact disc format that contains both data and audio. The data are > >> stored in track 1, and audio is stored in the remaining tracks. Newer > >> audio CD players will skip the first track upon encountering the data, > >> while earlier players will attempt to play the non-audio data, causing a > >> loud, raucous sound that can damage the speakers. Since Mixed Mode > >> recording is done in a single session, old non-multisession CD-ROM > >> drives will support it. > >> http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_te...i=47099,00.asp > >> > >> Windows Media Player Cannot Play CD-ROM with Both Audio and Data Tracks > >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307911 > >> > >> -- > >> Hope this helps. Let us know. > >> > >> Wes > >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User > >> > >> In news:76FA5697-EABE-4231-B4AB-D796C18FB98E@microsoft.com, > >> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > >>> Thanks, Wes, for you quick response. AutoPlay settings don't stick. Both > >>> the CD and DVD drives come back to music even after "applying" and > >>> restarting the computer. How can I get my selections to stick? I just > >>> want the music format to go away so that I can read/write mixed data? > >>> > >>> The URL you posted doesn't work for me either? > >>> Forest Gump > >>> > >>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > >>> > >>>> You cannot control what a CD or DVD drive reads off of a disk. You can > >>>> set the AutoPlay handelers for Audio and other parameters. > >>>> > >>>> To change how your computer handles multimedia content > >>>> 1 Open My Computer. > >>>> 2 Under Devices with Removable Storage, right-click the device you > >>>> want, such as a digital camera or CD-ROM drive, and then click > >>>> Properties. 3 On the AutoPlay tab, click the multimedia content type > >>>> you want to change. 4 Under Actions, click the action you want Windows > >>>> to perform when it detects the media type you selected. > >>>> > >>>> Notes > >>>> To open My Computer, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop. > >>>> Your removable storage device must be attached to your computer for it > >>>> to appear in the My Computer folder. > >>>> > >>>> See also. > >>>> The AutoRun feature or the AutoPlay feature does not work when you > >>>> insert a CD-ROM in the drive > >>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330135 > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Hope this helps. Let us know. > >>>> > >>>> Wes > >>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User > >>>> > >>>> In news:0A2B27E1-1F4A-4345-BB2E-B86690E0C5E1@microsoft.com, > >>>> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > >>>>> accidently I set both drives for audio and can't get them reset back > >>>>> to read data. > >>>>> How do I get my drives back under my control? > >>>>> Thanks > > |
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| Re: CD and DVD drive read formats Forest Gump wrote: Wes, my step-daughter came over with her laptop and showed me Windows Media Player and I had it and updated it to 9 Series update. When I get some more disks (i burned the balance I had which copied the CD cleaner tracks instead of what I wanted) I will see if WMP does the job and if so, I will dump Iomega Hotburn. BTW, both drives now allow me to look at a disc contents via Windows Explorer, which is what I want. I'm out of state for a week and when I get back and prove the use of Windows Media Player, I'll rate your posts as "sticking with a computer dummie". Thanks, Forest "Forest Gump" wrote: > Ok Wes, here goes my simpliest English description of where I am: > > 1 I have used Iomega Hotburn to make copies of mixed content (numerical > data/words/graphics) since 1994 with no problems, UNTIL > 2 Up pops the Autoplay display which normally I cancel and continue > successfully. I just hit what it landed on without thinking - it landed on > MUSIC and up popped some Sony Music program. Not thinking that I would have > to live with this forever, I didn't realize my problem until I tried to burn > a mixed content CD. I use my DVD drive as a source and CD drive as > destination. > 3 In between times I dusted off a copy of a CD track cleaning program that > I had never used. I thought that after 5 years of CD/DVD drive use that it > might be prudent to clean the lenses. Now Hotburn only will burn the track > programs onto anything I try to copy. While not responding to my selections. > It just goes ahead and does what it wants to which doesn't match my intent. > So maybe I have introduced another problem????? > 4 You showed me where to make setting selections Under My Computer/CD and > DVD drives/properties/Autoplay. I made selections as plain vanilla that I > could - "mixed content" blank disc" offer it to me everytime, etc and I > selected APPLY and OK > 5 Hotburn cannot see my mixed content disk and fails to respond to "Source > and Destination" selections under Copy CD. > 6 Hotburn apparently doesn't care what format it is copying since it never > asks music, mixed content, pictures, etc. It apparently just takes what it > sees and copies it. However, it does ask whether to copy directly from the > disk or from an image of the disk residing on the computer. > 7 I go back and look at Autoplay selections and they are not where I left > them, even when I immediately RESTART the computer to "fix" the settings. > > I hope that my use of English has given you more insight on the gremlin(s) > I'm dealing with. > Thanksk, > Forest > > > "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > > > Forrest, pretend that English is my second language, explain you problem(s) > > in simple English. > > > > -- > > Hope this helps. Let us know. > > > > Wes > > MS-MVP Windows Shell/User > > > > In news:B3803123-51FB-40A3-9493-D9A9C74898BE@microsoft.com, > > Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > > > Forest wrote: Thanks, Wes, for sticking with me. > > > Iomega Hotburn selecting CD Copy and copy from CD, not image. > > > > > > Autoplay selection keeps coming back "music" I never copy music. > > > Forest > > > > > > "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > > > > > >> What program are you using to burn CDs and DVDs? That is what determines > > >> writing mixed data. > > >> > > >> Autoplay Repair Wizard > > >> Brief Description > > >> The Microsoft AutoPlay Repair Wizard scans your computer devices to find > > >> defective AutoPlay settings, and attempts to fix those it finds. > > >> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en > > >> > > >> Apparently the problem with Mixed Mode CD format is that many CD drives > > >> have trouble reading these CDs. > > >> > > >> Definition of: Mixed Mode CD > > >> A compact disc format that contains both data and audio. The data are > > >> stored in track 1, and audio is stored in the remaining tracks. Newer > > >> audio CD players will skip the first track upon encountering the data, > > >> while earlier players will attempt to play the non-audio data, causing a > > >> loud, raucous sound that can damage the speakers. Since Mixed Mode > > >> recording is done in a single session, old non-multisession CD-ROM > > >> drives will support it. > > >> http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_te...i=47099,00.asp > > >> > > >> Windows