Posts by TallCool1

I'm not entirely anti-Microsoft (admittedly, I am primarily a Knoppix/Debian Linux user), but this German article makes an interesting point. There is at least a possibility that the MS Blaster worm may have indirectly caused the Lake Erie Loop blackout. Using Babelfish http://Babelfish.altavista.com and picking through the Germlish got me enough of a translation that I must say that it's food for thought:

http://heise.de/newsticker/data/ju-15.08.03-001

Here's a link to the BugTraq message thread concerning RPC/DCOM controls as used by the utilities:

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/333521/2003-08-14/2003-08-20/1

...and this AP story may well be the smoking gun -- was the alarm knocked out by the worm, or did the alarm being out allow the worm to bring the system down?

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030817/ap_on_re_us/blackout_investigation&cid=519&ncid=716

I have Norton Ghost, and just finished building a computer. When I copy one hard drive to the other, does it also copy my hardware crap? I've already used it once but on the same computer, when upgrading the hard drive. It had the exact look, and the such, except for the hard drive space.

The Ghost file is a clone of the original, including the hardware settings. If the new machine has different hardware, Windows 98 and 2000 can discover and bind in the new hardware, but Product Activation will choke XP.

I have a Toshiba Satelite laptop and a few days ago a single grey line appeared across the lower portion of my screen. Yesterday, another grey line appeared across the upper portion of my screen. Does anyone know what this is?

It is probably a bad display. The LCD is addressed by rows and columns and it sounds like the drive contacts to the display itself have become dirty, or the display-drive electronics are going out. Is the display active or passive? The answer will provide more clues. You can probably find out on Google if you don't already know from the product literature.

Sometimes under no apparent reasoning certain processes will use 100% of the processor, causing it to become really hot and slowing down the overall performance of the computer.

So far I have had trouble with these processes:
trillian.exe, wmplayer.exe, eplorer.exe

The ALi chipset has known problems, none fatal. Make sure that you have the latest BIOS and chipset drivers. Trillian should not be a much of a problem, but try GAIM instead http://gaim.sourceforge.net -- it has much the same functionality and lower overhead.

If you are using the on-board AC '97 sound function, dump it; get a decent sound card -- SB Live! or better. The codec-based sound function is a black hole for CPU cycles (the CPU itself generates the sound) and can cause some of the problems you describe, especially with WiMP and MPEG-4 files.

A good registry fixer and general system utility is jv16 Power Tools available from http://www.macecraft.com.

A good system monitor is TinyResMeter from http://perso.accelance.net/~pesoft/trm/us_trm.html

These may or may not fix your problems, but ya gotta start somewhere, and AC '97 sound is the pits in so many ways.

I'm running IE 6 on XP and for some strange reasons, when I'm logged onto Yahoo mail, every once in a while I get a message telling me I need to upgrade my browser to IE 5. It also tells me I need to enable my javascript.

To me it sounds like your Microsoft Java Virtual Machine is broken. The best way to fix it is to install the Sun Java Runtime Environment. The latest version is available at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html and is about 14 MB in size. I've found that it's a lot better, anyway; its more up-to-date and not crippled like the MS implementation.

I'm currently running Windows 2000 on my master C: drive 30GB, dual booting with Windows ME. Running slave is my new 60GB HD, with ALL of my media files, important files, etc. C:\ has been throwing me warning signs for a while now, and I don't want to risk it possibly failing on me. I simply want to just put everything on my slave, W2K, media, EVERYTHING.

Also, I want to convert this slave to NTFS.

Here's what I would do. It is similar to what I did recently. Start by downloading Knoppix from http://www.Knoppix.com -- actually, this links to several FTP sites.

Once you have a working CD, you can start the backup process. Start by defragging the slave drive (how full is it?). Once this is done, you can use QTPartEd to create a second partition on the drive. You will have to format the new partition. Once that's done, open a shell and type in sudo partimage. The compressed drive image from C: can now be backed up to the new partition; the filename is in the form /mnt/hdax/<filename>, and the file(s) can be set to be CD-size chunks.

There is an XP utility to change a FAT32 filesystem to NTFS after you restore stuff as you like.

Whenever I open my IO.SYS file, I can't read it. It's a bunch of symbols. I was thinking that I don't have a particular font installed from adobe but I can't figure it out.

