Posted by Jeff on 09/25/05 02:32

t.blabb@gmail.com (Thomas Blabb) wrote in
news:43352556$0$16485$9b4e6d93@newsread4.arcor-online.net:

> As I had to notice writing a bootable ISO image onto a Rewritable CD
> (e.g. CD+RW) shows problems when the target CD was previously burned
> at least one time.
>
> The reason is that the (normal) burning software could not write the
> boot record onto an already burned (and afterwards erased) rewritable
> CD.
>
> Sometimes third party software like InCD is recommended. I don't like
> InCD because a lot of people tell about deinstallation and other
> problems.
>
> Are there any alternatives ?
>
> Maybe there is a burning software which offers burning bootable ISO
> images on rewritable CDs out of the box (Nero does not).
>
> Thomas
>
>

Try reformatting the CD. Simply erasing the files leaves old directory
data on the disc.

[Back to original message]