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Introduction Prassi abCD...... xi Ahead Software Nero - Burning Rom ...... xi 1 Using Prassi abCD Introduction ...... 1-1 Installing Prassi abCD...... 1-2 To Install abCD in Windows 95/98...... 1-2 To Uninstall abCD...... 1-2 Using Prassi abCD...... 1-3 The Taskbar Icon ...... 1-3 Mounting CD...... 1-3 Ejecting a Disc...... 1-4 Formatting a Disc...... 1-5 Notes...... 1-5 More Support...... 1-6 2 Using Ahead Software Nero - Burning Rom Installing Nero...... 2-1 To install Nero in Windows 2000, Windows 95/98 and Windows NT...... 2-2 To Uninstall Nero...... 2-3 Starting Nero ...... 2-3 Disabling and Enabling Nero Wizard...... 2-4 To check your CD-RW drive...... 2-4 Creating Your First CD...... 2-4 To Create a Data CD (ISO9660) ...... 2-5 To Create an Audio CD...... 2-6 To Create a Video CD ...... 2-8 To Create a Super Video CD ...... 2-9 To Create a Mixed Mode CD ...... 2-10 To Duplicate a CD...... 2-10 Troubleshooting...... 2-14 More Support...... 2-17 Introduction
Your CD-RW package comes with the following software:
Prassi abCD Prassi abCD is a Packet Writing solution for CD-ReWritable media. It allows you to drag and drop files onto a CD-RW disc as easily as with a floppy or disk drive. abCD is a good solution for ‘data only’ applications and is complementary to Ahead Software Nero - Burning Rom.
Refer to Chapter 1, “Using Prassi abCD” for more information.
Ahead Software Nero - Burning Rom is a pre-mastering software that lets you make your own data, audio and multimedia CDs. You can back up your own files and PC games onto CDs and read them on Nero standard CD-ROM drives.
- Burning Rom Refer to Chapter 2, “Using Ahead Software Nero - Burning Rom” for more information.
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This chapter is organized as follows: ❑ Introduction ❑ Installing Prassi abCD ❑ Using Prassi abCD ❑ Notes
Introduction Prassi abCD is a "Drive Letter Packet Writing" software for CD-RW under Microsoft Windows 95/98.
Prassi abCD is the combination of an UDF Installable File System, a simple User Interface based on a Taskbar icon, and a Device Driver. It implements a "drive letter" for almost every CD-RW drive when using rewritable media.
After having formatted a rewritable disc for Packet Writing, you can copy files and folders to that CD-RW by simply dragging and dropping or saving to the drive as you normally do with a floppy.
Using Prassi abCD 1-1 Installing Prassi The installation comprises of only 3 files which are copied to the Windows System folder. abCD abCD.exe is the application managing the taskbar icon, the menu and the disc format process. PtUDF.vxd is the UDF Windows installable file system. It manages all the requests from the Windows File System when an abCD disc has been mounted.
PtabCD.vxd is the CD-RW device driver that manages all the low level commands sent by both abCD.exe (while formatting, for instance) and by the UDF Windows installable file system that is answering to requests made by the Windows file system.
To Install abCD in 1. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. Windows 95/98 2. Start Windows Explorer and browse to the PRASSI folder of the installation CD. 3. Double-click the file SETUP.EXE. The installation program will guide you through subsequent steps. Simply follow the instructions as they appear on the screen. 4. Restart your computer when the installation is complete.
To U n i n s t a l l a b C D 1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 3. Select “Prassi abCD” and then click the Remove button.
1-2 Using Prassi abCD Using Prassi abCD Once abCD is installed and the CD-RW disc in the CD-RW drive is formatted and mounted, you can use it just like a floppy or another removable storage device.
The Taskbar Icon All the actions and Prassi abCD statuses are based on an icon in the Windows taskbar. You can right-click on this icon to access the abCD menu.
If abCD is installed, but there are no compatible CD-RW drives, the icon appears as "blocked" and the tip (the string that appears when you stop the mouse on a taskbar icon) reads:
When a compatible drive is found, the icon is "normal" and the tip specifies which drive (or drives) is managed:
Mounting CD Prassi abCD remains in the "idle" status if there is no disc in the drive or if the disc is not compatible, because it is a standard CD-ROM, a CD-R or a CD-RW already "mastered" with data or audio.
