Formatting CD problem in Vista

I have a new Vista Home Basic on a new computer. When inserting a new CD to
write I get the new formatting window. I use the document format. But, it
takes 10 to 20 minutes to format every time I use a new CD, not seconds as
advertised. What is the situation?
--
Bill in California

Where did you read the advertisement that it was going to take only a few
seconds to write the file system to a CD?

In XP, it took 10-20 minutes depending on the disk.

That is why people use Nero Express.

"Bill S" wrote:

> I have a new Vista Home Basic on a new computer. When inserting a new CD to
> write I get the new formatting window. I use the document format. But, it
> takes 10 to 20 minutes to format every time I use a new CD, not seconds as
> advertised. What is the situation?
> --
> Bill in California

"Bill S" <> wrote in message
news:4793DE76-09C9-4C40-9CD1-...
>I have a new Vista Home Basic on a new computer. When inserting a new CD
>to
> write I get the new formatting window. I use the document format. But,
> it
> takes 10 to 20 minutes to format every time I use a new CD, not seconds as
> advertised. What is the situation?
> --
> Bill in California


I avoid using the OS functionality to write to CD's or DVD's... too buggy,
methinks.

I use DeepBurner... there's a paid version and a free version. The free
version does everything I require. YMMV.

Lang

No Windows CD writer work at top speed. It is not advisable to run like that
anyway because CD burning is best slow. As is said people use Nero for more
control. Program burning faster than10x is always chancy.

--
Ian

"Bill S" <> wrote in message
news:4793DE76-09C9-4C40-9CD1-...
>I have a new Vista Home Basic on a new computer. When inserting a new CD
>to
> write I get the new formatting window. I use the document format. But,
> it
> takes 10 to 20 minutes to format every time I use a new CD, not seconds as
> advertised. What is the situation?
> --
> Bill in California
>

Mick,
Thanks for reply. I saw a "few seconds" in the Microsoft demo on Vista. To
clarify, I am talking about simply writing a data file to a CD. Under XP I
never had to format. Under Vista I have to. Why?

--
Bill in California


"Mick Murphy" wrote:

> Where did you read the advertisement that it was going to take only a few
> seconds to write the file system to a CD?
>
> In XP, it took 10-20 minutes depending on the disk.
>
> That is why people use Nero Express.
>
> "Bill S" wrote:
>
> > I have a new Vista Home Basic on a new computer. When inserting a new CD to
> > write I get the new formatting window. I use the document format. But, it
> > takes 10 to 20 minutes to format every time I use a new CD, not seconds as
> > advertised. What is the situation?
> > --
> > Bill in California

Ian,
Thanks.
To clarify, I am talking about simply copying a word document to a CD, not
"burning" a file. Under XP I never had to format the CD first.. Why under
Vista?

--
Bill in California


"Ian Betts" wrote:

> No Windows CD writer work at top speed. It is not advisable to run like that
> anyway because CD burning is best slow. As is said people use Nero for more
> control. Program burning faster than10x is always chancy.
>
> --
> Ian
>
> "Bill S" <> wrote in message
> news:4793DE76-09C9-4C40-9CD1-...
> >I have a new Vista Home Basic on a new computer. When inserting a new CD
> >to
> > write I get the new formatting window. I use the document format. But,
> > it
> > takes 10 to 20 minutes to format every time I use a new CD, not seconds as
> > advertised. What is the situation?
> > --
> > Bill in California
> >

Lang,
Thanks. To clarify, I am not talking about "burning." I simply want to
copy a word document to a CD. Under XP I never had to format a new disc.
Why under Vista?
--
Bill in California


"Lang Murphy" wrote:

> "Bill S" <> wrote in message
> news:4793DE76-09C9-4C40-9CD1-...
> >I have a new Vista Home Basic on a new computer. When inserting a new CD
> >to
> > write I get the new formatting window. I use the document format. But,
> > it
> > takes 10 to 20 minutes to format every time I use a new CD, not seconds as
> > advertised. What is the situation?
> > --
> > Bill in California
>
>
> I avoid using the OS functionality to write to CD's or DVD's... too buggy,
> methinks.
>
> I use DeepBurner... there's a paid version and a free version. The free
> version does everything I require. YMMV.
>
> Lang
>
>

If it is indeed a CD-R and you 'format it' it will be unuseable.
Only CD-RW can/should be formatted.
Using a third party CD burning software may well be your solution.
I bought a $29 CD/DVD burner at Walmart, and it came with Nero Express.
I believe you can get the complete version for about $59 online.
I also use the free burner from http://www.jetaudio.com
Google is your friend...

