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CD-RW can't erase
Name: Mike C. Date: January 21, 2002 at 21:44:30 Pacific
Comment:
When I try to use media player or my computer to erase an audio cdrw the option never appears.Below are the instructions from the help file, but when I double click the audio CDRW it begins to play, it does not do what is described in the help file.
To erase files from a CD open My Computer. Double-click the CD recording drive. Windows displays the files and folders located on the CD. Under CD Writing Tasks, click Erase this CD-RW. Windows displays the CD Writing Wizard. Follow the instructions in the wizard to delete the files .
Name: A Certain TH Date: January 22, 2002 at 04:50:17 Pacific
Reply:
Haven't got it in front of me, but from memory:
In "My Computer", try single right-clicking the CDRW drive. A bunch of options should come up...
Tom ps If I'm wrong, then those in the know will be along shortly!!
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Response Number 2
Name: Robert Griffith Date: January 22, 2002 at 10:14:56 Pacific
Reply:
Just read a post in windows help (Microsoft knowledge base) that erasing single files is not possible...bummer
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Response Number 3
Name: A Certain TH Date: January 23, 2002 at 00:45:22 Pacific
Reply:
Yes - you didn't say you wanted to delete an individual file. This isn't possible, to my knowledge. Simplest way is to copy over the wanted files to HD, erase CDRW, and copy back wanted files, but I'm sure you've worked that out!!!
Things were much easier when you had to "record" files onto audio cassettes, weren't they?
Tom
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Response Number 4
Name: kirm Date: March 16, 2002 at 22:57:00 Pacific
Reply:
It is SOOOOOO LAME that you can't erase a single file or folder of off a cdrw. Microschlock should stick to OSs and leave the burning software to others.
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