Saving Genalogy file onto CD-RW

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Barbara

Saving Genalogy file onto CD-RW

Legg inn av Barbara » 04 apr 2005 03:35:35

Hi,
I am trying to save and be able to keep a copy of my genealogy work on a
CD-RW so that I can keep it in case like normal, my computer crashes.
Unfortunately, I also have Generation version 6.0. I can't figure out how
to save it and make sure it can be read on the Generations software. I have
tried to read the tech support and still can't figure it out. It saves on
the CD-RW as a read only file. Any help would be appreicated.


Barbara Jean Tremblay Monts Allen

Robert Heiling

Re: Saving Genalogy file onto CD-RW

Legg inn av Robert Heiling » 04 apr 2005 04:17:27

Barbara wrote:

Hi,
I am trying to save and be able to keep a copy of my genealogy work on a
CD-RW so that I can keep it in case like normal, my computer crashes.
Unfortunately, I also have Generation version 6.0. I can't figure out how
to save it and make sure it can be read on the Generations software. I have
tried to read the tech support and still can't figure it out. It saves on
the CD-RW as a read only file. Any help would be appreicated.

Barbara Jean Tremblay Monts Allen

No problem. Any file that is on CD will be read-only when you copy it back from
CD to HD. All you need to do after you have it on HD is to right-click on your
File or Folder and click Properties. Then uncheck the box for read-only & click
OK. If it's a Folder, you may also get a prompt as to whether you want all
Sub-Folders & Files to have read-only removed.

Hope that helps
Bob

David J Grimshaw

Re: Saving Genalogy file onto CD-RW

Legg inn av David J Grimshaw » 04 apr 2005 05:47:58

Barbara wrote:
Hi,
I am trying to save and be able to keep a copy of my genealogy work on a
CD-RW so that I can keep it in case like normal, my computer crashes.
Unfortunately, I also have Generation version 6.0. I can't figure out how
to save it and make sure it can be read on the Generations software. I have
tried to read the tech support and still can't figure it out. It saves on
the CD-RW as a read only file. Any help would be appreicated.


Barbara Jean Tremblay Monts Allen


Hi Barabara,

First up I know nothing about the Genealogy program called "Generation's".
However you ought to be able to save GEDCom files directly to your CD-RW
and these files can be in turn imported into any decent Genealogy
program that suports the GEDCom file format.
Do you relise the Read Only means just that and it means you can not
change that files content, Generally this happens to any file that is
saved to any CD, this does not stop one copying the file across onto the
Hard Drive of your machine and the via properties returning the file to
Read - Write, you can do this to a whole directory or folder in one go
if you wish by right clicking ( Mouse Button )on the directory and
selecting Properties and clicking on the box next to Attributes Read
Only, there ought to have been a "X" or simalar in the box and once you
click the box it ought to be empty, this being the case click on "OK",
thats it.

Hope this Helps,
David

Jim and Jackie Instone

Re: Saving Genalogy file onto CD-RW

Legg inn av Jim and Jackie Instone » 04 apr 2005 15:24:45

I make a backup copy of Family Tree Maker to the desktop. Then I copy that
file to a CD.
Jim


"Barbara" <celestia@sc.rr.com> wrote in message
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Hi,
I am trying to save and be able to keep a copy of my genealogy work on
a CD-RW so that I can keep it in case like normal, my computer crashes.
Unfortunately, I also have Generation version 6.0. I can't figure out how
to save it and make sure it can be read on the Generations software. I
have tried to read the tech support and still can't figure it out. It
saves on the CD-RW as a read only file. Any help would be appreicated.


Barbara Jean Tremblay Monts Allen




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Sherry

Re: Saving Genalogy file onto CD-RW

Legg inn av Sherry » 04 apr 2005 19:25:47

"Barbara" <celestia@sc.rr.com> wrote in
news:XJ14e.17157$JL2.583822@twister.southeast.rr.com:

Hi,
I am trying to save and be able to keep a copy of my genealogy
work on a
CD-RW so that I can keep it in case like normal, my computer
crashes.<snip

Barbara Jean Tremblay Monts Allen



I would recommend *not* using CD-RW but using a CD-R disk. RW tends to
be kinda flaky about which CD drive the CD is read on and if you have
to get a new computer with a new drive, you might not be able to read
the CD (especially if it hasn't been "closed out")