IO.SYS isn't the file you are after, it's a binary file that's just for booting -- the files System.INI and Win.INI (in the default Windows directory) are more like what you are looking for -- but even those are not quite it.

Much of the information Windows maintains about fonts is actually kept in the Windows Registry -- but you probably don't have to muck about there, either.

Do you know the name of the font you are looking for? What app uses it? Did you copy it into the Fonts directory yourself, or did some program install it? If the file was copied into the directory yourself, Windows must be "told" about it. If you open the Fonts folder by clicking its Control Panel icon, one of the menus has a selection for updating the fonts list (I'm in Linux right now -- can't give exact menu or technique). Another way to do the same thing is to use TweakUI and select the Rebuild Fonts Cache item (or similar). TweakUI can be downloaded if you don't have it; make sure you get the appropriate version for your Windows version.

My power ok (AT PSU) isn't connected to anything, to what do I connect it?

Don't worry. That's a "feedback" connection -- you have no use for it.

I want to put a relay on the switch of the AT power supply so the ATX PSU will start it automatically, how much amps goes in that switch? i want to get a relay big enough!

6 amps should be enough, but 10-amp relays are still relatively cheap.

Can anyone advise me on how to go about in using my laptop monitor as my desktop?
Any advice is appreciated.

Can't be done. I'm sorry. The circuitry inside the laptop drives the display in a non-standard way -- you can't tap into that signal path.

Speaking as an electronic technician, computer technician, and monitor repairman...

So, my CPU has died. It was a PII 400MHz.

The motherboard is a P2BXL rev.D.

Can I upgrade the processor? Can I get a PIII? How fast can I go? Am I limited to a PII 450MHz CPU? or limited even further to the PII 400MHz CPU it started with?

Actually, that DFI motherboard will support a Slot-1 Pentium III, as will nearly all late-model mobos that use the BX chipset -- I'm not sure what the top-end PIII for that socket is (600MHz or more) -- as long as you update the BIOS, you should be OK. If you upgrade the BIOS, look for one that can overclock a bit.

Also be aware that the clips that hold the processor in the socket differ from the PII to the PIII and will need to be changed out before the module swap. Another possibility is a socket-to-slot adapter so that you can use a socket-style PIII or PIII/Celeron chip.

Please help. I'm running win 98 on a 350mhz PC. I recently replaced my old internal CD-R with a new internal CD-RW (Philips CDRW 4800) - installation was a straight swap.

The new drive reads and writes just fine, however I now have a problem each time I boot up my machine. The following message appears during the boot sequence:

"
Verifying DMI Pool Data...

CD-ROM Device Driver Version 5.17x for ATAPI
Copyright (c) Matsushita-Kotobuki Electronics Industries, Ltd.
1990-1996 All Rights Reserved.
Device Name = OEMCD001
Supporting the following units:

Interface board or CD-ROM drive is not ready.
Insure that drive power is on and drive cables correctly attached.
<A>bort or <R>etry
"

Remove the reference to MSCDEX and the CD-ROM driver in both Config.SYS and AutoExec.BAT -- you never needed them under Win98 anyway.

I'm having a problem with IE version 6.0 and my inability to open links on any website. When I click on a link, I get a new window that is blank. (solid white).

1. What else is happening around the edges of the blank window?
a. What text does the address bar show?
b. What's up with the progress bar (the -- usually blue -- bar that "grows" near the lower-right corner of the screen)?
c. What does it say at the lower-left corner (i.e. Resolving Host www.blah, Done)
2. Have you tried a ping?
3. Did it ever work right?
4. What's the transport method -- aDSL, dial-up, LAN, cable modem?

Since I can access FAT32 filesystems from Linux Mandrake, I wondered if the reverse was true. I soon found out that it is (too a limited degree), with some freeware generously provided from http://ext2.yeah.net.

I would not trust any external file system under Windows. Maybe Knoppix would help you there.

In IE it takes an extremely long time to load. sometimes it times out.

How are you getting online? Dial-up, DSL, what? What is your hardware configuration? Did it work at one time, but stopped? More information, please.

i have been toying around with an old Tandy 1000TX. for those of you who don't remember, or were too young, it is a very old system. It is a 286/10Mhz, 640K RAM and CGA graphics.

