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System crashes when remaming folder on disc

by hercbgs Oct 4, 2005 8:59AM PDT

I am using Windows XP Home Edition OS. I have formated a CD-R disc using Direct CD format utility (from Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 Basic). When I try to create a new folder on this CD and rename it after the "new folder" appears, the system crashes and reboots itself. I have been able to do this without any problem before and this has suddenly just occurred. I can't be sure if this is the first time I have tried this since updating to SP2 but I suspect it is.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

hercbgs

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Never found a cure.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Oct 4, 2005 9:35AM PDT

I ran into that on CDR but not CDRW media. Also tried updating DirectCD.

I took it as an unresolved bug.

Bob

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You might try this. . .
by Coryphaeus Oct 4, 2005 11:26PM PDT

Control Panel, System, click the Advanced tab, under Startup and Recovery tab, click Settings. UNcheck Automatically Restart.

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System crashes when remaming folder on disc
by hercbgs Oct 5, 2005 12:16AM PDT

I did as you suggested. Unfortunately the system still crashed, it just didn't automatically reboot.
Do you know of any software that I could use that would allow me to write data to a CD-R and then come back to that disc later and write to it again and/or rename an existing folder on that disc?

Thanks for your input,

hercbgs

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Aha!! CD-R. . .
by Coryphaeus Oct 5, 2005 1:27AM PDT

Can't do it. A CD-R is write once, period. Some software will allow you to reopen the disk and add content, but that's it. Once it's written, it's done. CD-RW disks will allow what you want, but not CD-Rs.

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System crashes when renaming folder on disc
by hercbgs Oct 5, 2005 5:48AM PDT

I tried with a formatted CD-RW disc and it too made the system crash.

You mention that "a CD-R is write once", but "that Some software will allow you to reopen the disk and add content, but that's it".

What is the difference between adding content and writing once?

herc

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Since the CDRW fails, try this...
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Oct 5, 2005 6:10AM PDT

Is the InCD or DirectCD updated? If not, you may find a bug.

In closing I no longer use InCD/DirectCD,ABCD, FileCD, etc because I found it too unreliable. Multisession is a bit more stable for me with CDBURNERXP being my tool of choice. However when I need it to work on another machine I use the classic single closed session.

Bob

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System crashes when renaming folder on disc
by hercbgs Oct 5, 2005 7:27AM PDT

"Multisession is a bit more stable for me with CDBURNERXP being my tool of choice."

Can you twll me where I can get this tool and what "Multisession" is?

Thanks for the input,

hercbgs

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Both are on google.com
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Oct 5, 2005 8:53AM PDT

Try that and look at the CDR FAQ on google.com to learn as much as you dare.

Bob

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