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CD's can't be read on Wndos 98 and 7

Jun 19, 2013 3:34AM PDT

The cd's I made on my old pc with wndos 98 can't be read on my new pc with wndos 7. And the cd's I made on wndos 7 can't be read on wndos 98.
What can I do?
Is there any CD burner software that will work with both wndos?

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Clarification Request
Tell more.
Jun 19, 2013 3:39AM PDT

If these are made with drag to CD software that can be proprietary. If I create such with CD creation software such as CDBURNERXP (works with 7 fine) and it's a single closed 9660 session then I have yet to find an issue unless the CD drive has failed.
Bob

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CD problem
Jun 19, 2013 10:40PM PDT

The issue is not in the operating system.The software you are using for writing the CD is not compatible.Use NERO upgraded version to write the CD.This will definitely work well.

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I know it's software
Jun 20, 2013 12:00AM PDT

Windows 7 is using Nero 10. windows 98 is using HP cd creator. I know it's a software problem but I don't know how to solve it. I need software that will read/write on BOTH systems.

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Re: CD
Jun 20, 2013 12:26AM PDT

- An audio CD written on any PC will play on any CD-player (except when it physically reads no burned CD's) and on any PC with the right software to play audio CD's and no hardware issues.
- A data CD written in a correctly closed session on any PC will be usable in any other PC, if there are no hardware issues.
That's because the format for both types of CD is well-defined and standardised and you don't need any burning program to read them. And because you don't need a burning program to read them, you can't have the wrong burning program either!
If you burn a non-standard type of CD, you'll have issues indeed.

So either you don't burn an audio or data CD, or you don't close the session, or you have a hardware issue. So please tell the details.

Kees

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I use CD-RW
Jun 20, 2013 1:00AM PDT

I use CD-RW for data only. A CD-RW made on one system can't read or write to a CD-RW made on the other system.

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Please explain.
Jun 20, 2013 1:16AM PDT

"A CD-RW made on one system can't read to a CD-RW made on the other system." That's ununderstandable: a CD reading to a CD.

Moreover, a closed data CD can be read on any PC, like any data CD you buy in a shop (such as your Windows install CD). Just try it on a PC of a friend or family member.
If it can't be read it isn't a proper data CD, or it isn't closed, or there is a hardware issue.

Kees

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There's other issues with this.
Jun 20, 2013 1:22AM PDT

The RW media can push the limits of the other drive. If the session is closed, and in a proper format (ISO 9660 for example) it does work if the hardware is all good. But you may encounter a client that has used some media for over a year, has old drives and never used a lens cleaner.

They also may not be able to talk or converse about file systems or apps.

In this case I'd drop a plain old CDR in the source drive and try the standard single closed session for a data CD and re-test.
Bob

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Re: CD-RW
Jun 20, 2013 5:46AM PDT

Using a CD-RW to move files between machines seems somewhat outdated. Nowadays one uses a home network (because both machines are connected to the router) or a USB-stick.

So I just wondered where that requirement that the same DVD should be able to read and written on two PC's comes from. Can you tell?

Kees