Win XP supports native Multi-Session CD burning - Will Vista support both CD and DVD? - Club CDFreaks

BeardedKirklander · 26-11-2006

I understand that Windows XP's native drag and drop burn to CD thing is full-on multi-session for data files.

Given how cheap media is, I no longer use multi-session for CD's personally, but know many folks who still do.

My question is, will Vista natively support multi-session for data CD's only or will it enhance the feature to provide for multi-session data DVD's as well?

Thanks

**imkidd57** · 26-11-2006

I doubt it - multisession on DVD is just too unreliable to include in a new OS and IIRC there's no standard for reading the discs.

BeardedKirklander · 26-11-2006

Odd that they would work all that out for CD's but not for DVD's...

**imkidd57** · 26-11-2006

Unfortunately there wasn't the same type of standards setting for DVDs...

Hopefully Vista will have the promised Mount Ranier native support for those drives with hardware capability, which I guess would leave virtually no role for multisession. Of course it means that you're limited to DVD+RW, but as these are the type of discs best suited to multisession anyway, it sounds like a fair swap.

BeardedKirklander · 26-11-2006

It's all a confusing mess, really.

With single layer media prices being so cheap, it's almost not worth the effort. I can take a disk that is closed but not 100% full, copy it back to my hard drive, add the new files to that folder setup and burn a fresh -R or +R and it only costs me 30 cents. Then I just discard the original disk.

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BeardedKirklander CD Freak Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States Posts: 2,949	Win XP supports native Multi-Session CD burning - Will Vista support both CD and DVD? <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> I understand that Windows XP's native drag and drop burn to CD thing is full-on multi-session for data files. Given how cheap media is, I no longer use multi-session for CD's personally, but know many folks who still do. My question is, will Vista natively support multi-session for data CD's only or will it enhance the feature to provide for multi-session data DVD's as well? Thanks

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imkidd57 Senior Moderator & Editor Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Fajara Posts: 7,451	Re: Win XP supports native Multi-Session CD burning - Will Vista support both CD and DVD? I doubt it - multisession on DVD is just too unreliable to include in a new OS and IIRC there's no standard for reading the discs. __________________ . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you are new to the internet, have a query about digital storage, or would maybe like to tell us a bit about yourself: just register with us and try either the Newbie forum or the CD Freaks Living Room. Alternatively, if you fancy some chit-chat (without technical help), then you're welcome to use the Chatbox to have a natter to other experienced members and staff. Look what you get when you join CD Freaks: Interactive access to our forum-based knowledge service Give feedback on News articles on the Front Page Ask questions to the people that actually review the software & hardware Chat with staff and members alike in the live Chatbox Option of a free newsletter Nervous about posting? Don't be: this is one of the friendliest communities around and we value our new members. You're well-protected by the forum rules that everyone signs up to. So what are you waiting for? Click the smiley to join --> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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BeardedKirklander CD Freak Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States Posts: 2,949	Re: Win XP supports native Multi-Session CD burning - Will Vista support both CD and DVD? Odd that they would work all that out for CD's but not for DVD's...

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imkidd57 Senior Moderator & Editor Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Fajara Posts: 7,451	Re: Win XP supports native Multi-Session CD burning - Will Vista support both CD and DVD? Unfortunately there wasn't the same type of standards setting for DVDs... Hopefully Vista will have the promised Mount Ranier native support for those drives with hardware capability, which I guess would leave virtually no role for multisession. Of course it means that you're limited to DVD+RW, but as these are the type of discs best suited to multisession anyway, it sounds like a fair swap. __________________ . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you are new to the internet, have a query about digital storage, or would maybe like to tell us a bit about yourself: just register with us and try either the Newbie forum or the CD Freaks Living Room. Alternatively, if you fancy some chit-chat (without technical help), then you're welcome to use the Chatbox to have a natter to other experienced members and staff. Look what you get when you join CD Freaks: Interactive access to our forum-based knowledge service Give feedback on News articles on the Front Page Ask questions to the people that actually review the software & hardware Chat with staff and members alike in the live Chatbox Option of a free newsletter Nervous about posting? Don't be: this is one of the friendliest communities around and we value our new members. You're well-protected by the forum rules that everyone signs up to. So what are you waiting for? Click the smiley to join --> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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BeardedKirklander CD Freak Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States Posts: 2,949	Re: Win XP supports native Multi-Session CD burning - Will Vista support both CD and DVD? It's all a confusing mess, really. With single layer media prices being so cheap, it's almost not worth the effort. I can take a disk that is closed but not 100% full, copy it back to my hard drive, add the new files to that folder setup and burn a fresh -R or +R and it only costs me 30 cents. Then I just discard the original disk.

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