Media Player Cannot Play CD-ROM with Both Audio and Data Tracks > > >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307911 > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Hope this helps. Let us know. > > >> > > >> Wes > > >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User > > >> > > >> In news:76FA5697-EABE-4231-B4AB-D796C18FB98E@microsoft.com, > > >> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > > >>> Thanks, Wes, for you quick response. AutoPlay settings don't stick. Both > > >>> the CD and DVD drives come back to music even after "applying" and > > >>> restarting the computer. How can I get my selections to stick? I just > > >>> want the music format to go away so that I can read/write mixed data? > > >>> > > >>> The URL you posted doesn't work for me either? > > >>> Forest Gump > > >>> > > >>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> You cannot control what a CD or DVD drive reads off of a disk. You can > > >>>> set the AutoPlay handelers for Audio and other parameters. > > >>>> > > >>>> To change how your computer handles multimedia content > > >>>> 1 Open My Computer. > > >>>> 2 Under Devices with Removable Storage, right-click the device you > > >>>> want, such as a digital camera or CD-ROM drive, and then click > > >>>> Properties. 3 On the AutoPlay tab, click the multimedia content type > > >>>> you want to change. 4 Under Actions, click the action you want Windows > > >>>> to perform when it detects the media type you selected. > > >>>> > > >>>> Notes > > >>>> To open My Computer, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop. > > >>>> Your removable storage device must be attached to your computer for it > > >>>> to appear in the My Computer folder. > > >>>> > > >>>> See also. > > >>>> The AutoRun feature or the AutoPlay feature does not work when you > > >>>> insert a CD-ROM in the drive > > >>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330135 > > >>>> > > >>>> -- > > >>>> Hope this helps. Let us know. > > >>>> > > >>>> Wes > > >>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User > > >>>> > > >>>> In news:0A2B27E1-1F4A-4345-BB2E-B86690E0C5E1@microsoft.com, > > >>>> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > > >>>>> accidently I set both drives for audio and can't get them reset back > > >>>>> to read data. > > >>>>> How do I get my drives back under my control? > > >>>>> Thanks > > > > |
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| Re: CD and DVD drive read formats I have been busy lately, Forest. But glad that you seem to have it under control. ;-) -- Hope this helps. Let us know. Wes MS-MVP Windows Shell/User In news:DFFCC902-A4E6-4FEB-AD34-28ADD9E9A48F@microsoft.com, Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > Forest Gump wrote: > > Wes, my step-daughter came over with her laptop and showed me Windows > Media Player and I had it and updated it to 9 Series update. When I get > some more disks (i burned the balance I had which copied the CD cleaner > tracks instead of what I wanted) I will see if WMP does the job and if > so, I will dump Iomega Hotburn. > BTW, both drives now allow me to look at a disc contents via Windows > Explorer, which is what I want. > I'm out of state for a week and when I get back and prove the use of > Windows Media Player, I'll rate your posts as "sticking with a computer > dummie". Thanks, > Forest > > > > > "Forest Gump" wrote: > >> Ok Wes, here goes my simpliest English description of where I am: >> >> 1 I have used Iomega Hotburn to make copies of mixed content (numerical >> data/words/graphics) since 1994 with no problems, UNTIL >> 2 Up pops the Autoplay display which normally I cancel and continue >> successfully. I just hit what it landed on without thinking - it landed >> on MUSIC and up popped some Sony Music program. Not thinking that I >> would have to live with this forever, I didn't realize my problem until >> I tried to burn a mixed content CD. I use my DVD drive as a source and >> CD drive as destination. >> 3 In between times I dusted off a copy of a CD track cleaning program >> that I had never used. I thought that after 5 years of CD/DVD drive use >> that it might be prudent to clean the lenses. Now Hotburn only will burn >> the track programs onto anything I try to copy. While not responding to >> my selections. It just goes ahead and does what it wants to which >> doesn't match my intent. So maybe I have introduced another problem????? >> 4 You showed me where to make setting selections Under My Computer/CD >> and DVD drives/properties/Autoplay. I made selections as plain vanilla >> that I could - "mixed content" blank disc" offer it to me everytime, etc >> and I selected APPLY and OK >> 5 Hotburn cannot see my mixed content disk and fails to respond to >> "Source and Destination" selections under Copy CD. >> 6 Hotburn apparently doesn't care what format it is copying since it >> never asks music, mixed content, pictures, etc. It apparently just takes >> what it sees and copies it. However, it does ask whether to copy >> directly from the disk or from an image of the disk residing on the >> computer. 7 I go back and look at Autoplay selections and they are not >> where I left them, even when I immediately RESTART the computer to "fix" >> the settings. >> >> I hope that my use of English has given you more insight on the >> gremlin(s) I'm dealing with. >> Thanksk, >> Forest >> >> >> "Wesley Vogel" wrote: >> >>> Forrest, pretend that English is my second language, explain you >>> problem(s) in simple English. >>> >>> -- >>> Hope this helps. Let us know. >>> >>> Wes >>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User >>> >>> In news:B3803123-51FB-40A3-9493-D9A9C74898BE@microsoft.com, >>> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: >>>> Forest wrote: Thanks, Wes, for sticking with me. >>>> Iomega Hotburn selecting CD Copy and copy from CD, not image. >>>> >>>> Autoplay selection keeps coming back "music" I never copy music. >>>> Forest >>>> >>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote: >>>> >>>>> What program are you using to burn CDs and DVDs? That is what >>>>> determines writing mixed data. >>>>> >>>>> Autoplay Repair Wizard >>>>> Brief Description >>>>> The Microsoft AutoPlay Repair Wizard scans your computer devices to >>>>> find defective AutoPlay settings, and attempts to fix those it finds. >>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en >>>>> >>>>> Apparently the problem with Mixed Mode CD format is that many CD >>>>> drives have trouble reading these CDs. >>>>> >>>>> Definition of: Mixed Mode CD >>>>> A compact disc format that contains both data and audio. The data are >>>>> stored in track 1, and audio is stored in the remaining tracks. Newer >>>>> audio CD players will skip the first track upon encountering the data, >>>>> while earlier players will attempt to play the non-audio data, >>>>> causing a loud, raucous sound that can damage the speakers. Since >>>>> Mixed Mode recording is done in a single session, old >>>>> non-multisession CD-ROM drives will support it. >>>>> http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_te...i=47099,00.asp >>>>> >>>>> Windows Media Player Cannot Play CD-ROM with Both Audio and Data >>>>> Tracks http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307911 >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know. >>>>> >>>>> Wes >>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User >>>>> >>>>> In news:76FA5697-EABE-4231-B4AB-D796C18FB98E@microsoft.com, >>>>> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: >>>>>> Thanks, Wes, for you quick response. AutoPlay settings don't stick. >>>>>> Both the CD and DVD drives come back to music even after "applying" >>>>>> and restarting the computer. How can I get my selections to stick? I >>>>>> just want the music format to go away so that I can read/write mixed >>>>>> data? >>>>>> >>>>>> The URL you posted doesn't work for me either? >>>>>> Forest Gump >>>>>> >>>>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> You cannot control what a CD or DVD drive reads off of a disk. You >>>>>>> can set the AutoPlay handelers for Audio and other parameters. