Jack
I can write to CD in Safe Mode using Nero 7. If your problem is that the
native Windows XP burner will not work in Safe Mode, you could boot into
Safe mode + Networking and send copies of the files to your PC attached to
an email.
If the files are too large to email, you could download Silent Night's
Microburner from
www.silentnight2004.com/microburner.html
and see if the free version will run in Safe Mode. The full version does.
John
"Jack McAfee" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to write to a CD while in Safe Mode? If so, I am unable to
> do so on my machine presently. I get to the point where I am ready to
> write the file to the CD and I get an error message that no disk is in the
> drive.
>
> If I try it in normal mode everything is fine. So either, it is not
> possible to do this in safe mode or I need to change some settings
> somewhere. Help please.
>
> The reason for wanting to do this is I have a friend that cannot log on to
> their system in normal mode. However, they can log on in safe mode. I have
> some info on how we might correct the problem, but wanted to save some
> crucial files before we start messing around. Hence the idea to copy the
> important files to a CD while in safe mode.
> Jack
>