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Sharing CDs across Different Formats

Can I share a CD-RW disc?

Yes. You can share a CD-RW disc directly with someone owning another CD-RW drive or with someone that has a MultiRead CD-ROM drive and UDF reader software. MultiRead CD-ROM drives are a recent innovation to CD-ROM technology, so while not all CD-ROMs are MultiRead, they are available to users world wide.

How do I know if a CD-ROM is MultiRead?

Look for the MultiRead certification logo on the CD-ROM’s packaging or users guide. The drive will be described as MultiRead certified or will list CD-RW as supported media. You can also put a CD-RW disc in your CD- ROM and see if it can read it.

What if I want to share with users that have standard CD-ROMdrives? (In Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0)

In general, you must copy your information to a CD-R disc to share it with users that have standard CD-ROM drives. To accomplish this:

1.Insert your CD-RW disc in your CD-Writer Plus drive.

2.Copy all the information from the CD-RW disc to a unique location on your hard drive.

3.Replace the CD-RW disc in your CD-Writer Plus with a blank CD-R disc.

4.Copy the information from your hard drive to the CD-R media using DirectCD.

5.When you eject the disc, DirectCD prompts you to either leave the disc as it is, or organize the disc so it can be read in most standard CD-ROM drives. Select the option to organize the CD so it can be read in most standard CD-ROM drives.

NOTE: For additional information on sharing CDs with Windows 3.x and DOS users, see “CD-R discs created with DirectCD.” on page 4-3.

Can I play an audio disc I made on a CD-RW disc in my car orhome CD player?

Probably not. Most car and home CD players are not capable of reading information off of CD-RW media. You must record your audio on CD-R discs to play them on most conventional CD players. There are however some newly released auto and home CD players that can read the CD-RW media.