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To change how your computer handles multimedia content >>>>>>> 1 Open My Computer. >>>>>>> 2 Under Devices with Removable Storage, right-click the device you >>>>>>> want, such as a digital camera or CD-ROM drive, and then click >>>>>>> Properties. 3 On the AutoPlay tab, click the multimedia content type >>>>>>> you want to change. 4 Under Actions, click the action you want >>>>>>> Windows to perform when it detects the media type you selected. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Notes >>>>>>> To open My Computer, double-click the My Computer icon on the >>>>>>> desktop. Your removable storage device must be attached to your >>>>>>> computer for it to appear in the My Computer folder. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> See also. >>>>>>> The AutoRun feature or the AutoPlay feature does not work when you >>>>>>> insert a CD-ROM in the drive >>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330135 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Wes >>>>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User >>>>>>> >>>>>>> In news:0A2B27E1-1F4A-4345-BB2E-B86690E0C5E1@microsoft.com, >>>>>>> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and >>>>>>> pecked: >>>>>>>> accidently I set both drives for audio and can't get them reset >>>>>>>> back to read data. >>>>>>>> How do I get my drives back under my control? >>>>>>>> Thanks |
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| Re: CD and DVD drive read formats Hello Wes, I'm back from being out of town and have blank CDs and am trying to use Windows Media Player to burn data CDs so that I can dump the 13 yr-old Iomega Hot Burn that has been giving me trouble. I have selected "other" and have been able to add my folders to the library, but cannot get the library to display the folders so that I can drag them into my newly titled playlist. Will Media Player allow me to burn "data" from my computer onto a CD? I have a feeling that somewhere I must add my data types "media tags" such as dot xls , dot doc, dot rtf, dot dwg file extensions somewhere, but can't find a place to do this? Thanks, Forest. "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > I have been busy lately, Forest. But glad that you seem to have it under > control. ;-) > > -- > Hope this helps. Let us know. > > Wes > MS-MVP Windows Shell/User > > In news:DFFCC902-A4E6-4FEB-AD34-28ADD9E9A48F@microsoft.com, > Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > > Forest Gump wrote: > > > > Wes, my step-daughter came over with her laptop and showed me Windows > > Media Player and I had it and updated it to 9 Series update. When I get > > some more disks (i burned the balance I had which copied the CD cleaner > > tracks instead of what I wanted) I will see if WMP does the job and if > > so, I will dump Iomega Hotburn. > > BTW, both drives now allow me to look at a disc contents via Windows > > Explorer, which is what I want. > > I'm out of state for a week and when I get back and prove the use of > > Windows Media Player, I'll rate your posts as "sticking with a computer > > dummie". Thanks, > > Forest > > > > > > > > > > "Forest Gump" wrote: > > > >> Ok Wes, here goes my simpliest English description of where I am: > >> > >> 1 I have used Iomega Hotburn to make copies of mixed content (numerical > >> data/words/graphics) since 1994 with no problems, UNTIL > >> 2 Up pops the Autoplay display which normally I cancel and continue > >> successfully. I just hit what it landed on without thinking - it landed > >> on MUSIC and up popped some Sony Music program. Not thinking that I > >> would have to live with this forever, I didn't realize my problem until > >> I tried to burn a mixed content CD. I use my DVD drive as a source and > >> CD drive as destination. > >> 3 In between times I dusted off a copy of a CD track cleaning program > >> that I had never used. I thought that after 5 years of CD/DVD drive use > >> that it might be prudent to clean the lenses. Now Hotburn only will burn > >> the track programs onto anything I try to copy. While not responding to > >> my selections. It just goes ahead and does what it wants to which > >> doesn't match my intent. So maybe I have introduced another problem????? > >> 4 You showed me where to make setting selections Under My Computer/CD > >> and DVD drives/properties/Autoplay. I made selections as plain vanilla > >> that I could - "mixed content" blank disc" offer it to me everytime, etc > >> and I selected APPLY and OK > >> 5 Hotburn cannot see my mixed content disk and fails to respond to > >> "Source and Destination" selections under Copy CD. > >> 6 Hotburn apparently doesn't care what format it is copying since it > >> never asks music, mixed content, pictures, etc. It apparently just takes > >> what it sees and copies it. However, it does ask whether to copy > >> directly from the disk or from an image of the disk residing on the > >> computer. 7 I go back and look at Autoplay selections and they are not > >> where I left them, even when I immediately RESTART the computer to "fix" > >> the settings. > >> > >> I hope that my use of English has given you more insight on the > >> gremlin(s) I'm dealing with. > >> Thanksk, > >> Forest > >> > >> > >> "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > >> > >>> Forrest, pretend that English is my second language, explain you > >>> problem(s) in simple English. