NERO INCD 4 User Manual
User Manual
Ahead Software AG
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Copyright © 2003 Ahead Software AG
REV 1.4
Mount Rainier and EasyWrite Reader are properties of the Mount Rainier Group.
Be aware that some early versions of InCD 4 do not include all of the features
presented herein. Check for the newest version on www.nero.com
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Contents
1 About InCD......................................................................................... 5
1.1 Information about InCD ................................................................... 5
1.2 Hints on working with InCD............................................................. 5
1.2.1 Operating systems ............................................................................. 5
1.2.2 Existing packet writing software ......................................................... 6
1.2.3 CD-MRW / DVD+MRW (Mount Rainier) ............................................ 7
1.2.4 UDF reader driver............................................................................... 8
2 Installation .........................................................................................9
2.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 9
2.2 Installation ........................................................................................ 9
2.3 Uninstalling InCD ........................................................................... 10
3 Working with InCD........................................................................... 11
3.1 Starting InCD .................................................................................. 11
3.2 Discs supported by InCD............................................................... 12
3.2.1 CD-RW............................................................................................. 12
3.2.2 CD-MRW.......................................................................................... 12
3.2.3 DVD-RW .......................................................................................... 13
3.2.4 DVD-RAM......................................................................................... 13
3.2.5 DVD+RW and DVD+MRW ............................................................... 13
3.3 Format ............................................................................................. 14
3.3.1 Background formatting ..................................................................... 16
3.3.2 Disc verification ................................................................................ 16
3.4 Quick formatting............................................................................. 16
3.5 Ejecting a disc ................................................................................ 19
3.5.1 Ejecting a CD-RW or a DVD-RAM ................................................... 19
3.5.2 Ejecting a CD-MRW, a DVD+RW or a DVD+MRW.......................... 19
3.5.3 Ejecting a DVD-RW.......................................................................... 19
3.5.4 Loading a disc .................................................................................. 20
3.6 Copying data to a disc formatted using InCD ............................. 21
3.7 Erasing discs.................................................................................. 22
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4 Commands....................................................................................... 24
4.1 Introduction .................................................................................... 24
4.2 About............................................................................................... 24
4.3 Help ................................................................................................. 24
4.4 Options............................................................................................ 25
4.5 Drive properties.............................................................................. 26
4.6 InCD format..................................................................................... 28
4.7 InCD delete...................................................................................... 29
4.8 Eject................................................................................................. 29
5 Index................................................................................................. 30
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1 About InCD
1.1 Information about InCD
InCD is a program which formats rewritable discs (CD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+RW
and DVD-RW) in such a way that they can be used like hard disks or floppy
disks. This means that you can save, copy or delete files from any application
onto the disc.
InCD uses only rewritable discs (CD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+RW, DVD-RW).
1.2 Hints on working with InCD
Discs which can only be written to once (CD-R, DVD+R or DVD-R) cannot be
used with InCD.
1.2.1 Operating systems
The system requirements for InCD are as follows:
Hardware CD/DVD-Rewritable compatible recorder (MMC Compliant, Multi-
read RW Recorder)
Software Windows 95 (Version B / Service Release 2 onwards) with the
DCOM95 update (available if you install Internet Explorer 4.0)
Windows 98
Windows Me
Windows NT 4.0 with IE 4.0
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows Server 2003
Disc type Rewritable disc (CD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, and DVD-RAM)
Note for users of Windows 95/98/Me!
InCD is not compatible with the 'Adaptec CD-Burning Plug-in' which is installed
as part of Windows Media Player 7.x. Please uninstall the plug-in using
'Add/Remove Programs' from the Control Panel.
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To Windows XP users!
If InCD causes a serious error, you can send the error log to Microsoft by clicking
on the 'Send Error Report' button. Microsoft will then forward it to Ahead
Software, so that our software developers can analyze the error and improve the
software. Thank you for your support!
1.2.2 Existing packet writing software
InCD can handle discs formatted by other packet writing software. However,
InCD is not compatible with other packet writing software. You must uninstall any
other packet writing packages prior to your InCD installation. Before the
installation begins, InCD checks the installed applications and exits the set-up
procedure if it finds another packet writing program. A window is displayed with a
message explaining this.
