HP C4392-90100 used, a CD, Type of CD, Application, used to make, Drives that can read the CD, CD-Rdiscs created with Easy-CDCreator (Data)

4-4 Sharing CDs across Different Formats

will write a disc in the proper format for Windows 3.x and DOS users. Follow the instructions given in the section “Making a Copy of a CD” on page 8-3 to accomplish this task.

NOTE: CDs created with CD Copier will display long filenames when viewed in Windows 95, 98, and NT. When viewed in Windows 3.x and DOS, file names are shortened to the DOS standard of eight characters with a three-character extension. Files and executables that expect a specific file name may not function as anticipated in Windows 3.x and DOS.

CD-R discs created with Easy-CD Creator (Audio).

This application automatically writes the audio format understood by millions of car and home CD players in existence today. You will be able to share this disc with virtually any user.

CD-R discs created with Easy-CD Creator (Data).

Use Easy-CD Creator (Data) when you want to create data CDs you can share with other users, for example if you want to send the CD to your co-workers. For instructions on how to use Easy-CD Creator (Data) go to “Making Data CDs to Use on Different Types of Computers” on page 5-6

Easy-CD Creator is called a mastering application since, when used with CD-R media, it is capable of directly writing discs using a format that can be read by virtually all CD-ROM drives and operating systems (Windows95, Windows NT, Windows 3.x, and DOS).

Interchange Summary

The following table is a brief summary of which CD drives can read discs created with certain application/media combinations.

Application	Type of CD
used to make		Drives that can read the CD
	used
a CD
DirectCD	CD-RW	MultiRead CD-ROM with UDF
		reader
		Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0
	CD-R	*Most CD-ROMs
	(closed)	Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0
CD Copier	CD-RW	MultiRead CD-ROM
	CD-R	Any CD-ROM