CSM1
Thu May 01 18:39:02 PDT 2008
Glad you got it sorted.
And yes, I did mean Jackson TN, on IH 40.
Kentucky Lake is a very pretty area.
I don't know why I thought Jacksonville. I have been through Jackson many
times, I used to stop and eat there.
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"Mike F from TN" <MikeFfromTN@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1E747C81-D851-451E-87EE-095088B44E4E@microsoft.com...
> I'm sure you mean Jackson, as Jacksonville is in FL. We live about 70
> miles
> northeast of Jackson TN on Kentucky Lake, about 3 miles south of the KY
> border. Beautiful area. Thanks for all the help. I think everyone I made
> cds
> for use Windows so unless they're living in the stone age, the cds should
> play as long as they use their pc instead of a standalone.
>
> "CSM1" wrote:
>
>> Yeah, it costs something, The program is about $60 on Newegg. It is worth
>> every penny if you do a lot of DVD/CD burning.
>>
>> You will not find it for free.
>>
>> The bundled versions included with some DVD/CD drives are not full
>> function.
>> I have a copy or two of those versions, I don't use them. Besides the
>> software bundled with a drive, only works with that drive.
>>
>> As long as the Computer is Windows, the disk should work OK, it is stand
>> alone players that can not see the CD. Some players are worse that
>> others.
>> You really have to read the spec on that player to know what disks it
>> will
>> play.
>>
>> You must be in Jacksonville or close by.
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>> "Mike F from TN" <MikeFfromTN@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:A2EB486B-ED4A-4B6E-A70B-22781D55FC28@microsoft.com...
>> > Thanks again. Will only try Nero if it doesn't cost anything. Took one
>> > of
>> > my
>> > 8 disks to another computer today and the pix showed up and i was able
>> > to
>> > view them all.
>> > Think I'll just see what happens when others try it. Then I'll decide
>> > what
>> > to do about Nero. Yes, we live about 2 hours west of Nashville. We go
>> > to
>> > Franklin, which is a few miles south of Nashville, at least once a
>> > month.
>> >
>> > "CSM1" wrote:
>> >
>> >> You probably can use Nero to finalize the current disks. I don't know
>> >> for
>> >> sure, I have never tried closing disks that were burned with another
>> >> burner.
>> >> You should be able to finalize if you can add another session to the
>> >> disk.
>> >>
>> >> Nero is here. You can buy Nero at Newegg.com.
>> >>
http://www.nero.com/enu/index.html
>> >>
>> >> Nero at Newegg.
>> >>
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832111006
>> >>
>> >> BTW, I used to live in Nashville, TN. Left in 1990.
>> >>
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>> >> CSM1
>> >>
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>> >> "Mike F from TN" <MikeFfromTN@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:254B9253-CA29-4777-AF61-6220DEA8AB06@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Forgot to ask: Can I use Nero to finalize the existing 8 disks that
>> >> > I
>> >> > burned
>> >> > yesterday?
>> >> >
>> >> > "CSM1" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> I don't know how to do that in software other than Nero Burning
>> >> >> ROM.
>> >> >> In
>> >> >> Nero
>> >> >> you get an option to finalize a disk if you add a small file to the
>> >> >> CD
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> check the finalize box.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> The file can just be a txt file with nothing but a new line inside.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> CSM1
>> >> >>
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>> >> >> "Mike F from TN" <MikeFfromTN@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> >> message
>> >> >> news:C8F6CDF4-1CF6-43EE-A842-AAF5205FC905@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > Thanks for your reply. Properties do not show 0 bytes free, which
>> >> >> > must
>> >> >> > mean
>> >> >> > it's not finalized. How do I finalize?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "CSM1" wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> "Mike F from TN" <MikeFfromTN@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>> >> >> >> in
>> >> >> >> message
>> >> >> >> news:B1B388A6-C673-46E4-985B-B40B637EAEFE@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> >> >I am new to burning photos onto cds to share with others. I
>> >> >> >> >have
>> >> >> >> >XP
>> >> >> >> >MC,
>> >> >> >> >but
>> >> >> >> > did not use MC to burn the photos. I just sent them to my
>> >> >> >> > DVD/CD
>> >> >> >> > drive
>> >> >> >> > and
>> >> >> >> > they burned just fine. The photos are there because I checked
>> >> >> >> > the
>> >> >> >> > disks
>> >> >> >> > after
>> >> >> >> > burning. My question is, will the cds be readable, say for a
>> >> >> >> > slideshow,
>> >> >> >> > on
>> >> >> >> > other computers? In other words, are the cds finalized?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> If you look at the CD with Windows Explorer, right click >
>> >> >> >> Properties,
>> >> >> >> It
>> >> >> >> should say 0 bytes free if the disk is finalized.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> If you have burning software such as Nero, when you look at the
>> >> >> >> disk
>> >> >> >> info,
>> >> >> >> it will tell you a read only disk if finalized.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Whether the disk is readable on another computer or stand alone
>> >> >> >> players,
>> >> >> >> depends on the computer or player more that anything else.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> --
>> >> >> >> CSM1
>> >> >> >>
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