Sherry

Dave Hinz

Re: Saving Genalogy file onto CD-RW

Legg inn av Dave Hinz » 04 apr 2005 20:05:16

On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 13:25:47 -0500, Sherry <sherdh@excite.com> wrote:
"Barbara" <celestia@sc.rr.com> wrote in
news:XJ14e.17157$JL2.583822@twister.southeast.rr.com:

Hi,
I am trying to save and be able to keep a copy of my genealogy
work on a
CD-RW so that I can keep it in case like normal, my computer
crashes.<snip

Barbara Jean Tremblay Monts Allen



I would recommend *not* using CD-RW but using a CD-R disk. RW tends to
be kinda flaky about which CD drive the CD is read on and if you have
to get a new computer with a new drive, you might not be able to read
the CD (especially if it hasn't been "closed out")

Yes. For something as important as your genealogy, a CD-R for each time
you make a copy is a wise investment. If nothing else, think of them
as a weekly or monthly backup. At well under a buck a piece, it's
not worth risking your data to CD-RW's, which are notoriously troublesome.

Dave Hinz

Sam

Re: Saving Genalogy file onto CD-RW

Legg inn av Sam » 04 apr 2005 22:26:49

At Staples, on sale, normally CD-R disks cost about 20 cents each.
Pretty cheap insurance.

Sam

On 4 Apr 2005 19:05:16 GMT, Dave Hinz <DaveHinz@spamcop.net> wrote:

On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 13:25:47 -0500, Sherry <sherdh@excite.com> wrote:
"Barbara" <celestia@sc.rr.com> wrote in
news:XJ14e.17157$JL2.583822@twister.southeast.rr.com:

Hi,
I am trying to save and be able to keep a copy of my genealogy
work on a
CD-RW so that I can keep it in case like normal, my computer
crashes.<snip

Barbara Jean Tremblay Monts Allen



I would recommend *not* using CD-RW but using a CD-R disk. RW tends to
be kinda flaky about which CD drive the CD is read on and if you have
to get a new computer with a new drive, you might not be able to read
the CD (especially if it hasn't been "closed out")

Yes. For something as important as your genealogy, a CD-R for each time
you make a copy is a wise investment. If nothing else, think of them
as a weekly or monthly backup. At well under a buck a piece, it's
not worth risking your data to CD-RW's, which are notoriously troublesome.

Dave Hinz

David J Grimshaw

Re: Saving Genalogy file onto CD-RW

Legg inn av David J Grimshaw » 05 apr 2005 06:13:47

Sam wrote:
At Staples, on sale, normally CD-R disks cost about 20 cents each.
Pretty cheap insurance.

Sam


IMHO what Sam and Dave Hinz have written ( posted ) concerning CD-R's
being Pretty Cheap insurance is right on the button.
Only problem is allot of use out here just do not Backup our data often
enough and have a problem of getting around tuit.
Rather silly when one has invested hours and hours entering the data in
the first place.
So if you have not backed up your data within the last month get tuit.
You never know when your hard drive will fail.
Personally I back up at lest once a month and this has saved me major re
entering as I had a Near new Hard Drive fail on me, I would rather lose
a months worth of data than the twenty years worth that I have at present.
Hope this encourages some of you out there to Back up onto a CD-R as it
is very cheap insurance.
David.

Rich256

Re: Saving Genalogy file onto CD-RW

Legg inn av Rich256 » 05 apr 2005 17:14:10

"Dave Hinz" <DaveHinz@spamcop.net> wrote in message
news:3bdhfcF6gcl8gU1@individual.net...
On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 13:25:47 -0500, Sherry <sherdh@excite.com> wrote:
"Barbara" <celestia@sc.rr.com> wrote in
news:XJ14e.17157$JL2.583822@twister.southeast.rr.com:

Hi,
I am trying to save and be able to keep a copy of my genealogy
work on a
CD-RW so that I can keep it in case like normal, my computer
crashes.<snip

Barbara Jean Tremblay Monts Allen



I would recommend *not* using CD-RW but using a CD-R disk. RW tends to
be kinda flaky about which CD drive the CD is read on and if you have
to get a new computer with a new drive, you might not be able to read
the CD (especially if it hasn't been "closed out")

Yes. For something as important as your genealogy, a CD-R for each time
you make a copy is a wise investment. If nothing else, think of them
as a weekly or monthly backup. At well under a buck a piece, it's
not worth risking your data to CD-RW's, which are notoriously troublesome.

Dave Hinz


And, when using the "multi-session" option of the burner you can normally
make many updates to the files on a CD-R disk I keep about 5 versions.
Each time updating the oldest disk.