Unfortunately, a 10 MHz 286 will run DOS (MS/DR/Free), but not much else -- it won't even run Windows 3.1, since the 286 will not multitask effectively. There may be a version of Minix or a Linux near-work-alike, as well.

If you can rummage through someone's obsolete software and find a word processor or some other application that will run under DOS and find an ISA VGA card, you might get some value out of it -- but when you can buy a 200 MHz Pentium MMX system unit with 64 MB RAM for $20, why bother?

My question is: Can a bootable Win98 CD be made?

I went to Google with the search string convert bootable floppy to bootable cd (no quotes) and got back a bunch of hits -- my thought is that you can take the Win 98 emergency boot disk, turn it into a bootable CD, and copy the Windows 98 CAB files to it. You would then be able to boot into a DOS environment and run setup from there.

oh, how I wish forum members everywhere would at least give city & state locations in their profiles

Or country - we don't all live in America, you know :roll:

Well, ahem... I considered nation-states in that statement... yeah, that's the ticket...:)

Me, I live in the state of Confusion -- literally, as that is the name of one of our local science fiction conventions...

Anyone know of a good place to buy computers?

One way to do useful research is to check into computer trade shows. Most metropolitan areas have them, there's usually an entry fee, but it's a good way to become aware of -- and familiar with -- the local dealer pool. Talking to vendors at a trade show is a good way of developing relationships that may well get you better prices down the road, if you ever want to add on or upgrade.

Depending on where you live (and oh, how I wish forum members everywhere would at least give city & state locations in their profiles), you should find trade-show listings in the classified section of your local newspaper(s), usually under the heading "Computers for sale" or similar.

I have an old Compaq Armada laptop. The display is covered with white horizontal lines, and green red, and blu vertical lines. Kind of like a graph. Does anyone know how to clear this?

To me, monitor repairman that I am, it sounds like bad contacts between the driver electronics and the display itself. One relatively easy test for this problem is as follows:

With the unit on, gently grasp the left and right edges of the display. Gently twist the display (no more than a few ounces of pressure) as though you are wringing out a towel. See if the display flashes, changes, etc. This may even fix the problem.

Try changing the display angle, a bit more open or closed, with power on. Changes at this point indicate a cable problem.

It's also possible that one of the driver chips is actually defective. In this case, the above tests will have little or no effect.

Unfortunately, in any case it is likely that the display is essentially beyond economical repair.

DISCLAIMER: While nothing I'm descriibing here is likely to cause any permanent damage, I cannot be held reponsible for negative outcomes -- but I don't see how you could make it any worse short of outright abuse.

The part of his question which is most bewildering to me is that this only started after he switched to broadband. So could one infer that this is not the behaviour with dialup internet settings? And if so, why?

Since broadband file transfers are so much quicker, the time required to do the transfer from Temp to destination is more noticeable. Also, transfer to floppy or Zip disk is relatively slow -- this exacerbates the problem.

This just started after I got Cable Internet, and now whenever I download a file, I specify which directory I want it downloaded to, and it then (without me knowing until the end) downloads to the "Temporary internet files" directory, and THEN copies it to the directory I wanted it downloaded to... Any solutions?

This is default browser behavior, and cannot be changed. Mozilla, or any other browser, will do essentially the same thing, even under Linux. Besides, you never want to download a file directly to a floppy or Zip disk -- you should always D/L it to the hard drive first, since floppies and Zips are relatively unreliable.

At the risk of sounding a bit like a broken record, have you given Knoppix a thought or try? Just as Mandrake is basically Red Hat with KDE as the default environment, so Knoppix is Debian with KDE, an easier install, and more leading-edge software (It's based on the testing/unstable branches -- but don't let that put you off). You can experiment to your heart's content in a CD-bootable full Linux evironment "sandbox" with a configuration file saved to an arbitrary hard drive, then install it if you like it. While the install is a little rough around the edges, because of auto-configuation it only takes about 20 minutes (the script is on the CD) and it's easy to smooth out those edges -- and polish the whole thing to a bright gleam -- with the information and interactive help available at Knoppix.net (see below); there's a whole forum devoted to HDD install, for example.

