Windows 10: is it possible...

...to finalize a cd-r after it was burned on a different device? My problem is that the church I go to frequently has a soundman who for some reason fails 90% of the time to finalize a cd-r after it is burned. The cd burner is not a computer: it is a stand-alone unit (combined with a cassette deck) connected to audio just like a cassette deck. After a disc is recorded (during the services) it must be "finalized" in order to operate on any other cd player. Typically, I have to just wait until I can get access to the unit itself to do it.

Is it possible to use this pc to do the finalization process? I have a Dell XPS 8300 with Windows 10.

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is it possible to locate missing device if it is offline by using windows 10 or google?

Hi Antoinette,

Locating the lost PC, offline or online, will not be possible since it does not have a cellular modem. The PC that was lost has to be reported to the nearest authority on your place, in order for you to have legal assistance to retrieve it.

Regards.

 

is it Is it possible to save Windows10 to a disk or thumb drive and boot from your old windows

Can I do a clean install using the Free upgrade?

No, it will require that you are running a previous qualifying version and start the upgrade from within the qualifying version. You can initiate a clean install after completing the Upgrade.

If you need the PVR (personal video recorder) features in Windows Media Center, then
Media Portal is one alternative. If you just want a simple video player, I like
MPC-HC (Media Player Classic
– Home Cinema), but
VLC will do the job. All three are open source and free.

Source:
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2015/jun/25/microsoft-windows-10-free-upgrade-7-questions-answered

Also Microsoft stopped active development of Media Center for nearly six years now. Why? Small percentage of Windows users were using it, about 6 million out of 1.5 billion. Also, they had to pay license fees for every copy of Windows sold with it, even
if it wasn't being used.

 

Depends on the software you have on the PC.

If the CD-R wasn't finalized, and the PC software can read it (Nero, for example) then you should be able to work on it and then finalize it.

If that cd burner used something proprietary in it's burning format, then you're stuck.

In the end, it's all conjecture - if you have a disc - try it.

 

Well no software I have will read them. Typically either I get "blank" disc or "read" error. Regardless altho the pc will recognize there is a disc in the drive, I cannot find any option to finalize. Only "erase". And yes I have tried.

 

ImgBurn should do the trick for you........have a look at this thread here........