I have tried to copy files & folders from my hard disk to a CD-R following
the instructions from "copy files and folders to a CD" from Help and Support
Centre.
I get the message "Cannot create or replace <file or folder name>: The
requested resource is in use"
Does anyone know how to fix this?

Johnny G wrote:

> I have tried to copy files & folders from my hard disk to a CD-R
> following the instructions from "copy files and folders to a CD" from
> Help and Support Centre.
> I get the message "Cannot create or replace <file or folder name>: The
> requested resource is in use"
> Does anyone know how to fix this?

Something is not quite right here. What exactly are you trying to burn
to cd-r and for what purpose?

1. If you are trying to back up your data (from My Documents for
instance) then you should be only dragging the data files to the open
cd window. Then burn the files.

2. If you are trying to back up your entire system, then you want to use
imaging software such as Acronis True Image and store the image on a
second hard drive, external or internal. TI can also do regular backups
so you might want to look at it.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

I am just trying to put some files on another PC (not networked and not
connected to the net); tried drag & drop but got the same message

"Malke" wrote:

> Johnny G wrote:
>
> > I have tried to copy files & folders from my hard disk to a CD-R
> > following the instructions from "copy files and folders to a CD" from
> > Help and Support Centre.
> > I get the message "Cannot create or replace <file or folder name>: The
> > requested resource is in use"
> > Does anyone know how to fix this?
>
> Something is not quite right here. What exactly are you trying to burn
> to cd-r and for what purpose?
>
> 1. If you are trying to back up your data (from My Documents for
> instance) then you should be only dragging the data files to the open
> cd window. Then burn the files.
>
> 2. If you are trying to back up your entire system, then you want to use
> imaging software such as Acronis True Image and store the image on a
> second hard drive, external or internal. TI can also do regular backups
> so you might want to look at it.
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

Johnny G wrote:

> I am just trying to put some files on another PC (not networked and
> not connected to the net); tried drag & drop but got the same message

Just so I am quite clear on what you are doing -

1. You are just trying to burn some data files to cd-r so you can
transfer the files to another computer.

2. You are using XP's built-in burning capability and not a third-party
burning program.

If this is correct, then first make sure the files are not in use. This
means that you don't have a file open in Word or some other program so
close all programs that might be using the files. If you had some
multimedia files running and then you closed them and are trying to
burn those files, reboot the machine first.

1. Put a blank cd-r in your burner.
2. Open the cd-r window, either from My Computer or from the autoplay
dialog box option that may appear.
3. Open the folder containing the files you wish to burn. Usually this
will be My Documents.
4. Select the files you wish to burn.
5. Left-click on the selected files and drag to the open cd-r window.
6. Burn the files.

If you follow this procedure exactly and have a problem, post back with
the confirmation of my first two questions and the exact text of any
error messages. Also include the name and location of at least one of
the files you are trying to burn as a sample.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Malke, really appreciate your help.
The answers to your questins are ... "yes" and "yes".
I've gone through exactly what you suggested and what happens is ... nothing
- it just hangs. (It appears that I was getting the error message only when I
got fed up and tried to copy a second time.) Even after I appear to have
closed the CD-R window, my PC still thinks it's copying to it. (This is true
even if I have closed down both the source and target windows.) Sometimes
that window won't close and I have to use the Windows Task Manager and then I
can even lose my Windows Task Bar.
Example source path is ...
D:\data\toshiba\unzipped\after\display\ct4142\CHIPS98 (a display device
driver).
It all seems pretty serious to me now - any suggestions?


"Malke" wrote:

> Johnny G wrote:
>
> > I am just trying to put some files on another PC (not networked and
> > not connected to the net); tried drag & drop but got the same message
>
> Just so I am quite clear on what you are doing -
>
> 1. You are just trying to burn some data files to cd-r so you can
> transfer the files to another computer.
>
> 2. You are using XP's built-in burning capability and not a third-party
> burning program.
>
> If this is correct, then first make sure the files are not in use. This
> means that you don't have a file open in Word or some other program so
> close all programs that might be using the files. If you had some
> multimedia files running and then you closed them and are trying to
> burn those files, reboot the machine first.
>
> 1. Put a blank cd-r in your burner.
> 2. Open the cd-r window, either from My Computer or from the autoplay
> dialog box option that may appear.
> 3. Open the folder containing the files you wish to burn. Usually this
> will be My Documents.
> 4. Select the files you wish to burn.
> 5. Left-click on the selected files and drag to the open cd-r window.
> 6. Burn the files.
>
> If you follow this procedure exactly and have a problem, post back with
> the confirmation of my first two questions and the exact text of any
> error messages. Also include the name and location of at least one of
> the files you are trying to burn as a sample.
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>