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Hope this helps. Let us know. > >>> > >>> Wes > >>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User > >>> > >>> In news:B3803123-51FB-40A3-9493-D9A9C74898BE@microsoft.com, > >>> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > >>>> Forest wrote: Thanks, Wes, for sticking with me. > >>>> Iomega Hotburn selecting CD Copy and copy from CD, not image. > >>>> > >>>> Autoplay selection keeps coming back "music" I never copy music. > >>>> Forest > >>>> > >>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> What program are you using to burn CDs and DVDs? That is what > >>>>> determines writing mixed data. > >>>>> > >>>>> Autoplay Repair Wizard > >>>>> Brief Description > >>>>> The Microsoft AutoPlay Repair Wizard scans your computer devices to > >>>>> find defective AutoPlay settings, and attempts to fix those it finds. > >>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en > >>>>> > >>>>> Apparently the problem with Mixed Mode CD format is that many CD > >>>>> drives have trouble reading these CDs. > >>>>> > >>>>> Definition of: Mixed Mode CD > >>>>> A compact disc format that contains both data and audio. The data are > >>>>> stored in track 1, and audio is stored in the remaining tracks. Newer > >>>>> audio CD players will skip the first track upon encountering the data, > >>>>> while earlier players will attempt to play the non-audio data, > >>>>> causing a loud, raucous sound that can damage the speakers. Since > >>>>> Mixed Mode recording is done in a single session, old > >>>>> non-multisession CD-ROM drives will support it. > >>>>> http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_te...i=47099,00.asp > >>>>> > >>>>> Windows Media Player Cannot Play CD-ROM with Both Audio and Data > >>>>> Tracks http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307911 > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know. > >>>>> > >>>>> Wes > >>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User > >>>>> > >>>>> In news:76FA5697-EABE-4231-B4AB-D796C18FB98E@microsoft.com, > >>>>> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > >>>>>> Thanks, Wes, for you quick response. AutoPlay settings don't stick. > >>>>>> Both the CD and DVD drives come back to music even after "applying" > >>>>>> and restarting the computer. How can I get my selections to stick? I > >>>>>> just want the music format to go away so that I can read/write mixed > >>>>>> data? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> The URL you posted doesn't work for me either? > >>>>>> Forest Gump > >>>>>> > >>>>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> You cannot control what a CD or DVD drive reads off of a disk. You > >>>>>>> can set the AutoPlay handelers for Audio and other parameters. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> To change how your computer handles multimedia content > >>>>>>> 1 Open My Computer. > >>>>>>> 2 Under Devices with Removable Storage, right-click the device you > >>>>>>> want, such as a digital camera or CD-ROM drive, and then click > >>>>>>> Properties. 3 On the AutoPlay tab, click the multimedia content type > >>>>>>> you want to change. 4 Under Actions, click the action you want > >>>>>>> Windows to perform when it detects the media type you selected. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Notes > >>>>>>> To open My Computer, double-click the My Computer icon on the > >>>>>>> desktop. Your removable storage device must be attached to your > >>>>>>> computer for it to appear in the My Computer folder. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> See also. > >>>>>>> The AutoRun feature or the AutoPlay feature does not work when you > >>>>>>> insert a CD-ROM in the drive > >>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330135 > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Wes > >>>>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> In news:0A2B27E1-1F4A-4345-BB2E-B86690E0C5E1@microsoft.com, > >>>>>>> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and > >>>>>>> pecked: > >>>>>>>> accidently I set both drives for audio and can't get them reset > >>>>>>>> back to read data. > >>>>>>>> How do I get my drives back under my control? > >>>>>>>> Thanks > > |
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| Re: CD and DVD drive read formats You can also use XP's CD recording wizard. To enable XP's recording wizard. Open My Computer, right click the CD Drive icon and then click Properties. Click the Recording tab. Check: Enable CD recording on this drive Click: Apply Click: OK How to copy information to a CD in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306524 Description of CD-R and CD-RW recording in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279157 How To Erase Files From a CD-RW Disc in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306641 Also type CD recording in the Search box in Help and Support for more help. -- Hope this helps. Let us know. Wes MS-MVP Windows Shell/User In news:A5054769-AFD1-4C18-A268-475ABBEA8474@microsoft.com, Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > Hello Wes, I'm back from being out of town and have blank CDs and am > trying to use Windows Media Player to burn data CDs so that I can dump > the 13 yr-old Iomega Hot Burn that has been giving me trouble. > I have selected "other" and have been able to add my folders to the > library, but cannot get the library to display the folders so that I can > drag them into my newly titled playlist. > > Will Media Player allow me to burn "data" from my computer onto a CD? > > I have a feeling that somewhere I must add my data types "media tags" such > as dot xls , dot doc, dot rtf, dot dwg file extensions somewhere, but > can't find a place to do this? > > Thanks, Forest. > > "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > >> I have been busy lately, Forest. But glad that you seem to have it under >> control. ;-) >> >> -- >> Hope this helps. Let us know. >> >> Wes >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User >> >> In news:DFFCC902-A4E6-4FEB-AD34-28ADD9E9A48F@microsoft.com, >> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: >>> Forest Gump wrote: >>> >>> Wes, my step-daughter came over with her laptop and showed me Windows >>> Media Player and I had it and updated it to 9 Series update. When I get >>> some more disks (i burned the balance I had which copied the CD cleaner >>> tracks instead of what I wanted) I will see if WMP does the job and if >>> so, I will dump Iomega Hotburn. >>> BTW, both drives now allow me to look at a disc contents via Windows >>> Explorer, which is what I want. >>> I'm out of state for a week and when I get back and prove the use of >>> Windows Media Player, I'll rate your posts as "sticking with a computer >>> dummie". Thanks, >>> Forest >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> "Forest Gump" wrote: >>> >>>> Ok Wes, here goes my simpliest English description of where I am: >>>> >>>> 1 I have used Iomega Hotburn to make copies of mixed content >>>> (numerical data/words/graphics) since 1994 with no problems, UNTIL >>>> 2 Up pops the Autoplay display which normally I cancel and continue >>>> successfully. I just hit what it landed on without thinking - it landed >>>> on MUSIC and up popped some Sony Music program. Not thinking that I >>>> would have to live with this forever, I didn't realize my problem until >>>> I tried to burn a mixed content CD. I use my DVD drive as a source and >>>> CD drive as destination. >>>> 3 In between times I dusted off a copy of a CD track cleaning program >>>> that I had never used. I thought that after 5 years of CD/DVD drive use >>>> that it might be prudent to clean the lenses. Now Hotburn only will >>>> burn the track programs onto anything I try to copy. While not >>>> responding to my selections. It just goes ahead and does what it wants >>>> to which doesn't match my intent. So maybe I have introduced another >>>> problem????? 4 You showed me where to make setting selections Under >>>> My Computer/CD and DVD drives/properties/Autoplay. I made selections >>>> as plain vanilla that I could - "mixed content" blank disc" offer it >>>> to me everytime, etc and I selected APPLY and OK >>>> 5 Hotburn cannot see my mixed content disk and fails to respond to >>>> "Source and Destination" selections under Copy CD. >>>> 6 Hotburn apparently doesn't care what format it is copying since it >>>> never asks music, mixed content, pictures, etc. It apparently just >>>> takes what it sees and copies it. However, it does ask whether to copy >>>> directly from the disk or from an image of the disk residing on the >>>> computer. 