OS 10.4 - Burning disks for Windows

Sawday · Sawday #1 (**permalink**)

11-21-2007, 02:29 PM

My Windows PC does not have a CD writer so I thought I'd use my imac to burn backup copies of my Windows application disks. I made disk image copies to my imac desktop then burned them to a new cds (CD-Rs). My imac can read all the files (or at least tell me they are all there) but my windows pc only sees a blank disk. Interestingly, (yes I live in a village - odd things interest me!) the disks also appear blank to my copy of XP running in Fusion on my imac.

Does anyone have a solution as to how I can use my mac to create copies that can be read by Windows?

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kirby14 · kirby14 #2 (**permalink**)

11-21-2007, 02:32 PM

Are you sure the disc is actually being burned? Look on the underside and see if you can see the color difference from where it was written to.

Sawday · Sawday #3 (**permalink**)

11-21-2007, 03:16 PM

Definitely. Not only can I see as you suggest but reinserting the disks in my mac a couple of days later and the mac can see all the files.

goobimama · goobimama #4 (**permalink**)

11-21-2007, 03:29 PM

Btw there's such a thing as Mac only discs and Mac/PC disks. I'm not sure what OS X burns so I can't say. But in Toast Titanium the option is very prominent...

Sawday #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 19, 2006 Location: York, UK Posts: 870 Mac Specs: 24" Aluminium, 2.8 GHz, 4Gb RAM. iPad2, iPhone4	11-21-2007, 02:29 PM My Windows PC does not have a CD writer so I thought I'd use my imac to burn backup copies of my Windows application disks. I made disk image copies to my imac desktop then burned them to a new cds (CD-Rs). My imac can read all the files (or at least tell me they are all there) but my windows pc only sees a blank disk. Interestingly, (yes I live in a village - odd things interest me!) the disks also appear blank to my copy of XP running in Fusion on my imac. Does anyone have a solution as to how I can use my mac to create copies that can be read by Windows? Note to Moderators - If I've posted this in the wrong section, please move to a better place. Thank you. Happiness is not getting what you want, but wanting what you get.
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kirby14 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 20, 2007 Posts: 93	11-21-2007, 02:32 PM Are you sure the disc is actually being burned? Look on the underside and see if you can see the color difference from where it was written to. Mac Pro \| 3GB \| 250GB\| Dell E207WFP
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goobimama #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 28, 2006 Posts: 2,542 Mac Specs: iMac Core Duo 20", iBook G4, iPhone 8GB :)	11-21-2007, 03:29 PM Btw there's such a thing as Mac only discs and Mac/PC disks. I'm not sure what OS X burns so I can't say. But in Toast Titanium the option is very prominent...
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