When you insert an abCD compatible disc (a disc formatted as Packet Writing), it is mounted and the icon changes, becoming:
At this point the disc is under the abCD control and the drive door is locked. You can now read and write to the disc as if it was a floppy with the standard Microsoft Windows features.
Using Prassi abCD 1-3 Ejecting a Disc When you want to eject the disc, you can use the normal function in the Shell interface, the Eject function in the abCD menu or just press the button on the drive.
While ejecting, abCD performs an operation that can slow down the tray opening for a few seconds. During that period, a message box is displayed.
1-4 Using Prassi abCD Formatting a Disc Before using a disc for the first time, abCD must format the disc for Packet Writing. The format dialog can be selected by the Taskbar Icon menu or it is opened automatically when a new blank disc is inserted, if the abCD specific option is set.
A new disc, an erased disc, or a disc containing data or audio must be completely formatted. The process takes about 35 minutes, but is not CPU intensive. A message box is maintained in a screen corner:
You can quickly format a disc for abCD only if it is a rewritable disc already formatted as Packet Writing. The quick format will take only a few seconds.
While formatting, the user can perform almost any other normal operation with the computer, without any risk of interrupting or ruining the formatting process. Notes
Compatible CD-RW Every CD-RW drive capable of recording in fixed-packet should be compatible with Prassi drives abCD. abCD includes both specific drivers and a generic driver used for new or unknown units.
Sometimes new drives are treated as generic because they are not yet associated with specific drivers. They will work fine but the open button on the CD-ROM drive panel does not work when a disc is mounted. If this happens, just use the Eject from the abCD icon.
Prassi abCD disc An abCD UDF Packet Writing disc can be read in Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows 98 compatibility when the abCD reader driver is installed.
Using Prassi abCD 1-5 Refusing to Format a new If the automatic request to format is refused by the user because, for instance, he inserted a blank disc when requested RW disc just to make a CD copy, abCD recognizes this and it will not try to mount until the disc is ejected and inserted again.
Volume Label This default date-time volume label is in the "standard" format 981011-1847 as it is common to some mastering software applications. Note that in the case of abCD, a dash "-" is used instead of an underline "_" to easily distinguish that it is an abCD disc.
More Support For support inquiries or technical problems, please contact us: E-Mail: [email protected] Address: Prassi Software USA, Inc. 5448 Thornwood Dr. Suite 201 San Jose, CA 95123-1225 Internet: http://www.prassi.com Fax: ++ 1 408 224 0649 Phone: ++ 1 888 4 PRASSI (Toll-free)
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This chapter is organized as follows: ❑ Installing Nero ❑ Starting Nero ❑ Creating Your First CD ❑ Troubleshooting
Installing Nero Before you start to install Nero, install your CD-RW drive according to the manufacturer’s instructions and check that you are able to access the drive (that is, you can access the CD-RW drive through a drive letter). Nero will not work correctly if your operating system does not recognize your CD-RW drive.
It is not recommended to install Remember to restart your computer after you have installed Nero, and then you can start more than one recording software creating your first CDs! on your computer, because there may be driver conflicts between these applications. This may cause defective CDs to be written or may even cause your system to become unstable. Therefore it is a good idea to uninstall any other CD recording software before starting to install Nero.
Using Ahead Software Nero - Burning Rom 2-1 To install Nero in 1. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. Windows 2000, 2. Start Windows Explorer and browse to the NERO folder of the installation CD. Windows 95/98 and 3. Double-click the file SETUP.EXE. The installation program will guide you through subsequent steps. Simply follow the Windows NT instructions as they appear on the screen. 4. Enter your name and company when prompted. 5. You can select one of the Setup options listed. 6. Restart your computer when the installation is complete. Nero software will not operate if you do not have a Creative CD-RW drive installed in your system.
2-2 Using Ahead Software Nero - Burning Rom To Uninstall Nero 1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 3. Select “Nero - Burning Rom” and then click the Remove button.
Starting Nero To start Nero: 1. Click Start -> Programs -> Nero-Burning Rom. The Nero Wizard dialog box appears (Figure 2-1).