Dave Hinz

Re: Saving Genalogy file onto CD-RW

Legg inn av Dave Hinz » 05 apr 2005 18:38:47

On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 16:14:10 GMT, Rich256 <nospam@xxx.com> wrote:
"Dave Hinz" <DaveHinz@spamcop.net> wrote in message
news:3bdhfcF6gcl8gU1@individual.net...

Yes. For something as important as your genealogy, a CD-R for each time
you make a copy is a wise investment. If nothing else, think of them
as a weekly or monthly backup. At well under a buck a piece, it's
not worth risking your data to CD-RW's, which are notoriously troublesome.

And, when using the "multi-session" option of the burner you can normally
make many updates to the files on a CD-R disk I keep about 5 versions.
Each time updating the oldest disk.

Seems like a lot of screwing around when CD-R's cost 20 cents each...

Robert Heiling

Re: Saving Genalogy file onto CD-RW

Legg inn av Robert Heiling » 05 apr 2005 18:43:16

Dave Hinz wrote:

On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 16:14:10 GMT, Rich256 <nospam@xxx.com> wrote:

"Dave Hinz" <DaveHinz@spamcop.net> wrote in message
news:3bdhfcF6gcl8gU1@individual.net...

Yes. For something as important as your genealogy, a CD-R for each time
you make a copy is a wise investment. If nothing else, think of them
as a weekly or monthly backup. At well under a buck a piece, it's
not worth risking your data to CD-RW's, which are notoriously troublesome.

And, when using the "multi-session" option of the burner you can normally
make many updates to the files on a CD-R disk I keep about 5 versions.
Each time updating the oldest disk.

Seems like a lot of screwing around when CD-R's cost 20 cents each...

not only that, but multi-session runs a much higher risk of being unreadble,
especially on other drives - the very ones that you might be trying to read on if
something happened to your computer and you were trying to read the backups on a
new system.

Bob

Rich256

Re: Saving Genalogy file onto CD-RW

Legg inn av Rich256 » 05 apr 2005 20:45:07

"Dave Hinz" <DaveHinz@spamcop.net> wrote in message
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On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 16:14:10 GMT, Rich256 <nospam@xxx.com> wrote:

"Dave Hinz" <DaveHinz@spamcop.net> wrote in message
news:3bdhfcF6gcl8gU1@individual.net...

Yes. For something as important as your genealogy, a CD-R for each
time
you make a copy is a wise investment. If nothing else, think of them
as a weekly or monthly backup. At well under a buck a piece, it's
not worth risking your data to CD-RW's, which are notoriously
troublesome.

And, when using the "multi-session" option of the burner you can
normally
make many updates to the files on a CD-R disk I keep about 5 versions.
Each time updating the oldest disk.

Seems like a lot of screwing around when CD-R's cost 20 cents each...

No screwing around required. Original copy I designate my genealogy folder
as what I want a copy of. The next time I put that disk in the drive and
bring up my program (Nero) it immediatly looks at the disk and determines
what files need to be updated or added. If I delete files off the hard
drive they remain on the CD - just because a file is not on the hard drive
it does not remove it from the CD. Never had trouble reading any of them.
But as I said I keep about updates about 5 issues back. Each time updating
the oldest copy.

I use that technique for making backups of other items. Such as a Picture
folder. After I am certain I have them on all versions of my backup I often
delete them from the hard drive. If I should have a problem with a disk I
would then have to copy all files back on the hard drive in order to start a
new copy that includes all files. Never had that problem in the several
years I have been doing it.

If you update files a lot you could end up filling up the CD with deleted
files.

Rich256

Re: Saving Genalogy file onto CD-RW

Legg inn av Rich256 » 05 apr 2005 20:49:22

"Rich256" <nospam@xxx.com> wrote in message
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"Dave Hinz" <DaveHinz@spamcop.net> wrote in message
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On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 16:14:10 GMT, Rich256 <nospam@xxx.com> wrote:

"Dave Hinz" <DaveHinz@spamcop.net> wrote in message
news:3bdhfcF6gcl8gU1@individual.net...

Yes. For something as important as your genealogy, a CD-R for each
time
you make a copy is a wise investment. If nothing else, think of them
as a weekly or monthly backup. At well under a buck a piece, it's
not worth risking your data to CD-RW's, which are notoriously
troublesome.