7 I go back and look at Autoplay selections and they are not >>>> where I left them, even when I immediately RESTART the computer to >>>> "fix" the settings. >>>> >>>> I hope that my use of English has given you more insight on the >>>> gremlin(s) I'm dealing with. >>>> Thanksk, >>>> Forest >>>> >>>> >>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote: >>>> >>>>> Forrest, pretend that English is my second language, explain you >>>>> problem(s) in simple English. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know. >>>>> >>>>> Wes >>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User >>>>> >>>>> In news:B3803123-51FB-40A3-9493-D9A9C74898BE@microsoft.com, >>>>> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: >>>>>> Forest wrote: Thanks, Wes, for sticking with me. >>>>>> Iomega Hotburn selecting CD Copy and copy from CD, not image. >>>>>> >>>>>> Autoplay selection keeps coming back "music" I never copy music. >>>>>> Forest >>>>>> >>>>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> What program are you using to burn CDs and DVDs? That is what >>>>>>> determines writing mixed data. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Autoplay Repair Wizard >>>>>>> Brief Description >>>>>>> The Microsoft AutoPlay Repair Wizard scans your computer devices to >>>>>>> find defective AutoPlay settings, and attempts to fix those it >>>>>>> finds. >>>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Apparently the problem with Mixed Mode CD format is that many CD >>>>>>> drives have trouble reading these CDs. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Definition of: Mixed Mode CD >>>>>>> A compact disc format that contains both data and audio. The data >>>>>>> are stored in track 1, and audio is stored in the remaining tracks. >>>>>>> Newer audio CD players will skip the first track upon encountering >>>>>>> the data, while earlier players will attempt to play the non-audio >>>>>>> data, causing a loud, raucous sound that can damage the speakers. >>>>>>> Since Mixed Mode recording is done in a single session, old >>>>>>> non-multisession CD-ROM drives will support it. >>>>>>> http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_te...i=47099,00.asp >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Windows Media Player Cannot Play CD-ROM with Both Audio and Data >>>>>>> Tracks http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307911 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Wes >>>>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User >>>>>>> >>>>>>> In news:76FA5697-EABE-4231-B4AB-D796C18FB98E@microsoft.com, >>>>>>> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and >>>>>>> pecked: >>>>>>>> Thanks, Wes, for you quick response. AutoPlay settings don't stick. >>>>>>>> Both the CD and DVD drives come back to music even after "applying" >>>>>>>> and restarting the computer. How can I get my selections to stick? >>>>>>>> I just want the music format to go away so that I can read/write >>>>>>>> mixed data? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The URL you posted doesn't work for me either? >>>>>>>> Forest Gump >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> You cannot control what a CD or DVD drive reads off of a disk. >>>>>>>>> You can set the AutoPlay handelers for Audio and other parameters. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> To change how your computer handles multimedia content >>>>>>>>> 1 Open My Computer. >>>>>>>>> 2 Under Devices with Removable Storage, right-click the device you >>>>>>>>> want, such as a digital camera or CD-ROM drive, and then click >>>>>>>>> Properties. 3 On the AutoPlay tab, click the multimedia content >>>>>>>>> type you want to change. 4 Under Actions, click the action you >>>>>>>>> want Windows to perform when it detects the media type you >>>>>>>>> selected. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Notes >>>>>>>>> To open My Computer, double-click the My Computer icon on the >>>>>>>>> desktop. Your removable storage device must be attached to your >>>>>>>>> computer for it to appear in the My Computer folder. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> See also. >>>>>>>>> The AutoRun feature or the AutoPlay feature does not work when you >>>>>>>>> insert a CD-ROM in the drive >>>>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330135 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Wes >>>>>>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> In news:0A2B27E1-1F4A-4345-BB2E-B86690E0C5E1@microsoft.com, >>>>>>>>> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and >>>>>>>>> pecked: >>>>>>>>>> accidently I set both drives for audio and can't get them reset >>>>>>>>>> back to read data. >>>>>>>>>> How do I get my drives back under my control? >>>>>>>>>> Thanks |
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| Re: CD and DVD drive read formats Wes, EUREKA!!! How incredibly simple and it was there all the time nearly 5 years. Going thru your instructions, my drive apparently was already set as a recording device so all I had to do was to: 1 right click on my folder and select COPY 2 right click again on the same folder and select SEND TO > CD Drive G and continue the process, manually keeping track of folder size so that I would not exceed the 700 MB limit. Properties on the CD show full after the first copied file. YOU HAVE BEEN A GREAT HELP - THANKS, THANKS, THANKS "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > You can also use XP's CD recording wizard. > > To enable XP's recording wizard. > > Open My Computer, right click the CD Drive icon and then click Properties. > Click the Recording tab. > Check: Enable CD recording on this drive > Click: Apply > Click: OK > > How to copy information to a CD in Windows XP > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306524 > > Description of CD-R and CD-RW recording in Windows XP > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279157 > > How To Erase Files From a CD-RW Disc in Windows XP > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306641 > > Also type CD recording in the Search box in Help and Support for more help. > > -- > Hope this helps. Let us know. > > Wes > MS-MVP Windows Shell/User > > In news:A5054769-AFD1-4C18-A268-475ABBEA8474@microsoft.com, > Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > > Hello Wes, I'm back from being out of town and have blank CDs and am > > trying to use Windows Media Player to burn data CDs so that I can dump > > the 13 yr-old Iomega Hot Burn that has been giving me trouble. > > I have selected "other" and have been able to add my folders to the > > library, but cannot get the library to display the folders so that I can > > drag them into my newly titled playlist. > > > > Will Media Player allow me to burn "data" from my computer onto a CD? > > > > I have a feeling that somewhere I must add my data types "media tags" such > > as dot xls , dot doc, dot rtf, dot dwg file extensions somewhere, but > > can't find a place to do