Advanced users who do not want to utilize Nero Wizard should disable the application and create CDs using the options found in the New Compilation dialog box instead.See point 1) on page 2-5.
Figure 2-1: Nero Wizard dialog box.
Using Ahead Software Nero - Burning Rom 2-3 2. Select Compile a new CD and then click the Next button. 3. In the dialog box that appears, select the type of CD you want to create. Alternatively, if you want to duplicate a CD, select Copy CD instead. 4. Click the Next button. 5. Follow the remaining instructions to create your CD.
Disabling and Enabling To disable Nero Wizard, click the Close Wizard button found on the Nero Wizrd dialog box. To Nero Wizard enable Nero Wizard again, click on the Help pull down menu in the task bar and select the Use the Nero Wizard option.
To check your You should see the SCSI/IDE identification string of your CD-RW drive (for example, CD-RW drive “CREATIVE CD-121032E”) on the lower right corner of Nero’s main window. If the message “No recorder selected” is displayed, you may have problems with your system configuration. Refer to the “Troubleshooting” section at the end of this chapter.
Creating Your First The following sections only describe the more common CD Recording operations that you may CD more likely use. They contain instructions to create data and audio CDs, and duplicate discs. For more detailed information on other functions and settings, refer to Nero’s online Help or manual (.pdf Acrobat document).
2-4 Using Ahead Software Nero - Burning Rom To Create a Data CD 1. If the New Compilation dialog box is not already open, click the New Compilation icon (ISO9660) on the toolbar. 2. In the New Compilation dialog box, click the CD-ROM (ISO) icon on the left side-bar. The Multisession tabbed page is displayed. 3. Click the File Options tab. Select either the Mode 1 or Mode 2/XA options. If these options are dimmed, then they cannot be modified at this time (for example, you may have created an ISO Mode 1 CD and want to continue writing to it using Mode 2. A CD which has been recorded with different sector formats may be unreadable). 4. Click the New button. A blank compilation window for CD-ROM appears. Besides using the File Browser, 5. Drag the files in the File Browser to the compilation window. You can open the File Browser you can also use Windows using the menu command View > New File Browser or clicking the File Browser icon . Explorer to drag and drop files 6. Click the Write CD icon in the toolbar. into the compilation window. The Write CD dialog box appears showing the Burn tabbed page. BURN-Proof™ is a trademark 7. In the Write CD dialog box, check and change the options if necessary. of SANYO ELECTRIC CO., If you wish to create a CD-ROM as a single session, you must click the Finalize CD check LTD. box. Do not click this check box for a session of a multisession CD unless it is the last session. The CD is write-protected after this. 8. Click the Write button to confirm and start the burning process. A status window is displayed for you to monitor its progress. When completed, a message like “burning process was successful with 2x(300KB/s)” is displayed, and the CD will be ejected. 9. You can check the contents of your new CD by re-inserting the CD and clicking the CD Info icon .
Using Ahead Software Nero - Burning Rom 2-5 To Create an There are two ways to create audio CDs: Audio CD ❑ Compiling .CDA audio files: Selected audio tracks are copied directly “on-the-fly” from the source CD in the CD-ROM drive to the disc in the CD recorder. ❑ Compiling .WAV files: The audio tracks are saved as Wave files first, compiled, and then written to the disc in the CD recorder.
Compiling .CDA 1. In the New Compilation dialog box, click the Audio-CD icon on the left side-bar. Audio Files The Audio-CD tabbed page is displayed. 2. Click the New button. A blank compilation window for CD-ROM appears. 3. If the File Browser is not already open, click the menu command View > New File Browser, or click the File Browser icon . 4. Insert the source audio CD you wish to extract audio tracks from into the CD-ROM drive. 5. Click the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive in the File Browser to display its contents. 6. Drag the desired files in the File Browser to the compilation window. When you compile selected audio tracks, Nero will analyze the tracks information. You will be asked to give each source CD a name. If you get an error message when you drop the CDA files in the Audio compilation, it could be due to one of the following: • You used your recorder’s drive letter instead of your CD-ROM’s drive letter. • Nero does not recognize this CD-ROM drive model yet and needs to auto-detect it first. If your audio CD contains • The CD-ROM drive is unable to read digital audio at all. crackling noises or the sounds are 7. If you wish to extract audio files from another CD source, insert the next CD now and follow strangely distorted, you may have step 6. Otherwise, proceed to the next step. problems with the “audio jitter” effect. These are caused by the 8. Once you have compiled all audio files, click the Write CD icon in the toolbar. hardware failing to read audio The Write CD dialog box appears showing the Burn tabbed page. data correctly. Refer to the Nero 9. In the Write CD dialog box, check and change the options if necessary. manual or online Help Topics for You will not be able to select some of the features of your CD recorder (for example, CD Text, more information. variable pause length) as these are available only if you use the second method.