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1.2.3 CD-MRW / DVD+MRW (Mount Rainier)
To format discs in the so-called MRW (Mount Rainier) format using InCD, check
the corresponding check box (if InCD detects a recorder that supports MRW,
then this option will be enabled by default). The RW disc will then become an
MRW disc once formatting is complete. The check box is to be found in the InCD
Options dialog box for overall control, and in the drive properties InCD tab for per
drive control. In both places, this option is only modifiable if the recorder supports
this function. There is more on this in the 'Options' and 'Drive properties' sections.
In contrast to CD-RW, MRW discs can be written to after only about one minute
of formatting. This does not mean that the MRW is fully formatted after two
minutes, but simply that it is formatted enough for you to be able to write data
on it. The remainder of the formatting goes on in the background.
Mount Rainier is also known as 'EasyWrite'. You can find additional information
about Mount Rainier at http://www.mt-rainier.org
You can only write data in MRW format with drives that support the format. You
must also ensure that the 'MRW Format on all MRW capable drives' checkbox
has been ticked.
Drives that do not support Mt. Rainier can only read such discs with a remapper
(see the 'Remapper' section).
Most drives supporting Mount Rainier feature the EasyWrite logo:
The EasyWrite logo is a registered trademark of Philips.
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1.2.3.1 Disc type
CD-MRW discs are standard CD-RW discs formatted as MRW on a recorder that
supports Mt. Rainier. In addition, DVD+MRW discs are standard DVD+RW discs
formatted as MRW on a Mt. Rainier-supporting recorder.
1.2.3.2 Remapper
In order to be able to read discs in Mount Rainier format on drives that do not
support this format (CD-MRW/DVD+MRW), you will need a so-called remapper
(the 'EasyWrite Reader'). It is not installed as part of the InCD installation
process, so you will need to install it separately. Depending on the operating
system in use, you may also have to install InCD.
You can find the information you need in the following table:
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows Me
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows Server 2003
Windows NT You cannot read CD-MRW/DVD+MRW using only the
You need the remapper in order to be able to read CDMRW/DVD+MRW. You can download it free of charge
from http://www.nero.com
remapper. For this operating system you must install
InCD as well as the remapper.
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The remapper will not allow you write MRW discs. Only recorders that are MRWwrite compliant can write MRW discs.
1.2.4 UDF reader driver
On a PC running Windows 95B or Windows 98 or Windows ME and on which
InCD is not installed, in order to be able to read a disc formatted using InCD, you
need a UDF reader driver. This driver is part of the above-mentioned EasyWrite
Reader. You can download it free of charge from Ahead Software AG's web site
at www.nero.com
Note for users of Windows NT4:
The current UDF driver version does not support Windows NT4. If you are
running NT4, you must install InCD instead of the UDF driver.
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2 Installation
2.1 Introduction
InCD comes in several installation packages.
CD-ROM multi-installer. This pops up when you insert the Nero CD-ROM in
your drive and when the auto-insert notification is enabled on your system.
CD-ROM standalone installer. You can install InCD, bypassing the multi-
installer, by directly launching the InCD installer to be found on the CD-ROM.
Internet standalone installer. You can download its Web installer, but if you
want to install InCD you must have a registered version of either Nero or Nero
Express.
2.2 Installation
You must have administrator rights to install the software on Windows NT 4.0,
Windows 2000, Windows XP Pro or Windows Server 2003.
1. Close all the Windows applications you are not running and close any antivirus software that may be running.
2. Put the InCD disc in the CD or DVD drive, or download InCD's Web installer
(from www.nero.com
3. Start installation
CD-ROM multi-installer - click on the InCD area of the start window.
CD-ROM standalone installer – browse your CD-ROM and, there, open a
folder called 'InCD' if the CD-ROM is a Nero 5.5 CD-ROM (or 'InCD4' if you
have a Nero 6 CD-ROM). Launch the 'Setup.exe' file, which is located in
this folder, by double-clicking on it.
Internet standalone installer – launch the downloaded file.
4. Click on the 'Next' button to install the software.
If there is an existing version of InCD 4 installed, you can update it by clicking on
the 'Next' button.
, for instance).
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