And, when using the "multi-session" option of the burner you can
normally
make many updates to the files on a CD-R disk I keep about 5
versions.
Each time updating the oldest disk.

Seems like a lot of screwing around when CD-R's cost 20 cents each...

No screwing around required. Original copy I designate my genealogy
folder
as what I want a copy of. The next time I put that disk in the drive and
bring up my program (Nero) it immediatly looks at the disk and determines
what files need to be updated or added. If I delete files off the hard
drive they remain on the CD - just because a file is not on the hard drive
it does not remove it from the CD. Never had trouble reading any of them.
But as I said I keep about updates about 5 issues back. Each time
updating
the oldest copy.

I use that technique for making backups of other items. Such as a Picture
folder. After I am certain I have them on all versions of my backup I
often
delete them from the hard drive. If I should have a problem with a disk I
would then have to copy all files back on the hard drive in order to start
a
new copy that includes all files. Never had that problem in the several
years I have been doing it.

If you update files a lot you could end up filling up the CD with deleted
files.

Forgot to add that files that are frequently updated are best backed up on a

portable disk (USB drive, Zip drive or another hard drive). I do the CD
backup only on those files where I do not expect frequent changes.

Steve Hayes

Re: Saving Genalogy file onto CD-RW

Legg inn av Steve Hayes » 08 apr 2005 03:07:05

On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 19:45:07 GMT, "Rich256" <nospam@xxx.com> wrote:

No screwing around required. Original copy I designate my genealogy folder
as what I want a copy of. The next time I put that disk in the drive and
bring up my program (Nero) it immediatly looks at the disk and determines
what files need to be updated or added. If I delete files off the hard
drive they remain on the CD - just because a file is not on the hard drive
it does not remove it from the CD. Never had trouble reading any of them.
But as I said I keep about updates about 5 issues back. Each time updating
the oldest copy.

I wish I could find out how to get Nero to format CD-R discs so I can copy
files to them in the same way as I can copy them to a floppy or stiffy.


--
Steve Hayes
E-mail: hayesmstw@hotmail.com (see web page if it doesn't work)
Web: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7783/

Rich256

Re: Saving Genalogy file onto CD-RW

Legg inn av Rich256 » 08 apr 2005 14:58:18

"Steve Hayes" <hayesmstw@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 19:45:07 GMT, "Rich256" <nospam@xxx.com> wrote:

No screwing around required. Original copy I designate my genealogy
folder
as what I want a copy of. The next time I put that disk in the drive and
bring up my program (Nero) it immediatly looks at the disk and determines
what files need to be updated or added. If I delete files off the hard
drive they remain on the CD - just because a file is not on the hard
drive
it does not remove it from the CD. Never had trouble reading any of
them.
But as I said I keep about updates about 5 issues back. Each time
updating
the oldest copy.

I wish I could find out how to get Nero to format CD-R discs so I can copy
files to them in the same way as I can copy them to a floppy or stiffy.


--
Steve Hayes
E-mail: hayesmstw@hotmail.com (see web page if it doesn't work)
Web: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7783/

Since a CD-R disc can only be used once you can't quite do that. But if you
follow the rules for multi-session you can write updates of files to the CD.
A new file directory is written on the CD giving the address of the updated
file. The old file is still on the CD but no directory visible telling the
computer where to find it. If you use the CD to store files from a
directory that only receives new files (such as a file of photographs), the
new files will be written but all files on the CD will be in the updated
file directory.

...

Re: Saving Genalogy file onto CD-RW

Legg inn av ... » 08 apr 2005 23:29:36

"Steve Hayes" <hayesmstw@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:n7ib51hc26891nodmpaumge3d7igp8u4nq@4ax.com...
On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 19:45:07 GMT, "Rich256" <nospam@xxx.com> wrote:

No screwing around required. Original copy I designate my genealogy
folder
as what I want a copy of. The next time I put that disk in the drive and
bring up my program (Nero) it immediatly looks at the disk and determines
what files need to be updated or added. If I delete files off the hard
drive they remain on the CD - just because a file is not on the hard drive
it does not remove it from the CD. Never had trouble reading any of them.
But as I said I keep about updates about 5 issues back. Each time
updating
the oldest copy.

I wish I could find out how to get Nero to format CD-R discs so I can copy
files to them in the same way as I can copy them to a floppy or stiffy.
--
Steve Hayes

Unfortunately Nero's INCD only works with rewritable CD's (e.g., CD-RW).
Roxio's DirectCD works with both CD-R's and CD-RW's.