2-6 Using Ahead Software Nero - Burning Rom 10. Click the Write button to confirm and start the burning process. If the compiled audio tracks have been extracted from several CDs, you will be prompted to insert the CD corresponding to the track Nero is ready to write. The CD will be ejected when burning is complete. 11. You can check the contents of your new CD by re-inserting the CD and clicking the CD Info icon .
Compiling .Wav Files 1. If the audio tracks you want to write to a CD are not in Wave format yet, then create these Wave files first by using the menu command CD-Recorder > Save track. 2. In the New Compilation dialog box, click the Audio-CD icon on the left side-bar. The Audio-CD tabbed page is displayed. 3. Click the New button. A blank compilation window for Audio CD appears. 4. Drag the Wave files in the File Browser to the compilation window. You can open the File Browser using the menu command View > New File Browser or clicking the File Browser icon . 5. Currently all tracks have a standard pause length of 2 seconds, which is added before the track. If you do not want Nero to add 2 seconds pause, then select all desired tracks except the first one and choose the menu command Edit > Properties and enter the pause length. 6. Click the Write CD icon in the toolbar. The Write CD dialog box appears showing the Burn tabbed page. 7. In the Write CD dialog box, check and change the options if necessary. 8. Click the Write button to confirm and start the burning process. When completed, the CD will be ejected. 9. You can check the contents of your new CD by re-inserting the CD and clicking the CD Info icon .
Using Ahead Software Nero - Burning Rom 2-7 To Create a Video 1. If you do not see the New Compilation dialog box, click the Video CD icon on the CD toolbar. 2. In the New Compilation dialog box, click the Video CD icon on the left side-bar. 3. Click the New button. A blank compilation window for CD-ROM appears. 4. Drag the files in the File Browser to the compilation window. You can open the File Browser using the menu command View > New File Browser or clicking the File Browser icon . Please note that only ‘.mpg’ and ‘.dat’ files will be accepted. 5. Click the Write CD icon in the toolbar. The Write CD dialog box appears showing the Burn tabbed page. 6. In the Write CD dialog box, check and change the options if necessary. 7. Click the Write button to confirm and start the burning process. A status window is displayed for you to monitor its progress. When completed, a message like “burning process was successful with 2x(300KB/s)” is displayed, and the CD will be ejected. 8. You can check the contents of your new CD by re-inserting the CD and clicking the CD Info icon
2-8 Using Ahead Software Nero - Burning Rom To Create a Super 1. If you do not see the New Compilation dialog box, click the New Compilation icon on Video CD the toolbar. 2. In the New Compilation dialog box, click the Super Video CD icon on the left side-bar. 3. Click the New button. A blank compilation window for CD-ROM appears. 4. Drag the files in the File Browser to the compilation window. You can open the File Browser using the menu command View > New File Browser or clicking the File Browser icon . Please note that only ‘.mpg’ (MPEG 2) files will be accepted. 5. Click the Write CD icon in the toolbar. The Write CD dialog box appears showing the Burn tabbed page. 6. In the Write CD dialog box, check and change the options if necessary. 7. Click the Write button to confirm and start the burning process. A status window is displayed for you to monitor its progress. When completed, a message like “burning process was successful with 2x(300KB/s)” is displayed, and the CD will be ejected. 8. You can check the contents of your new CD by re-inserting the CD and clicking the CD Info icon .