What it amounted to, for me, was the editing of a couple of script files (fstab and bootmisc.sh), copying some desktop icons, and downloading some non-free files -- nearly all of which was extensively documented. Being mostly out of work, the free part was very attractive, as well; if not for the fact that I teach Windows to seniors, I probably wouldn't bother to dual-boot much any more (I'm running about 80% Linux now, and I'm still learning). To say that I'm pleased with the install is putting it mildly. …

if i were to choose a programming language for a thesis level project that uses a fingerprint scanner, what would be the best choice:

1) Java
2) C++
3) VB6

If you are interfacing with a piece of hardware -- a stand-alone fingerprint scanner -- C++ would probably be best, since the hardware drivers are likely written in C anyway. There is also a speed issue; C++ is a compiled language, the other two are at least partly interpreted, at best semi-compiled.

Important: be aware that fingerprint scanners, it turns out, are very easy to fool; a Japanese researcher, using moulded-gelatin "fingers" and lifted prints, found that they could be fooled about 75% of the time.

I want to do a backup of the entire system over the network and put it to a windows server.

You can do it as I just described -- Partition Image can back up over a network or to a series of CD-Rs, if you have a burner. If you have multiple partitions on your single drive (you should), you can back up one part to the other and save it out later.

This is just a quick question, is there any way to backing up linux a free and faster way?

The free Knoppix CD-bootable Linux comes with two backup programs: Partition Image and MondoRescue. I have used the first one multiple times with good results; it was quick and worked well. You can get more information on using it along with download links -- see my sig.

...for some reason I am getting lots of problems with this one...The problem is when I try to play 3d accelerated video games such as GTA: Vice City and Elderscrolls 3:Morrowind. The computer will load the game then the game will crash and take me back to Windows after slight game play.

A problem these days is that hardware is so fast that minor timing glitches can cause major problems. Windows 98 is especially prone to this. Check your virtual-memory settings -- with 512MB RAM, you don't need it as much. You might Google on these for more.

There are several steps that you can take to eliminate some possible sources of conflict. Start with hardware -- is there a card in the first PCI slot (the one next to the AGP slot)? If so, move it, if you can; it shares an interrupt line with the AGP slot.

While we're at it, dump the AC '97 sound. A sound card -- ANY card -- is better than this type of on-board sound, because AC '97 sound is generated entirely by the CPU; the chipset acts only as the interface. No matter how fast the CPU, this is an anchor, a drag on resources. Would you drive your Corvette with the parking brake on all the time? it's about the same thing!

Now on to the BIOS. There is a setting which determines which slot the computer looks at for the graphics card at boot time. It's …

quick question...i have a vision of what i want to do and i was wondering if anybody knew if it were possible...i want to take the lcd screen off a laptop computer...sink it into the liner of the ceiling of my car and use clasps similar to teh ones for a garage door opener to let it down/hold it up...my question is is it possible to rig the lcd monitor to accept a plug similar to the male end of an RCA? In addition what other problems could I possibly encounter with powering up..etc...? thanks for your help

It can't be done the way that you are proposing. The LC display from a laptop is custom to that laptop, and designed to take a custom digital video signal -- there's no economical way to convert an analog video signal to one that the laptop LCD could deal with. One alternative might be to adapt one of those APEX portable DVD players, especially if it has a video-in jack.

I have found that my 640x 480 screen resolution is all out of size . It does no longer occupy the whole screen ,it was a long skinny thing , but by manipulating the monitor controls to maximum size one way, i now have a viewable ,but less than half screen size image. All other resolutions are fine.

The default refresh has likely been changed for that one resolution -- it's stored in the Registry. Here's one way to change it:

1. Right-click on the Desktop.
2. Select the Settings tab.
3. Slide the slider to 640 x 480 and click Apply.
4. Click Advanced.
5. Click the Adapter tab.
6. Go to the Refresh rate drop-down menu and try, say, 75 Hz.

Another way to deal with this kind of problem is easier in the long run. Go to http://www.EntechTaiwan.com and download MultiRes.EXE. It's a free utility that, when installed, provides on-the fly resolution and refresh-rate changes.

The file, called isle.exe, has the very disturbing effect of disabling my virus shield, and my ZoneAlarm firewall.

First, since this seems to be some sort of trojan, a virus scanner won't help much. Second, which version of ZoneAlarm are you using? Is it up-to-date?