Rich256

Re: Saving Genalogy file onto CD-RW

Legg inn av Rich256 » 09 apr 2005 04:40:47

"..." <piper@flute.com> wrote in message
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"Steve Hayes" <hayesmstw@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:n7ib51hc26891nodmpaumge3d7igp8u4nq@4ax.com...
On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 19:45:07 GMT, "Rich256" <nospam@xxx.com> wrote:

No screwing around required. Original copy I designate my genealogy
folder
as what I want a copy of. The next time I put that disk in the drive
and
bring up my program (Nero) it immediatly looks at the disk and
determines
what files need to be updated or added. If I delete files off the hard
drive they remain on the CD - just because a file is not on the hard
drive
it does not remove it from the CD. Never had trouble reading any of
them.
But as I said I keep about updates about 5 issues back. Each time
updating
the oldest copy.

I wish I could find out how to get Nero to format CD-R discs so I can
copy
files to them in the same way as I can copy them to a floppy or stiffy.
--
Steve Hayes

Unfortunately Nero's INCD only works with rewritable CD's (e.g., CD-RW).
Roxio's DirectCD works with both CD-R's and CD-RW's.


My Nero Version 5.5 works with both types of CDs.

...

Re: Saving Genalogy file onto CD-RW

Legg inn av ... » 09 apr 2005 05:17:41

"Rich256" <nospam@xxx.com> wrote in message
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"..." <piper@flute.com> wrote in message
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"Steve Hayes" <hayesmstw@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 19:45:07 GMT, "Rich256" <nospam@xxx.com> wrote:

No screwing around required. Original copy I designate my genealogy
folder
as what I want a copy of. The next time I put that disk in the drive
and
bring up my program (Nero) it immediatly looks at the disk and
determines
what files need to be updated or added. If I delete files off the hard
drive they remain on the CD - just because a file is not on the hard
drive
it does not remove it from the CD. Never had trouble reading any of
them.
But as I said I keep about updates about 5 issues back. Each time
updating
the oldest copy.

I wish I could find out how to get Nero to format CD-R discs so I can
copy
files to them in the same way as I can copy them to a floppy or stiffy.
--
Steve Hayes

Unfortunately Nero's INCD only works with rewritable CD's (e.g., CD-RW).
Roxio's DirectCD works with both CD-R's and CD-RW's.


My Nero Version 5.5 works with both types of CDs.


Are we talking about the same thing? To write to a CD the same way you would

copy files to another disk drive, packet writing software such as InCD or
DirectCD must be installed. From InCD ver 4 manual (part of latest 6.6
version):

InCD uses only rewritable discs (CD-RW, DVD-RQM, DVD+RW, DVD-RW). Discs
which can be only written once (CD-R, DVD+R or DVD-R) cannot be used with
InCD.

The Nero Burning ROM program of course writes to all the formats.

Gjest

Saving Genalogy file onto CD-RW

Legg inn av Gjest » 09 apr 2005 09:40:02

Rich256 wrote in a message to Steve Hayes:

R> From: "Rich256" <nospam@xxx.com>


R> "Steve Hayes" <hayesmstw@hotmail.com> wrote in message
R> news:n7ib51hc26891nodmpaumge3d7igp8u4nq@4ax.com...
On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 19:45:07 GMT, "Rich256" <nospam@xxx.com> wrote:

No screwing around required. Original copy I designate my genealogy
R> folder
as what I want a copy of. The next time I put that disk in the drive and
bring up my program (Nero) it immediatly looks at the disk and determines
what files need to be updated or added. If I delete files off the hard
drive they remain on the CD - just because a file is not on the hard
R> drive
it does not remove it from the CD. Never had trouble reading any of
R> them.
But as I said I keep about updates about 5 issues back. Each time
R> updating
the oldest copy.

I wish I could find out how to get Nero to format CD-R discs so I can copy
files to them in the same way as I can copy them to a floppy or stiffy.

R> Since a CD-R disc can only be used once you can't quite do that.
R> But if you follow the rules for multi-session you can write updates
R> of files to the CD. A new file directory is written on the CD giving
R> the address of the updated file. The old file is still on the CD
R> but no directory visible telling the computer where to find it. If
R> you use the CD to store files from a directory that only receives
R> new files (such as a file of photographs), the new files will be
R> written but all files on the CD will be in the updated file
R> directory.