Using Ahead Software Nero - Burning Rom 2-9 To Create a Mixed 1. If you do not see the New Compilation dialog box, click the New Compilation icon on Mode CD the toolbar. 2. In the New Compilation dialog box, click the Mixed Mode CD icon on the left side-bar. 3. Click the File Options tab. Select either the Mode 1 or Mode 2/XA options. 4. Click the New button. A blank compilation window for CD-ROM appears. 5. Drag the Data files in the File Browser to the top-right compilation window. Drag the Audio files in the File Browser to the bottom compilation window. 6. Click the Write CD icon in the toolbar. The Write CD dialog box appears showing the Burn tabbed page. 7. In the Write CD dialog box, check and change the options if necessary. 8. Click the Write button to confirm and start the burning process. A status window is displayed for you to monitor its progress. When completed, a message like “burning process was successful with 2x(300KB/s)” is displayed, and the CD will be ejected. 9. You can check the contents of your new CD by re-inserting the CD and clicking the CD Info icon .
To Duplicate a CD There are two methods to duplicate a CD: ❑ Image copy There are three steps in this method: • The recorder reads from the original source CD. • Nero creates an image file on your hard disk. • Nero writes the image file onto a blank CD. This is the best method to use to ensure safe and correct duplication. However, this method takes longer and you need enough hard disk space to store an entire CD image file (possibly up to 800MB).
2-10 Using Ahead Software Nero - Burning Rom ❑ Copy On the fly Nero will read from your CD-ROM drive and write directly to your recorder without creating an image file on your hard disk. This method is faster and does not require large hard disk space, but there is a risk of a buffer underrun if there are read errors on the source CD.
Creating your CD copy 1. In the New Compilation dialog box, click the CD-Copy icon on the left side-bar. The Burn tabbed page is displayed. 2. Click the Copy options tab. Do not select the On the fly check box if you want an image copy. 3. If you have selected the On the fly check box, insert the original CD into your CD-ROM drive. If you have not selected this, insert the original CD into your CD recorder. 4. Click the Copy CD button. The Write CD dialog box appears. 5. Click the Copy CD button to confirm and start the burning process. A status window is displayed for you to monitor its progress. When completed, a message like “burning process was successful with 2x(300KB/s)” is displayed, and the CD will be ejected. 6. You can check the contents of your new CD by re-inserting the CD and clicking the CD Info icon .
Using Ahead Software Nero - Burning Rom 2-11 Checking the Capacity of 1. Insert the original CD into the CD recorder. Your Original CD 2. Use the menu command CD Recorder > CD Info. The CD Info dialog box similar to Figure 2-2 appears.
Figure 2-2: CD Info dialog box.
The most important information is the Total Capacity value. The format displayed is M:S:F (Minutes:Seconds:Frames). One frame equals 1/75 second. An example is shown in the above figure (“16:38:52”).
CDRs normally have a capacity of 74 minutes (650 MB), but CDRs with 80 minutes (700 MB) of capacity are becoming more widely available.
If the source CD needs more than 74 minutes of capacity, then you have to use a 80-minute CDRs to copy the CD. However, this will only work if your CD recorder supports 80-minute CDRs. Some old models of CD recorders will not correctly support such CDRs.
2-12 Using Ahead Software Nero - Burning Rom Making a Backup of PC Some PC game CDs may display uncommon CD layout in the CD Info dialog box. For example, Games it may contain one data Mode 1 track, several audio tracks, followed by a data track again. Many PC games have this track layout. Most of them also need to be written onto 80-minute CDRs. To backup such CDs, do the following: ❑ Use the image copy method of duplication (Do not select the On the fly option.) ❑ Select the following (if available) in the Read options tabbed page: • Read media catalog number and ISRC • Ignore illegal TOC type • Continue copying • Data mode 1: Force raw reading and Write uncorrected • Data mode 2: Force raw reading and Write uncorrected • Read audio data with sub channel • Ignore read errors ❑ Do not select the Use Jitter correction check box. ❑ Select a hard disk partition with at least 700MB of free disk space in the Image tabbed page.
Note that some games cannot be backed up at all because they have a special copy protection. It is possible for Nero to backup these CDs without displaying errors, but the copies will not run.
