Have Formatted Cd But Windows Media Player Says 'insert Blank Disc' ??

Discussion in 'Software' started by ZACCCC1, Dec 24, 2017.

  1. ZACCCC1

    ZACCCC1 Private First Class

    I had some files on a CD but I wanted to delete them and then download some mp3 files to the blank disc. I thought the best way would be to format the CD, so I did that. When I tried to get Windows Media Player to accept the mp3 files so they could be burned, it kept asking me to insert a blank disc but I thought that formatting it would have made it blank(?)
     
    ZACCCC1, Dec 24, 2017
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  2. dr.moriarty

    dr.moriarty Malware Super Sleuth Staff Member

    My first thought - it's a CD-R disc, rather than a CD-RW, that can only be written to once.
     
    dr.moriarty, Dec 24, 2017
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  3. Eldon

    Eldon Major Geek Extraordinaire

    No. Formatting a CD-RW 'installs' a file system.
    Windows Media Player doesn't recognized formatted CDs.
    Erase the CD - if it's a CD-RW.
     
    Eldon, Dec 25, 2017
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