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9 Replies Last post: Dec 20, 2002 7:20 AM by dcipjr  
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martinD
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Dec 18, 2002 1:16 PM

CD-R dont work on Windows ...

Hi<BR>I had to find out that a CD burned on my iBook running MacOSX is not quite readable on a windows computer. (File structure is visible, but files are empty (of 0kbyte size)). This bug is listed on the Apple support website <BR>(apple's support) and I did what they say, update to v10.2.2.<BR>But the CD burning issue is not fixed. Any others with that problem? I am really annoyed, a bug like that and no fix!
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maranellof1
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1. Dec 17, 2002 2:28 AM in response to: martinD
Re: CD-R dont work on Windows ...
yeah it is a bit of an annoyance... my underestanding is that jaguars built in burning software isn't iso9600 or whatever compatible... and that's why cd-r won't work on windows... you'll have to use toast...
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2. Dec 17, 2002 4:16 PM in response to: maranellof1
Re: CD-R dont work on Windows ...
10.2.1 and 10.2.2 work fine for me burning CD
s compatible with windows. I noticed however, that older windows PC's may have troouble with the ISO 9660 CD's as you describe; an example, my wife's Sony Vaio laptop (CD/DVD Rom Drive) has no problems at all reading these CDS all the time. Sometimes however the older PC's at work can only read the first directory. This is a function of the actual older mechanisms having difficulty with the media.

Double check.

If you still have problems, I am not sure why it didn't fix with the 10.2.1 upgrade for you

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martinD
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3. Dec 18, 2002 1:06 AM in response to: Nobody
Re: CD-R dont work on Windows ...
Thanks to everybody. I will try another burner sw, like Toast. I am not sure it has to do with the age of a windows PC or CD drive. We use CD/DVD drives which are fairly new (Pioneer DVD-ROM). I tried the CDs on "Windows 2000 Professional" and "Windows XP Professional" and the same problem occurs.
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sjpkayaker
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Nov 27, 2002
4. Dec 18, 2002 6:09 AM in response to: martinD
Re: CD-R dont work on Windows ...
you do not say if you are copying a cd or burning files from the hard drive. If you are copying a CD use disk copy and make a CD image. Then burn it. It will work on a windows pc unless it is mac os related files.
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martinD
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5. Dec 18, 2002 6:22 AM in response to: sjpkayaker
Re: CD-R dont work on Windows ...
What I tried is the following:
I want to burn a number of files (jpegs and word documents) on a CD to be used on windows or macs.

I insert a blank CD, drag the files from the harddisk on the CD icon and then select "Burn CD" in the finder.

I also tried to use "disk copy" by first creating a dmg and second dragging it onto a blank CD icon to create the CD from "disk copy".

Both methods did not work for me. Does anyone know if you can select which file system the finder/burner uses? Is it ISO9660 or Iso9660Xtended (or what is it?). Can anybody recommend a shareware CD burner software, or can I use iTunes for making data CDs?

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6. Dec 18, 2002 6:37 AM in response to: martinD
Re: CD-R dont work on Windows ...
There was a definite bug in 10.2 that prevented some versions of Windows from reading CDs burned on a Mac, but 10.2.1 fixed this. If you are running 10.2.1 or later then I don't know what to tell you...
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martinD
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7. Dec 18, 2002 6:56 AM in response to: Nobody
Re: CD-R dont work on Windows ...
The Mac support document says that I should upgrade to 10.2.1, but there is no 10.2.1 on the download but a 10.2.2. In the 10.2.2 document decribing the "enhancements" (of which some are bug fixes) you are referred to the document telling you about the (cd on windows) problem and the advice to upgrade to 10.2.1. My system profiler says I am on 10.2.2 now, and why should I not believe it?
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8. Dec 18, 2002 8:48 AM in response to: martinD
Re: CD-R dont work on Windows ...
Apple dropped pure ISO 9660 burning in Jaguar- don't ask me why. The hybrid HFS/ISO format used now is not as compatible.
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dcipjr
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9. Dec 20, 2002 7:20 AM in response to: martinD
Re: CD-R dont work on Windows ...
I ran into some problems regarding folders inside CDs burned from Mac OS X.

Windows read the disc fine, but then complained when I tried to open a folder on the disc. We figured out that there were some files with names that had illegal characters for Windows.

So there could be a few filesystem problems. In general, everything's worked pretty well for me.
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