Ayup... That method of formatting creates a file system on a CD-RW allowing it to be used like a "big floppy" or another hard drive. Unfortunately in many cases the CD is not readable in any drive except the one that created it. I believe that some of the FO users are being misled by the CD-RW nomenclature. They may think that if it is RW, it can be used like a floppy. They may not realize that the CD-RW must be formatted for "packet writing" in order to use it as a "big floppy." Most of the CD burners come with multiple software packages. For example, the Sony that I use has CD Extreme (creates regular CDs) and abCD (formats CD-RWs for packet writing). There are probably third party software packages available that will give similar options and possibly even more. FL Rose ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey Scism" <Scismgenie@adelphia.net> To: <FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 10:40 AM Subject: Re: [FO] back-up on CD-RW > There are ways of formating CD-rws to use them directly as if they are > another hard-drive, movingfiles fro windows explorer or "send" the as > you would any other ocation onyour computer. One application is ade by > Adaptec, called Direct CD. > > (it takes about 25 minutes to originally reformat a CD-RW, after that is > streated as a Hard-drive (for that formatted CD-RW disc.) > > Jeff

I have sometimes received that same message when going to my CD-R backup disk. I think I have resolved it by removing and reinserting the CD. I use FO 9.02 and Windows XP. J Davis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank L. Rose" <rosedale@clinic.net> To: <FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 11:53 AM Subject: Re: [FO] back-up on CD-RW Ayup... That method of formatting creates a file system on a CD-RW allowing it to be used like a "big floppy" or another hard drive. Unfortunately in many cases the CD is not readable in any drive except the one that created it. I believe that some of the FO users are being misled by the CD-RW nomenclature. They may think that if it is RW, it can be used like a floppy. They may not realize that the CD-RW must be formatted for "packet writing" in order to use it as a "big floppy." Most of the CD burners come with multiple software packages. For example, the Sony that I use has CD Extreme (creates regular CDs) and abCD (formats CD-RWs for packet writing). There are probably third party software packages available that will give similar options and possibly even more. FL Rose ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey Scism" <Scismgenie@adelphia.net> To: <FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 10:40 AM Subject: Re: [FO] back-up on CD-RW > There are ways of formating CD-rws to use them directly as if they are > another hard-drive, movingfiles fro windows explorer or "send" the as > you would any other ocation onyour computer. One application is ade by > Adaptec, called Direct CD. > > (it takes about 25 minutes to originally reformat a CD-RW, after that is > streated as a Hard-drive (for that formatted CD-RW disc.) > > Jeff ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== Family Origins GenForum - http://genforum.genealogy.com/fo/ Tech Support Knowledge Base http://www.familyorigins.com/support/ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.427 / Virus Database: 240 - Release Date: 12/6/2002

How in the name of common sense does one learn all this stuff? My computer came with two burners - and precious few instructions. The CDs themselves have no instructions. Time to give myself a Christmas Present of a visit by my Computer-Man. Thanks Floreda -----Original Message----- From: Frank L. Rose [mailto:rosedale@clinic.net] Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 11:53 AM To: FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FO] back-up on CD-RW Ayup... That method of formatting creates a file system on a CD-RW allowing it to be used like a "big floppy" or another hard drive. Unfortunately in many cases the CD is not readable in any drive except the one that created it. I believe that some of the FO users are being misled by the CD-RW nomenclature. They may think that if it is RW, it can be used like a floppy. They may not realize that the CD-RW must be formatted for "packet writing" in order to use it as a "big floppy." Most of the CD burners come with multiple software packages. For example, the Sony that I use has CD Extreme (creates regular CDs) and abCD (formats CD-RWs for packet writing). There are probably third party software packages available that will give similar options and possibly even more. FL Rose ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey Scism" <Scismgenie@adelphia.net> To: <FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 10:40 AM Subject: Re: [FO] back-up on CD-RW > There are ways of formating CD-rws to use them directly as if they are > another hard-drive, movingfiles fro windows explorer or "send" the as > you would any other ocation onyour computer. One application is ade by > Adaptec, called Direct CD. > > (it takes about 25 minutes to originally reformat a CD-RW, after that is > streated as a Hard-drive (for that formatted CD-RW disc.) > > Jeff ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== Family Origins GenForum - http://genforum.genealogy.com/fo/ Tech Support Knowledge Base http://www.familyorigins.com/support/

Well, Floreda, you're on the right track by asking questions in this group! Heh. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Varick" <tallygators@earthlink.net> To: <FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 2:57 PM Subject: RE: [FO] back-up on CD-RW > How in the name of common sense does one learn all this stuff? > > My computer came with two burners - and precious few instructions. > > The CDs themselves have no instructions. > > Time to give myself a Christmas Present of a visit by my Computer-Man. > > Thanks > > Floreda > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Frank L. Rose [mailto:rosedale@clinic.net] > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 11:53 AM > To: FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [FO] back-up on CD-RW > > Ayup... That method of formatting creates a file system on a CD-RW > allowing > it to be used like a "big floppy" or another hard drive. Unfortunately > in > many cases the CD is not readable in any drive except the one that > created > it. > > I believe that some of the FO users are being misled by the CD-RW > nomenclature. They may think that if it is RW, it can be used like a > floppy. They may not realize that the CD-RW must be formatted for > "packet > writing" in order to use it as a "big floppy." > > Most of the CD burners come with multiple software packages. For > example, > the Sony that I use has CD Extreme (creates regular CDs) and abCD > (formats > CD-RWs for packet writing). There are probably third party software > packages available that will give similar options and possibly even > more. > > FL Rose > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeffrey Scism" <Scismgenie@adelphia.net> > To: <FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 10:40 AM > Subject: Re: [FO] back-up on CD-RW > > > > There are ways of formating CD-rws to use them directly as if they are > > another hard-drive, movingfiles fro windows explorer or "send" the as > > you would any other ocation onyour computer. One application is ade > by > > Adaptec, called Direct CD. > > > > (it takes about 25 minutes to originally reformat a CD-RW, after that > is > > streated as a Hard-drive (for that formatted CD-RW disc.) > > > > Jeff > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > Family Origins GenForum - http://genforum.genealogy.com/fo/ > Tech Support Knowledge Base http://www.familyorigins.com/support/ > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > Family Origins GenForum - http://genforum.genealogy.com/fo/ > Tech Support Knowledge Base http://www.familyorigins.com/support/ >