I used to be able to do that with the Adaptec Direct software, but it won't
work with my new CD drive (the rubber band on the old one broke, and nobody had
spares). The new one is a lot faster, but why do advances in technology so
often mean a loss of functionality?

I want to be able to format the disc so I can then back up my main data files
using a batch file -- one click instead of all that tiresome drag and drop.

--
Steve Hayes
WWW: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm
E-mail: hayesmstw@hotmail.com - If it doesn't work, see webpage.

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Gjest

Saving Genalogy file onto CD-RW

Legg inn av Gjest » 09 apr 2005 09:40:03

.... wrote in a message to Steve Hayes:

..> From: "..." <piper@flute.com>

..> Unfortunately Nero's INCD only works with rewritable CD's (e.g.,
..> CD-RW). Roxio's DirectCD works with both CD-R's and CD-RW's.

So where do I get the Roxio software, and will it work with my Benq CD writer?
--
Steve Hayes
WWW: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm
E-mail: hayesmstw@hotmail.com - If it doesn't work, see webpage.

--- WtrGate v0.93.p9 Unreg
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Rich256

Re: Saving Genalogy file onto CD-RW

Legg inn av Rich256 » 09 apr 2005 16:10:15

<Stephen.Hayes@fmlynet.org> wrote in message
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Rich256 wrote in a message to Steve Hayes:

R> From: "Rich256" <nospam@xxx.com


R> "Steve Hayes" <hayesmstw@hotmail.com> wrote in message
R> news:n7ib51hc26891nodmpaumge3d7igp8u4nq@4ax.com...

R> Since a CD-R disc can only be used once you can't quite do that.
R> But if you follow the rules for multi-session you can write updates
R> of files to the CD. A new file directory is written on the CD giving
R> the address of the updated file. The old file is still on the CD
R> but no directory visible telling the computer where to find it. If
R> you use the CD to store files from a directory that only receives
R> new files (such as a file of photographs), the new files will be
R> written but all files on the CD will be in the updated file
R> directory.

I used to be able to do that with the Adaptec Direct software, but it
won't
work with my new CD drive (the rubber band on the old one broke, and
nobody had
spares). The new one is a lot faster, but why do advances in technology so
often mean a loss of functionality?

I want to be able to format the disc so I can then back up my main data
files
using a batch file -- one click instead of all that tiresome drag and
drop.


I don't use a batch file. Using Nero I create a data disk and use the drag
and drop to set up the directories I want to backup. The next time I put
that disk in the RW drive, start Nero and select Data disk, the program
compares what is on the disk with what is in those specified directories.
It comes up with a message "x files replaced and y new files". I could drag
and drop more at that time but simply continuing to the burn puts those new
files on the CD and writes a new directory.

Gjest

Saving Genalogy file onto CD-RW

Legg inn av Gjest » 09 apr 2005 18:21:44

Rich256 wrote in a message to ...:

R> From: "Rich256" <nospam@xxx.com>

Unfortunately Nero's INCD only works with rewritable CD's (e.g., CD-RW).
Roxio's DirectCD works with both CD-R's and CD-RW's.


R> My Nero Version 5.5 works with both types of CDs.

Maybe I need to buy the downgrade then.
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Re: Saving Genalogy file onto CD-RW

Legg inn av ... » 09 apr 2005 18:58:23

<Stephen.Hayes@fmlynet.org> wrote in message
news:f121c2.894265@fmlynet.org...
... wrote in a message to Steve Hayes:

..> From: "..." <piper@flute.com

..> Unfortunately Nero's INCD only works with rewritable CD's (e.g.,
..> CD-RW). Roxio's DirectCD works with both CD-R's and CD-RW's.

So where do I get the Roxio software, and will it work with my Benq CD
writer?
--

Since you have DirectCD, you may have a version of EZCD Creator. Adaptec
originally published it, but then sold (or spun off, I don't remember which)
to Roxio. Roxio has been recently purchased by Sonic Solutions. But if you
go to Roxio's website, they have a drive update dated December, 2004 for
version 5 (US site). I don't know if your drive is spported. But to
download, you have to have your copy registered. If your version came
bundled (e.g. with a Dell computer), you have to go to the manufacturer to
get an update. Try this link at the German site
http://www.roxio.com/en/support/de/drv_user.jhtml for an upgrade that
doesn't require registration. If you have WinOnCD, there are other updates
that can be downloaded. Just follow some of the links. For instructions on
how to get English language interface from these versions, see
http://www.activeservice.co.uk/cdr/DCDupgrade.htm

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