I don't recommend McAfee or Norton as virus checkers any more; the first works poorly and the second is a resource hog. Currently, I recommend Grisoft AVG, since it's updated regularly, very effective, and free for personal use.

I would also cross-check for spyware using Spybot Search & Destroy. Check http://Security.Kolla.de for news, forums, and download links. You might ask your question there, as well.

which partition program do you recommend and where could i get it, preferably free.

The Knoppix CD has QTParted to manipulate partitions and Partition Image and Mondo to back it up. I have used them to great effect -- QTParted seems to work as well as anything commercial. Knoppix is a free CD-bootable Linux distro that doesn't mess with your HD unless you tell it to. It's also a quick way to check compatibility without the hassle of a full Linux install. Oh, did I mention it's free?

Of course, this assumes that your Windows partition isn't full. How many partitions are on your drive now? What capacity is it?

Someone know how I can get my system regeistry back without losing any of my settings and programs loaded on my hard drive.

Which version of Windows are you running? If you are running Win9x (which seems likely, from the symptoms), you can invoke the boot menu and boot to Command prompt only. Once you have a command prompt available, type in scanreg /restore. This presents you with a list of recent Registry backups. Select one that you feel comfortable with, restore it, and reboot. The .CAB backup file contains all 4 registry files: System.DAT, User.DAT, Win.INI, and System.INI.

Hope that helps...

Well i got it to dual boot just fine the only problem is that the sound card won't work.

I googled this for you, and I came up with the following information (the referenced laptop is a slightly earlier model): http://www.linuxlogin.com/laptop.php

Relevant quote re sound: "Default - had to add modules to /etc/modules.conf to load on boot" and something about a "Trident module." Since Mandrake is Red Hat-based, it should be similar.

It's based on an ALi chipset with AC '97 sound, so sound quality may be noticeably better for Windows than Linux.

I have the same problem. I'll try that... the thing is, won't it still not save my settings for the increased text zoom?

The new fonts, as far as my experience goes, are "zoomed" by nature -- the too-small size was caused by a bug in the old fonts themselves -- of course, this can be tweaked somewhat by editing the preferences.

I'm running Mozilla 1.3 on Mandrake 9.1, and I have a very hard time reading the text on web pages... Am I doing something wrong?

Nope. This is a known problem. This was fixed in Knoppix by moving to Vera Bitstream fonts -- just do a Google search on bitstream fonts linux to find 'em. They look soooo much better than the old ones... and they're FREE.

I've installed the latest versions of JVM, and JVM works fine for Java applications off the internet...

WHICH JVM? From where? It may be looking for the Sun one, not the MS one. Are you installing from http://java.sun.com?

Cool. I wish I could speak an Asian language.

I don't think that I could learn Chinese. I'm too disoriented. :D

That's one of the weirdest requests I've ever seen from anyone. :P

Well, al least he can be flush with pride! :D

Well, I would like to announce to the world, Dani's Strike Zone!

Is this going to be like "Ed" -- a bowling alley up front & an internet cafe/training facility in the rear?;) Will TTF members get a discount? Sounds cool...

"Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana."

This has been used to test natural-language parsing programs.

The monitor is also dark when my computer boots up . the text is faint at the beginning that i can hardly read it. after a while it turn a little lighter ,but still very dark

I followed your instructions ,but it makes no difference.

How comfortable are you with opening your monitor? Tell me brand and model and I will tell you what to tweak, and how. I know this is a late reply, but for some reason this JUST popped up for the first time in a while.

My monitor display's so dark that I mostly can't see anything. When I play CS, I can't see the one in dark corner. Can anyone help me?

Is the text bright enough at the initial boot-up? That is, the text messages about system initialization, memory test, storage devices, and so on are clearly visible. If so, the problem is driver settings. If not, the problem is the monitor.

The boot screen is white text on a black background. When it shows up, turn your brightness control all the way up. The background should be a faint gray. Turn the brightness back down until the gray just disappears. The contrast control should be near maximum in most cases. That's the correct setting for the monitor. If you can't get a visible background raster at full brightness, then yes, your monitor has a problem.

i want to download one of these distributions. suse, redhat or mandrake. and i want it to be an image that can be burned to a cd. sorry i dont want to complie anything. however all the sites i have tried have been horrible as far as downloads. using a T line gives me fast downloads on even bogged down ftp sites. however i can never get a decent speed from any of them or the mirrors.

so does anyone know of highspeed ftp sites that have the newest versions of those linux brands. Also no sites i have to pay anything for

The slow downloads are deliberate, to frustrate you into the paid versions. Why not try Debian? It's a free distribution, free support, and with apt-get is easier to upgrade than the others. I installed mine from the Knoppix CD, but there is also a 'net installer.