this? > > > > Thanks, Forest. > > > > "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > > > >> I have been busy lately, Forest. But glad that you seem to have it under > >> control. ;-) > >> > >> -- > >> Hope this helps. Let us know. > >> > >> Wes > >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User > >> > >> In news:DFFCC902-A4E6-4FEB-AD34-28ADD9E9A48F@microsoft.com, > >> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > >>> Forest Gump wrote: > >>> > >>> Wes, my step-daughter came over with her laptop and showed me Windows > >>> Media Player and I had it and updated it to 9 Series update. When I get > >>> some more disks (i burned the balance I had which copied the CD cleaner > >>> tracks instead of what I wanted) I will see if WMP does the job and if > >>> so, I will dump Iomega Hotburn. > >>> BTW, both drives now allow me to look at a disc contents via Windows > >>> Explorer, which is what I want. > >>> I'm out of state for a week and when I get back and prove the use of > >>> Windows Media Player, I'll rate your posts as "sticking with a computer > >>> dummie". Thanks, > >>> Forest > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> "Forest Gump" wrote: > >>> > >>>> Ok Wes, here goes my simpliest English description of where I am: > >>>> > >>>> 1 I have used Iomega Hotburn to make copies of mixed content > >>>> (numerical data/words/graphics) since 1994 with no problems, UNTIL > >>>> 2 Up pops the Autoplay display which normally I cancel and continue > >>>> successfully. I just hit what it landed on without thinking - it landed > >>>> on MUSIC and up popped some Sony Music program. Not thinking that I > >>>> would have to live with this forever, I didn't realize my problem until > >>>> I tried to burn a mixed content CD. I use my DVD drive as a source and > >>>> CD drive as destination. > >>>> 3 In between times I dusted off a copy of a CD track cleaning program > >>>> that I had never used. I thought that after 5 years of CD/DVD drive use > >>>> that it might be prudent to clean the lenses. Now Hotburn only will > >>>> burn the track programs onto anything I try to copy. While not > >>>> responding to my selections. It just goes ahead and does what it wants > >>>> to which doesn't match my intent. So maybe I have introduced another > >>>> problem????? 4 You showed me where to make setting selections Under > >>>> My Computer/CD and DVD drives/properties/Autoplay. I made selections > >>>> as plain vanilla that I could - "mixed content" blank disc" offer it > >>>> to me everytime, etc and I selected APPLY and OK > >>>> 5 Hotburn cannot see my mixed content disk and fails to respond to > >>>> "Source and Destination" selections under Copy CD. > >>>> 6 Hotburn apparently doesn't care what format it is copying since it > >>>> never asks music, mixed content, pictures, etc. It apparently just > >>>> takes what it sees and copies it. However, it does ask whether to copy > >>>> directly from the disk or from an image of the disk residing on the > >>>> computer. 7 I go back and look at Autoplay selections and they are not > >>>> where I left them, even when I immediately RESTART the computer to > >>>> "fix" the settings. > >>>> > >>>> I hope that my use of English has given you more insight on the > >>>> gremlin(s) I'm dealing with. > >>>> Thanksk, > >>>> Forest > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Forrest, pretend that English is my second language, explain you > >>>>> problem(s) in simple English. > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know. > >>>>> > >>>>> Wes > >>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User > >>>>> > >>>>> In news:B3803123-51FB-40A3-9493-D9A9C74898BE@microsoft.com, > >>>>> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > >>>>>> Forest wrote: Thanks, Wes, for sticking with me. > >>>>>> Iomega Hotburn selecting CD Copy and copy from CD, not image. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Autoplay selection keeps coming back "music" I never copy music. > >>>>>> Forest > >>>>>> > >>>>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> What program are you using to burn CDs and DVDs? That is what > >>>>>>> determines writing mixed data. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Autoplay Repair Wizard > >>>>>>> Brief Description > >>>>>>> The Microsoft AutoPlay Repair Wizard scans your computer devices to > >>>>>>> find defective AutoPlay settings, and attempts to fix those it > >>>>>>> finds. > >>>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Apparently the problem with Mixed Mode CD format is that many CD > >>>>>>> drives have trouble reading these CDs. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Definition of: Mixed Mode CD > >>>>>>> A compact disc format that contains both data and audio. The data > >>>>>>> are stored in track 1, and audio is stored in the remaining tracks. > >>>>>>> Newer audio CD players will skip the first track upon encountering > >>>>>>> the data, while earlier players will attempt to play the non-audio > >>>>>>> data, causing a loud, raucous sound that can damage the speakers. > >>>>>>> Since Mixed Mode recording is done in a single session, old > >>>>>>> non-multisession CD-ROM drives will support it. > >>>>>>> http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_te...i=47099,00.asp > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Windows Media Player Cannot Play CD-ROM with Both Audio and Data > >>>>>>> Tracks http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307911 > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Wes > >>>>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> In news:76FA5697-EABE-4231-B4AB-D796C18FB98E@microsoft.com, > >>>>>>> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and > >>>>>>> pecked: > >>>>>>>> Thanks, Wes, for you quick response. AutoPlay settings don't stick. > >>>>>>>> Both the CD and DVD drives come back to music even after "applying" > >>>>>>>> and restarting the computer. How can I get my selections to stick? > >>>>>>>> I just want the music format to go away so that I can read/write > >>>>>>>> mixed data? > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> The URL you posted doesn't work for me either? > >>>>>>>> Forest Gump > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> You cannot control what a CD or DVD drive reads off of a disk. > >>>>>>>>> You can set the AutoPlay handelers for Audio and other parameters. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> To change how your computer handles multimedia content > >>>>>>>>> 1 Open My Computer. > >>>>>>>>> 2 Under Devices with Removable Storage, right-click the device you > >>>>>>>>> want, such as a digital camera or CD-ROM drive, and then click > >>>>>>>>> Properties. 3 On the AutoPlay tab, click the multimedia content > >>>>>>>>> type you want to change. 4 Under Actions, click the action you > >>>>>>>>> want Windows to perform when it detects the media type you > >>>>>>>>> selected. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Notes > >>>>>>>>> To open My Computer, double-click the My Computer icon on the > >>>>>>>>> desktop. Your removable storage device must be attached to your > >>>>>>>>> computer for it to appear in the My Computer folder. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> See also. > >>>>>>>>> The AutoRun feature or the AutoPlay feature does not work when you > >>>>>>>>> insert a CD-ROM in the drive > >>>>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330135 > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Wes > >>>>>>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> In news:0A2B27E1-1F4A-4345-BB2E-B86690E0C5E1@microsoft.com, > >>>>>>>>> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and > >>>>>>>>> pecked: > >>>>>>>>>> accidently I set both drives for audio and can't get them reset > >>>>>>>>>> back to read data. > >>>>>>>>>> How do I get my drives back under my control? > >>>>>>>>>> Thanks > > |
