[X4U] Burn a CD for PC

[Rod Buchanan]

On Oct 18, 2010, at 9:17 AM, Nick Scalise wrote:

>> I'm pretty sure Finder burns CDs using HFS+, which means they cannot be read on a PC.
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> This is incorrect. I know Finder burns PC readable disks, I do it all the time and use them on PCs.
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> The first Apple.com link in a google search shows that Finder indeed burns PC readable disks.
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> http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1257
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> I'm sure that there are better support documents at apple.com about how to do this, but I am too lazy to look any further.
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> <http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=burn+pc+readable+cd+on+Mac&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8>

(Reposting because original reply went to Nick.  My apologies.)

Interesting.  Before posting I checked a CD I had recently burned via Finder and it was HFS+.  I'll need to netbook & external drive and see if it recognizes it.

I know Disk Utility will create PC readable CDs, but most people don't want to go that route.

> ---- Rod Buchanan <lists at sofstats.com> wrote: 
>> On Oct 17, 2010, at 6:17 PM, alexandre wrote:
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>>> as far as i know, if you burn a CD in the finder, it'll open fine on a PC…
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>> I'm pretty sure Finder burns CDs using HFS+, which means they cannot be read on a PC.
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>> I use Burn recommended earlier all the time to make CDs for PCs.  It works fine.
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>>> On Oct 17, 2010, at 18:37 , Paul Moortgat wrote:
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>>>> A friend will burn pictures on a CD for a PC friend.  But I'm not sure if the Mac's burning prog can do this.  It can be done in toast, but he hasn't it.
>>>> And buying it for one time is loony.  Or is there a free burning prog that will do this?

-- 
Rod