> Hi All,
> I am curious as to whether I am able to use (from within VirtualPC) my CD
> burner on my G5 iMac.
> I need to create CDs without all of the "._.DS_Store"
> etc files appearing on the disk (invisible Mac files). The disk needs to
> be
> clean for viewing on Mac and Windows.
>
> Thanks in advance

> "derek" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> > Hi All,
> > I am curious as to whether I am able to use (from within VirtualPC) my CD
> > burner on my G5 iMac.
>
> Nope, not at all. Virtual PC does not emulate a PC with a
> CD-ROM burner as part of its inventory.
>
>
> > I need to create CDs without all of the "._.DS_Store"
> > etc files appearing on the disk (invisible Mac files). The disk needs to
> > be
> > clean for viewing on Mac and Windows.
> >
>
> The following assumes that you have a Burn Folder on the
> desktop, or you have inserted a new burnable disc in the
> Macintosh's drive and have a new volume icon prepared by the
> Finder. But when you have the burnable filesystem available
> as an icon on the desktop, you can follow these instructions.
>
> If you have a Burn Folder elsewhere, keep the window that
> contains that Burn Folder open when you perform step #2 below.
>
> Oh, and I am assuming you are using the Finder to burn discs!
>
> Then what you can do is prior to burning, do this:
>
> 1. Open Terminal. You will need it!
>
> 2. Close all Macintosh Finder windows. This gets the
> Finder to save all of its directory state for any open
> window you have, and will prevent new .DS_Store files from
> appearing in the meantime.
>
> 3. Type the following in Terminal:
>
> "find "
>
> without the quotes. And don't press RETURN. You want to
> enter part of the UNIX find(1) command.
>
> 4. Drag the icon of the Burn Folder or the disc to the Terminal
> window. Terminal will enter the path to that filesystem
> for you.
>
> 5. Complete the command by typing:
>
> " -name .DS_Store -type f -exec rm {} \; -print"
>
> after the path that Terminal revealed in step #4.
>
> 6. Press RETURN!
>
> And that should cause find(1) to remove all your .DS_Store
> files!
>
> Then you can finally:
>
> 7. Burn the disc as usual in whatever manner you wish.
> If you have do open the Burn Folder, do it... the .DS_Store
> files don't get created until after you close the Finder
> window, by which time, the Finder is too late to change
> the contents of the disc you just burned.
>
>
> > Thanks in advance
>
> You're welcome!
>
>
> -- tonza
>
>
>