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CD-R erratically detected
In message , Greg
writes: Here a suggestion if he trying to burn cds. Lower the speed down to 12x (Yes, you have to wait longer, but it is more reliable to have the data stored correctly). I notice when my burners are going bad, you can use lower speed for a few months till it quits. My lasted for about a year. Greg We're already using 8x, not because we think there's anything wrong with the burner, but to reduce the chance of a buffer problem. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf ** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously outdated thoughts on PCs. ** At least with a British car, you know that everything that falls off it is a product of true British workmanship. (Lord somethingorother on Robin Day's programme, 1980-1-15.) |
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CD-R erratically detected
In message , Greg
writes: Here a suggestion if he trying to burn cds. Lower the speed down to 12x (Yes, you have to wait longer, but it is more reliable to have the data stored correctly). I notice when my burners are going bad, you can use lower speed for a few months till it quits. My lasted for about a year. Greg We're already using 8x, not because we think there's anything wrong with the burner, but to reduce the chance of a buffer problem. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf ** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously outdated thoughts on PCs. ** At least with a British car, you know that everything that falls off it is a product of true British workmanship. (Lord somethingorother on Robin Day's programme, 1980-1-15.) |
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CD-R erratically detected
J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , S??hW0?Æ’ writes: Meat Plow wrote: [] I will try the cleaning disc suggestion, but I do think it's a system configuration funny: as I mentioned earlier, when burn4free is told to do a burn, it accesses the floppy drive before getting to the writer. Then you need to g00gle up the website for that app and look for a support section, mate. Appears he's got some corruption in his system part of the registry. That is (the sort of thing I) fear, but wouldn't know how ... You're not willing to break things then. ^_^ If so tehn he s gotta uninstall it and do surgery on the registyryry to remove all the diseased bits. ... to do that. (The surgery I mean.) You'd be better off looking at their webpage for a FAQ or support. Or live with it. Nero did poll the flo0py drive like that...no biggie...minor annoyance. |
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CD-R erratically detected
J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , S??hW0?Æ’ writes: Meat Plow wrote: [] I will try the cleaning disc suggestion, but I do think it's a system configuration funny: as I mentioned earlier, when burn4free is told to do a burn, it accesses the floppy drive before getting to the writer. Then you need to g00gle up the website for that app and look for a support section, mate. Appears he's got some corruption in his system part of the registry. That is (the sort of thing I) fear, but wouldn't know how ... You're not willing to break things then. ^_^ If so tehn he s gotta uninstall it and do surgery on the registyryry to remove all the diseased bits. ... to do that. (The surgery I mean.) You'd be better off looking at their webpage for a FAQ or support. Or live with it. Nero did poll the flo0py drive like that...no biggie...minor annoyance. |
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CD-R erratically detected
"Meat Plow" wrote in message
... On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:39:31 -0600, S??hw0?? wrote: J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: In message , S??hW0?? writes: Meat Plow wrote: [] I will try the cleaning disc suggestion, but I do think it's a system configuration funny: as I mentioned earlier, when burn4free is told to do a burn, it accesses the floppy drive before getting to the writer. Then you need to g00gle up the website for that app and look for a support section, mate. Appears he's got some corruption in his system part of the registry. That is (the sort of thing I) fear, but wouldn't know how ... You're not willing to break things then. ^_^ If so tehn he s gotta uninstall it and do surgery on the registyryry to remove all the diseased bits. ... to do that. (The surgery I mean.) You'd be better off looking at their webpage for a FAQ or support. Or live with it. Nero did poll the flo0py drive like that...no biggie...minor annoyance. Nero polled the floppy? I don't think I ever noticed that and it doesn't seem logical unless Nero had a backup to floppy feature. I've never seen Nero do it, in 10 years, but I have seen it with some other apps....can't recall which anymore. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 A+ http://dts-l.net/ |
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CD-R erratically detected
"Meat Plow" wrote in message
