Very Computer

> Not sure if this is the best NG - if anyone has a better suggest i'll post
> there.

> Anyway,

> I have a problem I wonder if anyone can help me. I need to change the file
> sizes on a CD as theyre read by an operating system -

> eg. I want a 40mb file to read as 190mb file size

> I need to make it so I can make a small file appear quite large - and I need
> to do this to a lot of small files on a CD-ROM - eg. turn 300 x 2mb files in
> to 300 x 500mb files.

> A friend told me to do this by modifying the TOC of the CD but I dont know
> what he meant. TOC is table-of-contents on the CD right - but he didnt go in
> to more detail.

> If any bright spark has any clues then I'd be most grateful.

> > Not sure if this is the best NG - if anyone has a better suggest i'll post
> > there.

> > Anyway,

> > I have a problem I wonder if anyone can help me. I need to change the file
> > sizes on a CD as theyre read by an operating system -

> > eg. I want a 40mb file to read as 190mb file size

> > I need to make it so I can make a small file appear quite large - and I need
> > to do this to a lot of small files on a CD-ROM - eg. turn 300 x 2mb files in
> > to 300 x 500mb files.

> > A friend told me to do this by modifying the TOC of the CD but I dont know
> > what he meant. TOC is table-of-contents on the CD right - but he didnt go in
> > to more detail.

> > If any bright spark has any clues then I'd be most grateful.

> You can hex-edit the TOC, but should know a great deal about its
> structure before trying it. I saw a passing reference to a program
> capable of creating apparently duplicate files - but that's a different
> way to provide the infinitesimal "protection" you seem to seek.

> Mike

> > > Not sure if this is the best NG - if anyone has a better suggest i'll
post
> > > there.

> > > Anyway,

> > > I have a problem I wonder if anyone can help me. I need to change the
file
> > > sizes on a CD as theyre read by an operating system -

> > > eg. I want a 40mb file to read as 190mb file size

> > > I need to make it so I can make a small file appear quite large - and
I need
> > > to do this to a lot of small files on a CD-ROM - eg. turn 300 x 2mb
files in
> > > to 300 x 500mb files.

> > > A friend told me to do this by modifying the TOC of the CD but I dont
know
> > > what he meant. TOC is table-of-contents on the CD right - but he didnt
go in
> > > to more detail.

> > > If any bright spark has any clues then I'd be most grateful.

> > You can hex-edit the TOC, but should know a great deal about its
> > structure before trying it. I saw a passing reference to a program
> > capable of creating apparently duplicate files - but that's a different
> > way to provide the infinitesimal "protection" you seem to seek.

> > Mike

> Or take a look at this:
> http://www.cdmediaworld.com/hardware/cdrom/cd_protect_cd.shtml
> for some pointers if indeed you're looking for nominal protection
> against copying. Not very effective against anyone with a clue, but they
> often seem to be in short supply these days.

> ---Matthew