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Question

Cant play WXP cd in Win8.

Dec 8, 2014 11:58PM PST

On my old WXP desktop I burnt to a cd the data, images, etc. that I wanted to transfer to my new computer.

I now have a Win8.1 laptop (HP 15-g000na) but I cannot play the cd on it.

Can someone please help as I need some of the stuff that is on the cd? (Notably my Chritmas card mailing list)

Please note that I am new to Windws 8 so the fullest possible instructions and information would be appreciated.

Thank you,
Peter.

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TRUE!!!
Dec 9, 2014 12:02AM PST

Since the native XP CD burning apps are rarely used we have to know what app was used. If it's some drag to CD to burn app the session was likely not closed. For that we use ISOBUSTER and hope.

A CD was 700 or less meagerbytes so I can't guess why you didn't send it to DropBox.
Bob

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Three remarks.
Dec 9, 2014 12:08AM PST

1. I find a USB-stick a much better way to transfer data than a burned CD. Don't you?
2. We have a proverb here that says "Don't throw away your old shoes until you have new". Applied to this case it's something like "Don't throw away your old computer until you successfully transferred the data to your new one."
3. Where's the backup of your data from the XP desktop?

Too late now, probably. But something to take into account when you buy your next computer to replace your 8.1 laptop. Of course, making a backup of the data on it shouldn't wait till then.

Kees

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I always use this in windows
Dec 9, 2014 3:51AM PST
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Please answer the question.
Dec 11, 2014 3:06AM PST

Thank you for the information you have given me. However, none of the three replies answers the question that I asked.

I want to know how I can play the disc I recorded on WXP on my Win 8.1 laptop.

How can I do this?

Peter.

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You would have to reveal how the disc was created.
Dec 11, 2014 3:12AM PST

I did note ISOBUSTER to break into that old system but maybe it's too technical. So no, without knowing how you made the disc and the software used, there is no direct answer unless we tell you to send it to drivesavers.com to let them recover the data.
Bob

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I think Bob might have got this
Dec 11, 2014 3:22AM PST

His post above, link to it here; http://forums.cnet.com/7726-33042_102-5636611.html

It all depends how you burnt, (copied), the data to the CD from within XP.

1] Closed sessions - The burning process ends with the session being closed. No other data can be written to that session, but that CD can be read by any other computer.

2] Open session - The burning process ends but the software you used did not close the session and the session remains open. This allows other data to be burnt to that CD later if required. BUT only on the computer that performed the open session.

I suspect that your data was burnt/copied using method 2 above, meaning no other computer can read the data stored on that CD. But I don't know that for sure. If so, Bob's suggestion is to try ISOBUSTER.

Open and Closed sessions. This is not a topic that general people generally know about. I know I certainly didn't before I started posting here.

Mark

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Agree with you Mark.
Dec 11, 2014 3:27AM PST

I think the OP needs to "borrow" an XP machine and close the disc.
Dafydd.

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A warning.
Dec 11, 2014 3:31AM PST

Before they close the disc they must copy what's there out. I've seen media go blank on closing the session. The only good news was ISOBUSTER still was able to reach in but why take the risk?
Bob

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I'm not even sure...
Dec 11, 2014 3:34AM PST

I am not even sure that would work.

If I remember rightly, and I can't profess to be 100% sure, the "Open Session" disk prevented any other computer from reading the data on the disk, whether same OS or not.

I'm talking any Windows OS here. I guess Linux would be able to read such disks but again I don't know.

Mark

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True.
Dec 11, 2014 3:38AM PST

Bob and Mark, I forgot about that been to long off XP.
Dafydd.

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Now I don't know
Dec 11, 2014 8:44AM PST

if you are talking about a music disc or a data disc and yes it makes a difference. You first mentioned data, now talking music, which could be cda files or mp3 and the method of each would be different.