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| Re: CD and DVD drive read formats I love it when a plan comes together. :-) Keep having fun. -- Hope this helps. Let us know. Wes MS-MVP Windows Shell/User In news:3C16D2B6-1523-49DB-B3A1-E671F8947069@microsoft.com, Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > Wes, EUREKA!!! How incredibly simple and it was there all the time nearly > 5 years. > Going thru your instructions, my drive apparently was already set as a > recording device so all I had to do was to: > 1 right click on my folder and select COPY > 2 right click again on the same folder and select SEND TO > CD Drive G > and continue the process, manually keeping track of folder size so that I > would not exceed the 700 MB limit. Properties on the CD show full after > the first copied file. > > YOU HAVE BEEN A GREAT HELP - THANKS, THANKS, THANKS > > "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > >> You can also use XP's CD recording wizard. >> >> To enable XP's recording wizard. >> >> Open My Computer, right click the CD Drive icon and then click >> Properties. Click the Recording tab. >> Check: Enable CD recording on this drive >> Click: Apply >> Click: OK >> >> How to copy information to a CD in Windows XP >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306524 >> >> Description of CD-R and CD-RW recording in Windows XP >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279157 >> >> How To Erase Files From a CD-RW Disc in Windows XP >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306641 >> >> Also type CD recording in the Search box in Help and Support for more >> help. >> >> -- >> Hope this helps. Let us know. >> >> Wes >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User >> >> In news:A5054769-AFD1-4C18-A268-475ABBEA8474@microsoft.com, >> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: >>> Hello Wes, I'm back from being out of town and have blank CDs and am >>> trying to use Windows Media Player to burn data CDs so that I can dump >>> the 13 yr-old Iomega Hot Burn that has been giving me trouble. >>> I have selected "other" and have been able to add my folders to the >>> library, but cannot get the library to display the folders so that I can >>> drag them into my newly titled playlist. >>> >>> Will Media Player allow me to burn "data" from my computer onto a CD? >>> >>> I have a feeling that somewhere I must add my data types "media tags" >>> such as dot xls , dot doc, dot rtf, dot dwg file extensions somewhere, >>> but can't find a place to do this? >>> >>> Thanks, Forest. >>> >>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote: >>> >>>> I have been busy lately, Forest. But glad that you seem to have it >>>> under control. ;-) >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Hope this helps. Let us know. >>>> >>>> Wes >>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User >>>> >>>> In news:DFFCC902-A4E6-4FEB-AD34-28ADD9E9A48F@microsoft.com, >>>> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: >>>>> Forest Gump wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Wes, my step-daughter came over with her laptop and showed me Windows >>>>> Media Player and I had it and updated it to 9 Series update. When I >>>>> get some more disks (i burned the balance I had which copied the CD >>>>> cleaner tracks instead of what I wanted) I will see if WMP does the >>>>> job and if so, I will dump Iomega Hotburn. >>>>> BTW, both drives now allow me to look at a disc contents via Windows >>>>> Explorer, which is what I want. >>>>> I'm out of state for a week and when I get back and prove the use of >>>>> Windows Media Player, I'll rate your posts as "sticking with a >>>>> computer dummie". Thanks, >>>>> Forest >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> "Forest Gump" wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Ok Wes, here goes my simpliest English description of where I am: >>>>>> >>>>>> 1 I have used Iomega Hotburn to make copies of mixed content >>>>>> (numerical data/words/graphics) since 1994 with no problems, UNTIL >>>>>> 2 Up pops the Autoplay display which normally I cancel and continue >>>>>> successfully. I just hit what it landed on without thinking - it >>>>>> landed on MUSIC and up popped some Sony Music program. Not thinking >>>>>> that I would have to live with this forever, I didn't realize my >>>>>> problem until I tried to burn a mixed content CD. I use my DVD drive >>>>>> as a source and CD drive as destination. >>>>>> 3 In between times I dusted off a copy of a CD track cleaning >>>>>> program that I had never used. I thought that after 5 years of >>>>>> CD/DVD drive use that it might be prudent to clean the lenses. Now >>>>>> Hotburn only will burn the track programs onto anything I try to >>>>>> copy. While not responding to my selections. It just goes ahead and >>>>>> does what it wants to which doesn't match my intent. So maybe I have >>>>>> introduced another problem????? 4 You showed me where to make >>>>>> setting selections Under My Computer/CD and DVD >>>>>> drives/properties/Autoplay. I made selections as plain vanilla that >>>>>> I could - "mixed content" blank disc" offer it to me everytime, etc >>>>>> and I selected APPLY and OK 5 Hotburn cannot see my mixed content >>>>>> disk and fails to respond to "Source and Destination" selections >>>>>> under Copy CD. 6 Hotburn apparently doesn't care what format it is >>>>>> copying since it never asks music, mixed content, pictures, etc. It >>>>>> apparently just takes what it sees and copies it. However, it does >>>>>> ask whether to copy directly from the disk or from an image of the >>>>>> disk residing on the computer. 7 I go back and look at Autoplay >>>>>> selections and they are not where I left them, even when I >>>>>> immediately RESTART the computer to "fix" the settings. >>>>>> >>>>>> I hope that my use of English has given you more insight on the >>>>>> gremlin(s) I'm dealing with. >>>>>> Thanksk, >>>>>> Forest >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Forrest, pretend that English is my second language, explain you >>>>>>> problem(s) in simple English. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Wes >>>>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User >>>>>>> >>>>>>> In news:B3803123-51FB-40A3-9493-D9A9C74898BE@microsoft.com, >>>>>>> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and >>>>>>> pecked: >>>>>>>> Forest wrote: Thanks, Wes, for sticking with me. >>>>>>>> Iomega Hotburn selecting CD Copy and copy from CD, not image. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Autoplay selection keeps coming back "music" I never copy music. >>>>>>>> Forest >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> What program are you using to burn CDs and DVDs? That is what >>>>>>>>> determines writing mixed data. