Resolved Erasing a CD-RW?

Does anybody know a foolproof way to erase a CD-RW?

I'm using a cheapo, bundled version of Nero Express, and when I try to erase, it tries for a while and then gives up with a message like "Erase unsuccessful" or similar. I have done a few batch transfers recently, and now have five or six barely-used CD-RWs which I can't use for anything else - it seems such a waste.

I only use CD-RWs for keeping my photos in a safe place, or transferring a batch of stuff to somebody else's PC, so I'm not willing to pay for a better, bells-and-whistles product just to do this.

 

Hi Geoffrey, Have you seen this link:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306641
I use Nero 6 and it works OK. Neil.

 

Thanks, Neil - you're a star! That worked fine.

Best wishs
Geoffrey

 

Great news. Glad it worked. Neil.