Editing InCD

{{Short description|UDF packet writing software for Windows}}
'''InCD''' is<ref name="Download InCD">[http://www.nero.com/eng/tools-utilities.html Download InCD (NLA 12-12-31)].</ref> a [[packet writing]] software developed by [[Nero AG]] for [[Microsoft Windows]].

InCD allows [[Optical disc|optical discs]] to be used in a similar manner to a [[floppy disk]]. The user can [[drag and drop]] files to and from the disk using [[Windows Explorer]], or open and save files on the disk directly from [[application program]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.auditmypc.com/process/incd.asp |title=incd.exe |publisher=Audit My PC |accessdate=2008-10-07 |quote=The incd.exe process is the main process for the InCD program. It allows you quick access when burning files to CD/RW.}}</ref>

It supports rewritable media ([[CD-RW]], [[DVD+RW]], [[DVD-RW]], [[DVD-RAM]], [[CD-MRW]] and DVD+MRW), and from InCD 5.5 on also writing to write-once media [[CD-R]], [[DVD+R]], [[DVD-R]]. Current version 6.6.5100 is free and provides Windows XP functionality similar to [[Live File System]] in Windows Vista and Windows 7. 

InCD formats media, and writes to [[Universal Disk Format]]. Systems which do not support [[Universal Disk Format|UDF]] (such as [[Windows 98]]) will only present a [[HTML]] page (stored on the disk, outside the UDF part), explaining the problem and linking to a free UDF reader software.

==InCD Reader==

InCD 5 Reader is a program that allows users to read discs written in [[Mount_Rainier_(packet_writing)|MRW]] format on systems that do not support MRW as well as discs written in a UDF format that are not natively supported by your operating system. Since January 2007 InCD 5 Reader includes support for [[SecurDisc]]: with InCD 5 Reader installed, a user can access the protected content of a SecurDisc disc on a drive that does not necessarily support this technology. The user is then given the possibility to provide the content encryption password, verify the digital signature of the disc, etc.

==Problems==
Old and hardware incompatible versions of InCD can cause the Windows XP "''Reboot on Shutdown''" problem similar to those quoted with [[Roxio Easy CD Creator]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm |title=Windows XP Shutdown & Restart Troubleshooting |date=2007-03-05 |accessdate=2008-10-07 |quote=By now, the Roxio/Adeptec Easy CD / Direct CD software is well documented as being the major cause of this undesirable shutdown behavior.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wer.microsoft.com/responses/Response.aspx/898/en-us/5.1.2600.2.00010100.3.0?SGD=eb99d9e5-07f2-4450-8f02-4cfcc6eee2ad |title=Microsoft Windows Error reporting |accessdate=2008-10-07 |quote=This problem was caused by InCD 4, which was created by Nero AG |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415154415/http://wer.microsoft.com/responses/Response.aspx/898/en-us/5.1.2600.2.00010100.3.0?SGD=eb99d9e5-07f2-4450-8f02-4cfcc6eee2ad |archivedate=April 15, 2009 }}</ref>

InCD is not compatible with the addon for writing CD's that's installed by Windows Media Player 7.x.

== See also ==
*{{section link|Features_new_to_Windows_Vista#UDF_packet_writing_(Live_File_System)}}
**[[Live File System]]

Techniques used by InCD:
*[[Mount Rainier (packet writing)]]
*[[Universal Disk Format]]

Competing applications:
*[[Drag-to-Disc]] (formerly DirectCD)
*[[Drive Letter Access]]

Related software:
*[[InCD Reader]]
*[[Nero Burning ROM]]

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.nero.com Nero home page]


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