Reading Multi-format CD's?

[XDelusion]

Ok, I got a music CD, that also had data on it, but it was made for the Mac apparently.
Anyhow, years ago, I got this to read on a PC, so I could watch the videos, but now all I see are music tracks.
Unlike windows, Amiga OS and BeOS did not suck, as they allowed you to choose which partition you wanted to read, but windows just gives you what it wants apparently.
Is there a way to force it to show me the date track?


NOTE: I just discovered that my XBOX reads it as Data only, which is works because I can just FTP the files over to the PC. Regardless, I'd still like to know how to make windows give you choice.

[x0563511]

I rip the data session, burn it to one disk. Rip the audio session, burn that to a nother. Then i label and bundle them together, and archive the origional.

Only because I STILL can't find a way. MS is junk.

[XDelusion]

Yap, MS IS junk. Bad file system too. :/

[Nephil]

I wouldn't blame MS, but rather the drives you're using. If I put such a mixed-mode-cd in my drive, the windows explorer shows the me the data, and media players play it like an audio cd. And, as you said it XD, another PC could read the data, so it's obviously NOT a problem of the OS.

[XDelusion]

Well in that case, the Amiga would allow you to choose, regardless of the type of drive.

[Nephil]

Well in that case, the Amiga would allow you to choose, regardless of the type of drive.
If I put a CD in the drive, I get a whole bunch of options: Play the disc in Winamp, play it in MediaPlayer, open it in Explorer, copy it with Nero,... Just like in the good old Amiga-days! *thumbs*

And if I don't use the autostart-feature, I still have th possibility to choose: If I want to access data, I open a program to browse data, if I want to play the music, I open a music player. And I can even start playback from the explorer by using the context menu ("Play in Winamp", for example).

You see, I can't complain. :)

[Big_al]

I've seen that before think I used Nero to get access to the other session?

[XDelusion]

Nephil, what's your secret exactly, and why does something so simple have to be so complex with M$? Even if I can use Nero to pull this off, that is going to far, I should NEVER have to open another program just to read a CD. BILL MUST DIE!