... On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:39:31 -0600, S??hw0?? wrote: J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: In message , S??hW0?? writes: Meat Plow wrote: [] I will try the cleaning disc suggestion, but I do think it's a system configuration funny: as I mentioned earlier, when burn4free is told to do a burn, it accesses the floppy drive before getting to the writer. Then you need to g00gle up the website for that app and look for a support section, mate. Appears he's got some corruption in his system part of the registry. That is (the sort of thing I) fear, but wouldn't know how ... You're not willing to break things then. ^_^ If so tehn he s gotta uninstall it and do surgery on the registyryry to remove all the diseased bits. ... to do that. (The surgery I mean.) You'd be better off looking at their webpage for a FAQ or support. Or live with it. Nero did poll the flo0py drive like that...no biggie...minor annoyance. Nero polled the floppy? I don't think I ever noticed that and it doesn't seem logical unless Nero had a backup to floppy feature. I've never seen Nero do it, in 10 years, but I have seen it with some other apps....can't recall which anymore. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 A+ http://dts-l.net/ |
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CD-R erratically detected
"glee" wrote in news:ug75WkOUKHA.1792
@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl: "Meat Plow" wrote in message ... On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:39:31 -0600, S??hw0?? wrote: J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: In message , S??hW0?? writes: Meat Plow wrote: [] I will try the cleaning disc suggestion, but I do think it's a system configuration funny: as I mentioned earlier, when burn4free is told to do a burn, it accesses the floppy drive before getting to the writer. Then you need to g00gle up the website for that app and look for a support section, mate. Appears he's got some corruption in his system part of the registry. That is (the sort of thing I) fear, but wouldn't know how ... You're not willing to break things then. ^_^ If so tehn he s gotta uninstall it and do surgery on the registyryry to remove all the diseased bits. ... to do that. (The surgery I mean.) You'd be better off looking at their webpage for a FAQ or support. Or live with it. Nero did poll the flo0py drive like that...no biggie...minor annoyance. Nero polled the floppy? I don't think I ever noticed that and it doesn't seem logical unless Nero had a backup to floppy feature. I've never seen Nero do it, in 10 years, but I have seen it with some other apps....can't recall which anymore. The version I had did. Came bundeled with an external CD/RW drive. w98 to Win2000 |
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CD-R erratically detected
"glee" wrote in news:ug75WkOUKHA.1792
@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl: "Meat Plow" wrote in message ... On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:39:31 -0600, S??hw0?? wrote: J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: In message , S??hW0?? writes: Meat Plow wrote: [] I will try the cleaning disc suggestion, but I do think it's a system configuration funny: as I mentioned earlier, when burn4free is told to do a burn, it accesses the floppy drive before getting to the writer. Then you need to g00gle up the website for that app and look for a support section, mate. Appears he's got some corruption in his system part of the registry. That is (the sort of thing I) fear, but wouldn't know how ... You're not willing to break things then. ^_^ If so tehn he s gotta uninstall it and do surgery on the registyryry to remove all the diseased bits. ... to do that. (The surgery I mean.) You'd be better off looking at their webpage for a FAQ or support. Or live with it. Nero did poll the flo0py drive like that...no biggie...minor annoyance. Nero polled the floppy? I don't think I ever noticed that and it doesn't seem logical unless Nero had a backup to floppy feature. I've never seen Nero do it, in 10 years, but I have seen it with some other apps....can't recall which anymore. The version I had did. Came bundeled with an external CD/RW drive. w98 to Win2000 |
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CD-R erratically detected
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=?UTF-8?B?U+KIqeKIqmh3MM62xpI=?= writes: [] You'd be better off looking at their webpage for a FAQ or support. I fear there isn't much support; fair enough, it's free software. Or live with it. Nero did poll the flo0py drive like that...no biggie...minor annoyance. Interesting! No, the floppy access is indeed only a minor annoyance: I just wasn't sure it had been doing it before, and wondered if it might be related. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf ** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously outdated thoughts on PCs. ** "Bother," said Pooh, as he tasted the bacon in his sandwich. |
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CD-R erratically detected
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=?UTF-8?B?U+KIqeKIqmh3MM62xpI=?= writes: [] You'd be better off looking at their webpage for a FAQ or support. I fear there isn't much support; fair enough, it's free software. Or live with it. Nero did poll the flo0py drive like that...no biggie...minor annoyance. Interesting! No, the floppy access is indeed only a minor annoyance: I just wasn't sure it had been doing it before, and wondered if it might be related. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf ** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously outdated thoughts on PCs. ** "Bother," said Pooh, as he tasted the bacon in his sandwich. |
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