IMAPI in Vista is a DLL (unlike XP where IMAPIv1 is a service).If you are looking for a sample in C#/.NET, then check out my article: ' Burning and Erasing CD/DVD Media with C# and IMAPI2'.

There is no per-se disabling of IMAPI in Vista. MSDN Forums: Optical Platform Discussion.

^ a b c 'Optical Platform: Windows Vista and beyond' (Microsoft PowerPoint).

Microsoft Developer Network: Image Mastering API.

^ a b 'Description of the Image Mastering API v2.0 (IMAPIv2.0) update package in Windows Feature Pack for Storage 1.0'.^ 'Description of the Image Mastering API v2.0 (IMAPIv2.0) update package that is dated J(MSKB932716)'.In effect this means that while it can generate disk images, it cannot be used to modify them. IMAPI 2.0 suffers from some limitations, notably that will not allow a filesystem to be imported from a raw image (.iso file), only from an optical drive. Unlike IMAPI version 1.0, IMAPI version 2.0 is implemented as a DLL rather than as a Windows service. Support for locking the recorder while burning.Support for multiple optical drives as well as simultaneously recording to multiple drives.User-mode API instead of a kernel-mode API.IMAPI version 2.0 supports the following additional features: IMAPI v2.0 also supports writing discs with Universal Disk Format file system. IMAPI supports writing disks in ISO 9660 (including CDDA Audio) and Joliet. Recordable dual layer DVD ( DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL formats)īlu-ray discs (IMAPI v2.0 with Feature Pack for Storage ).IMAPI supports every major writable CD and DVD format including: Compact discs It also provides low-level access to the burn engine for developing support for new devices, as well as access to extended recorder properties. IMAPI provides the ability to create and burn single-session and multi-session discs, including bootable discs. Windows Feature Pack for Storage is available for Windows XP or later and is integrated into Windows 7. It also adds support for the Universal Disk Format (UDF) 2.5 file system. This update allows IMAPI 2.0 to support Recordable Blu-ray Disc ( BD-R) and Rewritable Blu-ray Disc ( BD-RE) media. On 19 January 2009, Microsoft released the Windows Feature Pack For Storage 1.0. On 26 June 2007, this version was released as an update for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 after Microsoft received requests from hardware and software vendors. IMAPI version 2.0 was released with Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. IMAPI was originally introduced with Windows XP.

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