[DM-MUG] burning cds

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some programs allow you to choose how you want to make the disk,  
format wise, make sure you have hybrid (mac/pc) checked. if you just  
have macintosh clicked, your pc will not be able to read it.


dave


On Apr 3, 2006, at 6:48 AM, Jerry Heiselman wrote:

> I've never had to change anything before to get a CD to read on a  
> Windows PC.  I just create a burn folder and it just works, but you  
> can always try creating a disk image first.  Try these steps:
>
> What you need to do (if you continue to use Disk Utility) is create  
> a new image using the new image button, select CD-ROM (74 or 80  
> min), and then let it create it.  Once it is done creating it, it  
> will mount your disk image for you.  Still in Disk Utility, click  
> on your DMG file and select the Partition tab.  Click on the  
> Options button and change the drop-down to read PC Partition  
> Scheme.  Click OK and back on the Partition tab, you should see MS- 
> DOS File System as the Format.  Click on the Partition button and  
> it will re-partition the disk image.  Once it is done, you will  
> have a FAT32 disk partition.  Now, when you burn the disc, Disk  
> Utility should use the Joliet CD-ROM file system as opposed to the  
> Mac's HFS+ file system and it should work for you.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Jerry
>
> On Apr 2, 2006, at 9:45 PM, John Kisner wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to burn a file to CD that my daughter needs to bring to  
>> school.  (It's too large for a floppy.)  I've tried using Disk  
>> Utility, but when I pop it into our Windows machine there is a  
>> message saying disk is corrupted or not a format Windows can read.
>>
>> Any suggestions?  Should I be using something besides Disk  
>> Utility, for instance?  It's an MS-Word file, by the way, with  
>> several pictures.
>>
>> John
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