CD/RW bad block!!

[Zarky44]

Have cdrw with stored family pics (yes family!). Not sure what happened but was adding some pics when write failed. Re inserting disk gave "needs UDF reader added." After several attempts I let it add UDF reader. I can see the udfrinst.exe file on CD now but that is all. In Win2000pro eventviewer it says failed read due to bad block. Have tried to use scandisk feature in ROXIO DirectCD utilities but it says disk in use by other program. Cannot determine what program that could be unless autoplay is locking it in. Could not determine how to disable autoplay in Win2K. Downloaded several free/sharware programs (CD Data Rescue1.1, R-Studio, Badcopy3). Programs see cd and volume but continue to get read failed. Descriptor in cotrol panel says cdfs format. I am sure data is sill ther only file system info is corrupt. Any suggestions or other repair programs?

KG7-RAID (Hpt-37x)
AMD 1.4 GHz
654Mb DDR
Win2Kpro
LTR-24102b (lite-on 24x10x40)

Thanks,

Zarky

[mcjamesk]

do you have these pics on your computer ? If so you may have to reburn them on a new disc

[rmanet]

mcjamesk is right - if you have the pics on the HDD burn another -
a couple of ideas for what they're worth

most programs always have the abort on read error option as a default, try unchecking that if applicable

I don't think easyCD can use the disk because DirectCD locks it when you first insert one of their formatted disks

are you sure you didn't reformat the disk altogether since now all you see if the udf file?

if your file systems are corrupted on the disk (cdfs is just the cd layout format), maybe take the cd, software and recovery stuff to a 98, me or xp machine and try there - w2k uses error correction as it's form of scandisk but I'm not real familiar with w2k because when I tried to use it on newly built machines I had a heck of a time with drivers on components I was using from other computers

and there's a ton of recovery software programs out there here's just one of the many links

http://softlandmark.com/CDRWUtility.htm

and try cdmediaworld if you haven't been there

if it's just a bad block you could also try clonecd - it's a raw burner software to copy CDs

http://elby.ch/english/products/clone_cd/download.html
(I personally prefer the 3.x versions, this is the newest)

have it burn two images, one with errors ignored, one with the error corrected - you'll lose an image or two but that's about it, then try to burn either image to a new cd and see if you can find anything then?

[Zarky44]

Thanks for reply. I kept them on a CD so as not to clutter up HD with files. Wish now I had made two disk for backup. I will check out the links and try them. I figured the DirectCD was locking it in and preventing it's Scandisk from running, but it does not seem logical as it would be its own program preventing it from running on its own format. Go Figure. Last resort I can send it to a recovery site. $89.00 fee.

THx

Zarky

[mcjamesk]

sorry bout your hard luck maybe you'll get it fixed. **Back Up , Back UP , Back UP **

[Zarky44]

By Golly! The CD-R Diagnostics(by ArrowKey) seems to work. It found 1600 files. Other programs I tried would only find three (UDF files). The directories were given new names but the file names were correct. Have to purchase software to unlock save option, but I don't mind paying for something that does what it says it will do! Thanks for Link!

Later,

Zarky

[xxmindcrimexx]

It kind of gives you that "warm, fuzzy feeling" when everything goes ok doesn't it. You guys are good!!!! :t