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Folders on CDRW missing in NT Explorer

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by hhhranch

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At work, the IT Dept. gave me a CDRW disk where they had copied 3 folders and 1 file in order for me to copy them to PCs at our locale. This worked fine except for one PC. When I browse for the contents of the CDRW in Windows NT Explorer or My Computer, only the file shows and not the folders. I checked the settings and it is set to show all files. I even tried Find Files on the disk and they did not show up. It is as if they are not even there. The status bar shows one object instead of four and no hidden. Why would only the file show up and not the folders? The PC is a Dell Optiplex GX1, Pentium II, 450 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 10 Gig Hard drive. This PC reads other disks fine, including older slower PCs. While I can find another means of copying the files to the PC, this is really puzzling me. Anyone have any ideas? Thank you.

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by thechas

How old / what speed is the CD drive on the NT system?

If it is a 24X or less, it may not be fully "multi-play" compatible, and may not be able to read CD-RW disks properly.

Most CD ROM drives of 12X or slower cannot read CD-RW disks.
Most CD-ROM drives of 24X and above, can.
In-between, it varies a lot.

You might also try updating the UDF reader software on the NT machine that is giving you problems.
For best results, use the UDF reader from the same software mfg that the IT department is using when they copy files to CD_RW disks.

Chas

by hhhranch

It is a slow CDROM. Our IT Dept gave me the same answer and has opted to upgrade the drive. I raised the points to 250. I hope this gives you the appropriate amount. Thanks.

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