Nothing against Red Hat, SuSE, or Mandrake, but if you want "free-as-in-free-beer", Debian is the way to go. I paid $80 for SuSE 8.0 Professional, but dropped it for a Knoppix-installed Debian. Knoppix has several high-bandwidth download sites.

...is there a way to shut down specific processes which are summed up in svchost.exe?

As I have stated before, svchost.exe is a launcher -- you will often have multiple instances running, with no way of knowing which is which.

Of course, since this reply was originally written we now have HijackThis and CodeStuff Starter, as well as other tools, to manipulate the startups in the registry and elsewhere. See my signature for links and articles.

Another utility I find useful is PrcView.

My Computer is rather stable, but when I go away and the computer is idle it freezes after about 20 or 30 minutes. I've disabled the screensaver, and watched the task manager until the computer freezes. I saw that a svchost.exe process suddenly takes more and more cpu power and then I can't even move the mouse, I have to shut it down. I don't know what to do anymore.

It's difficult to answer this question directly. svchost.exe is the NT equivalent of the Win9x RunDLL32.exe in that it's used to launch other things, most of them hidden "behind" the launcher -- a major pain in cases like this. I would disable as much stuff as possible in your startup, then fold them back in one-by-one to see which one is clobbering cycles.

I only checked the system with norton antivirus pro 2003 with the newest virus definitions. So which virus prog would you recommend ?

Symantec software, in general, is among the worst resource hogs out there. It could even be part of your problem. I use Grisoft AVG in my Windows environment; it's free for personal use, better for resources than Norton or McAfee, and just as well-supported and effective.

You might also try a spyware-stomper like Spybot-Search & Destroy or Ad-Aware (I much prefer Spybot-S&D over Ad-Aware, but I always mention both - S-S&D is free but "donation suggested", AAw is available in free and paid versions. Both can be downloaded from http://www.Download.com.

Grisoft AVG site: http://free.Grisoft.com

S-S&D support (including forums): http://Security.Kolla.de

Ad-Aware's site: http://www.LavaSoft.nu

Is there a website that a person can go to and find out drivers for a modem and how can you get info if you don't have original package the modem came in. Is there a # on the modem itself that will tell me the manuf. and model? Any info wil be greatly appreciated.

Most modems have an FCC ID number (as does most electronic hardware). The number decodes this way: the first three characters are manufacturer ID, the rest is the model number under which it was submitted. go to http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid/ and enter the manufacturer's code to find more information. The printed circuit board itself may also have numbers on it.

Failing that, you can often do some tracking with chip numbers. Look at the integrated circuits on the printed circuit board for numbers (ICs are black epoxy devices with many leads -- most are surface mount nowadays). If the ICs are LASER-marked (most are), they may be hard to read. In that case place a drop of Liquid Paper or white shoe polish on the markings, then rub it off gently with a bit of tissue to increase contrast and write down everything you see to share with us. It's possible to get generic drivers for many of the chipsets used on current modems.

Good luck!

...I have noticed my laptop has really slowed down when it shuts down...

Added any new software, updates, or patches lately? Or updated drivers? That can cause shutdown problems.

In Windows2000pro what is the command to choose what programs I want to start a boot. It was msconfig and is msconfig in winXP, why was this command removed in 2000 anyway??

Try JV16 Power Tools (it's free), available at http://www.vtoy.fi/jv16/index.php -- it runs under all versions of Windows, does what msconfig does and more, and does it better.

I am backing up some software. however some of it does not like being copied. what software will alow bit per bit copy of a cd. or software than will make a perfect image of software

I'm sorry, my original answer was based on a mis-read of your question (my eyes must have been on sideways that night)... Tekmaven is right, BlindWrite and CloneCD are the answers for most situations. There may be others, including free.

what, exactly, does cdrdao do?

It's a CD-burning program, primarily for audio CDs -- "CD-R disc-at-once".