Important: Unless you own the copyright or have permission to copy from the copyright owner, you may be violating national or international copyright laws and may be subjected to payment of damages and other remedies, if you make copies of the CDs.
Using Ahead Software Nero - Burning Rom 2-13 Troubleshooting The computer does not restart correctly after the Nero installation. Cause There may be driver conflicts between Nero and other recording software. Solution Restart your computer in safe mode and uninstall the other recording software. If this does not help, then uninstall Nero in safe mode and write us an e-mail to our technical support. Tell us exactly which Nero version you are using (for example, 4.0.0.6), your serial number, the model of your CD-ROM drive, the model of your CD recorder, the model of your SCSI controller (if any) and the operating system you are using.
Nero is unable to detect the CD-RW drive. Solutions If you cannot select your CD-RW drive by using the menu command CD-Recorder > Choose Recorder, check if: ❑ you have installed DOS drivers for your CD-ROM drive in your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files. This may cause problems in Windows 95/98. ❑ you have installed more than one recording software on your computer. If so, uninstall any other recording software. ❑ you can access your CD-RW drive through a drive letter. If not, then you probably have a hardware problem. ❑ your Nero version supports the CD-RW drive you are using. Nero can only support CD-RW drives which were sold at the time when this Nero version was compiled. You may have an outdated Nero version and need an update for new CD recorder models. Check our website http://www.ahead.de for updates. If the update does not solve the problem, write us an e-mail to [email protected]. Tell us the exact model of the CD recorder and the exact version of Nero (for example, 5.0.1.2) you are using.
2-14 Using Ahead Software Nero - Burning Rom ❑ you are using the latest WinAspi drivers (for Windows 95/98). Start Windows Explorer, right-click the file WINASPI.DLL in the Windows\System folder and click Properties. Click the Version tabbed page and check the file version. If the version is 1.0.0.0, then you may need new WinAspi drivers. Check the websites of the suppliers of your mainboard or SCSI card for new drivers.
’Buffer Under Run’ error while writing. Cause The PC cannot deliver data quickly enough as it records the CD. This error occurs when the content of the data buffer is smaller than the recording capacity of the CD- Reccorder. Solution Select the BURN-Proof™ feature by turning it on.
BURN-Proof™ is a trademark of SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Figure 2-3: Write CD dialog box.
Using Ahead Software Nero - Burning Rom 2-15 Audio extraction takes a very long time. Cause You may have selected the Use Jitter Correction or Read audio with sub channel options in the Read Options tabbed page. Solution Do not select these options and see if the problem persists.
Nero does not support my CD-ROM drive. Solution Nero uses auto-detection to determine drive parameters of new CD-ROM drives it does not recognize. This feature is required to get the best possible reading performance of your CD-ROM drive. To auto-detect your CD-ROM drive: Auto-detection will only work 1. Click CD-Recorder on the menu bar. for CD-ROM drives but NOT for CD recorders! If your drive is not supported by Nero, then the menu command Autodetect CD-ROM is automatically enabled (if this menu command is dimmed, then Nero supports this drive and no auto-detection is required). 2. Click the menu command Autodetect CD-ROM drive. 3. Enter as much information as possible in the auto-detection dialog box. 4. Click the Continue button and insert the installation CD. 5. Wait until all the tests are done. Nero will store the parameters. You should now be able to use your CD-ROM drive with Nero.
My Audio CD player will not accept CDRWs. Cause This is probably a hardware problem of your audio CD player. There are very few audio CD players that accept CDRWs. Solution Use CDRs to create audio CDs instead.
Nero cannot create CD Extra, Video CD and Photo CD formats. Cause Currently, Nero does not support the creation of CDs in the formats mentioned above. However Video CDs can be copied using Nero.
2-16 Using Ahead Software Nero - Burning Rom More Support Nero provides context-sensitive help on the interface itself. For additional information concerning an item on one of Nero screens, click the button in the toolbar and then click the item. A corresponding information window appears.
You can also get more help and information from the manual or the Help Topics of Nero’s online Help.
For support inquiries or technical problems, please contact us:
E-Mail: [email protected] Address: ahead software gmbh, im stoeckmaedle 6, 76307 karlsbad, germany Internet: http://www.ahead.de Fax: ++49 724 891 1888
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