RE: Burning V5R3 CD image files (was i5 backup options without tape)

Based on the wiki info and my observations, I bet you are right, Charles. 

Bryan Dietz created one of these CDs today and sent me a print screen of his PC 
displaying the CD's root directory contents, and it was an XP screen.

I don't have an XP machine handy to confirm it, but that is the course I intend 
to pursue.

Thanks all for all the help.

-Marty

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Subject: RE: Burning V5R3 CD image files (was i5 backup options without tape) 
From: "Wilt, Charles" <CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 13:20:48 -0400 

Marty,

The UDF format allows the virtual CD to be directly writable/re-writable.

You can't change the virtual CD to any other format.

Following the Wiki link I gave, you'll see that UDF is also used for other 
devices.  You may also use some version of it on you PC with your CD burner.  
For example, my home PC has an InCD driver installed which allows me to use 
DVD-RW and CD-RW as big floppy disks, that "packet writing" is what UDF is all 
about.

Sounds like Win2k might not able to handle the version of UDF that IBM uses.  
According to MS, Win2k should be able to read v1.02 and v1.50 UDF.
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/prork/prdf_fls_bmnb.asp

or http://tinyurl.com/auoz4

Windows XP Pro does 1.02, 1.50, 2.0, and 2.01
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prkc_fil_ipge.asp

or http://tinyurl.com/53l6l


Maybe try a Win XP Pro PC and see if you can read it there?


HTH,

Charles Wilt