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Autoplay Repair Wizard >>>>>>>>> Brief Description >>>>>>>>> The Microsoft AutoPlay Repair Wizard scans your computer devices >>>>>>>>> to find defective AutoPlay settings, and attempts to fix those it >>>>>>>>> finds. >>>>>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Apparently the problem with Mixed Mode CD format is that many CD >>>>>>>>> drives have trouble reading these CDs. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Definition of: Mixed Mode CD >>>>>>>>> A compact disc format that contains both data and audio. The data >>>>>>>>> are stored in track 1, and audio is stored in the remaining >>>>>>>>> tracks. Newer audio CD players will skip the first track upon >>>>>>>>> encountering the data, while earlier players will attempt to play >>>>>>>>> the non-audio data, causing a loud, raucous sound that can damage >>>>>>>>> the speakers. Since Mixed Mode recording is done in a single >>>>>>>>> session, old non-multisession CD-ROM drives will support it. >>>>>>>>> http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_te...i=47099,00.asp >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Windows Media Player Cannot Play CD-ROM with Both Audio and Data >>>>>>>>> Tracks http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307911 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Wes >>>>>>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> In news:76FA5697-EABE-4231-B4AB-D796C18FB98E@microsoft.com, >>>>>>>>> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and >>>>>>>>> pecked: >>>>>>>>>> Thanks, Wes, for you quick response. AutoPlay settings don't >>>>>>>>>> stick. Both the CD and DVD drives come back to music even after >>>>>>>>>> "applying" and restarting the computer. How can I get my >>>>>>>>>> selections to stick? I just want the music format to go away so >>>>>>>>>> that I can read/write mixed data? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The URL you posted doesn't work for me either? >>>>>>>>>> Forest Gump >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> You cannot control what a CD or DVD drive reads off of a disk. >>>>>>>>>>> You can set the AutoPlay handelers for Audio and other >>>>>>>>>>> parameters. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> To change how your computer handles multimedia content >>>>>>>>>>> 1 Open My Computer. >>>>>>>>>>> 2 Under Devices with Removable Storage, right-click the device >>>>>>>>>>> you want, such as a digital camera or CD-ROM drive, and then >>>>>>>>>>> click Properties. 3 On the AutoPlay tab, click the multimedia >>>>>>>>>>> content type you want to change. 4 Under Actions, click the >>>>>>>>>>> action you want Windows to perform when it detects the media >>>>>>>>>>> type you selected. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Notes >>>>>>>>>>> To open My Computer, double-click the My Computer icon on the >>>>>>>>>>> desktop. Your removable storage device must be attached to your >>>>>>>>>>> computer for it to appear in the My Computer folder. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> See also. >>>>>>>>>>> The AutoRun feature or the AutoPlay feature does not work when >>>>>>>>>>> you insert a CD-ROM in the drive >>>>>>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330135 >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Wes >>>>>>>>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> In news:0A2B27E1-1F4A-4345-BB2E-B86690E0C5E1@microsoft.com, >>>>>>>>>>> Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and >>>>>>>>>>> pecked: >>>>>>>>>>>> accidently I set both drives for audio and can't get them reset >>>>>>>>>>>> back to read data. >>>>>>>>>>>> How do I get my drives back under my control? >>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks |
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| Re: CD and DVD drive read formats Wes - Help! I don't know much about One Note except that I can have it running and recording my meetings even while I am typing the minutes at the same time. My problem: Once I have recorded the audio, I want to copy that recording to a CD disc to save it in my files. How is this done? Rickey "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > You cannot control what a CD or DVD drive reads off of a disk. You can set > the AutoPlay handelers for Audio and other parameters. > > To change how your computer handles multimedia content > 1 Open My Computer. > 2 Under Devices with Removable Storage, right-click the device you want, > such as a digital camera or CD-ROM drive, and then click Properties. > 3 On the AutoPlay tab, click the multimedia content type you want to change. > 4 Under Actions, click the action you want Windows to perform when it > detects the media type you selected. > > Notes > To open My Computer, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop. > Your removable storage device must be attached to your computer for it to > appear in the My Computer folder. > > See also. > The AutoRun feature or the AutoPlay feature does not work when you insert a > CD-ROM in the drive > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330135 > > -- > Hope this helps. Let us know. > > Wes > MS-MVP Windows Shell/User > > In news:0A2B27E1-1F4A-4345-BB2E-B86690E0C5E1@microsoft.com, > Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > > accidently I set both drives for audio and can't get them reset back to > > read data. > > How do I get my drives back under my control? > > Thanks > > |
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| Re: CD and DVD drive read formats Wes - Help! I don't know much about One Note except that I can have it running and recording my meetings even while I am typing the minutes at the same time. My problem: Once I have recorded the audio, I want to copy that recording to a CD disc to save it in my files. How is this done? Rickey "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > You cannot control what a CD or DVD drive reads off of a disk. You can set > the AutoPlay handelers for Audio and other parameters. > > To change how your computer handles multimedia content > 1 Open My Computer. > 2 Under Devices with Removable Storage, right-click the device you want, > such as a digital camera or CD-ROM drive, and then click Properties. > 3 On the AutoPlay tab, click the multimedia content type you want to change. > 4 Under Actions, click the action you want Windows to perform when it > detects the media type you selected. > > Notes > To open My Computer, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop. > Your removable storage device must be attached to your computer for it to > appear in the My Computer folder. > > See also. > The AutoRun feature or the AutoPlay feature does not work when you insert a > CD-ROM in the drive > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330135 > > -- > Hope this helps. Let us know. > > Wes > MS-MVP Windows Shell/User > > In news:0A2B27E1-1F4A-4345-BB2E-B86690E0C5E1@microsoft.com, > Forest Gump <ForestGump@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > > accidently I set both drives for audio and can't get them reset back to > > read data. > > How do I get my drives back under my control? > > Thanks > > |
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