--
A Professional Amateur...If anyone knew it all, none of would be here!

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"Bill S" <> wrote in message
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> Mick,
> Thanks for reply. I saw a "few seconds" in the Microsoft demo on Vista.
> To
> clarify, I am talking about simply writing a data file to a CD. Under XP
> I
> never had to format. Under Vista I have to. Why?
>
> --
> Bill in California
>
>
> "Mick Murphy" wrote:
>
>> Where did you read the advertisement that it was going to take only a few
>> seconds to write the file system to a CD?
>>
>> In XP, it took 10-20 minutes depending on the disk.
>>
>> That is why people use Nero Express.
>>
>> "Bill S" wrote:
>>
>> > I have a new Vista Home Basic on a new computer. When inserting a new
>> > CD to
>> > write I get the new formatting window. I use the document format.
>> > But, it
>> > takes 10 to 20 minutes to format every time I use a new CD, not seconds
>> > as
>> > advertised. What is the situation?
>> > --
>> > Bill in California

"Bill S" <> wrote in message
news:213F7D3E-F29B-4AFF-9AD9-...
> Lang,
> Thanks. To clarify, I am not talking about "burning." I simply want to
> copy a word document to a CD. Under XP I never had to format a new disc.
> Why under Vista?
> --
> Bill in California
>

Bill,

If you're "copying" anything to a CD, you're "burning" to it. A matter of
semantics, I think.

I don't know why Vista prompts one to "prepare" or "format" the CD or DVD
disc. I can't recall ever having that be successful. That's why I downloaded
the free version of DeepBurner and use that instead of the native Vista
tools.

Good luck,

Lang

>
> "Lang Murphy" wrote:
>
>> "Bill S" <> wrote in message
>> news:4793DE76-09C9-4C40-9CD1-...
>> >I have a new Vista Home Basic on a new computer. When inserting a new
>> >CD
>> >to
>> > write I get the new formatting window. I use the document format.
>> > But,
>> > it
>> > takes 10 to 20 minutes to format every time I use a new CD, not seconds
>> > as
>> > advertised. What is the situation?
>> > --
>> > Bill in California
>>
>>
>> I avoid using the OS functionality to write to CD's or DVD's... too
>> buggy,
>> methinks.
>>
>> I use DeepBurner... there's a paid version and a free version. The free
>> version does everything I require. YMMV.
>>
>> Lang
>>
>>

You cannot copy to a CD-R, only to a CD-RW. Just checking that you know that
first.



--
Ian

"Lang Murphy" <> wrote in message
news:243D1452-7025-44EC-8E2D-...
> "Bill S" <> wrote in message
> news:213F7D3E-F29B-4AFF-9AD9-...
>> Lang,
>> Thanks. To clarify, I am not talking about "burning." I simply want to
>> copy a word document to a CD. Under XP I never had to format a new disc.
>> Why under Vista?
>> --
>> Bill in California
>>
>
> Bill,
>
> If you're "copying" anything to a CD, you're "burning" to it. A matter of
> semantics, I think.
>
> I don't know why Vista prompts one to "prepare" or "format" the CD or DVD
> disc. I can't recall ever having that be successful. That's why I
> downloaded the free version of DeepBurner and use that instead of the
> native Vista tools.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Lang
>
>>
>> "Lang Murphy" wrote:
>>
>>> "Bill S" <> wrote in message
>>> news:4793DE76-09C9-4C40-9CD1-...
>>> >I have a new Vista Home Basic on a new computer. When inserting a new
>>> >CD
>>> >to
>>> > write I get the new formatting window. I use the document format.
>>> > But,
>>> > it
>>> > takes 10 to 20 minutes to format every time I use a new CD, not
>>> > seconds as
>>> > advertised. What is the situation?
>>> > --
>>> > Bill in California
>>>
>>>
>>> I avoid using the OS functionality to write to CD's or DVD's... too
>>> buggy,
>>> methinks.
>>>
>>> I use DeepBurner... there's a paid version and a free version. The free
>>> version does everything I require. YMMV.
>>>
>>> Lang
>>>
>>>
>
>
>