Request Help Downloading Photos On CD to "My Pictures"

[Guest]

Good afternoon! I have a question re downloading photos from a CD.
I am running Windows XP SP2.

Some of our photos are in "My Pictures," while others were placed in a
special, created folder caused "Pictures." Several CD's were made of the
photos in the "Pictures" folder. Now, we want to get all our photos in the
"My Pictures" folder and do away with the extra folder.

When we run the CD to check the disc/prints, a "Windows Wizard" box (I
believe it is titled) comes up with four or five options. We run the
"Slideshow" option to check the photos but are not sure which other option we
are to use to download the photos on the CD to the "My Pictures" folder where
they will show up individually.

Your guidance will be greatly appreciated.

Scotirish 6/25/05

 

[Jim]

Good afternoon! I have a question re downloading photos from a CD.
I am running Windows XP SP2.

Some of our photos are in "My Pictures," while others were placed in a
special, created folder caused "Pictures." Several CD's were made of the
photos in the "Pictures" folder. Now, we want to get all our photos in the
"My Pictures" folder and do away with the extra folder.

When we run the CD to check the disc/prints, a "Windows Wizard" box (I
believe it is titled) comes up with four or five options. We run the
"Slideshow" option to check the photos but are not sure which other option we
are to use to download the photos on the CD to the "My Pictures" folder where
they will show up individually.

Your guidance will be greatly appreciated.

Scotirish 6/25/05

I always use Explorer to move files around. Images are, after all, only
files. You can put files in any folder you wish.
Jim

 

[John Inzer]

Some of our photos are in "My Pictures," while others were placed in a
special, created folder caused "Pictures." Several CD's were made of the
photos in the "Pictures" folder. Now, we want to get all our photos in the
"My Pictures" folder and do away with the extra folder.

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Before moving files from one folder
to another...you must be certain that
the file names are not the same in
each folder. If you see a dialog that
asks, Would you like to "Replace" the
existing file A with file B...choose
"Cancel" and change the file names
before moving the images. Otherwise
you will lose the "replaced" files.

Now to move the files.....

Open the folder you wish to move files from...

Go to...Edit / Select All...

In your left pane under "File and Folder Tasks""
Choose..."Move the selected items"...

On the "Move Items" screen...Browse to and
select the folder you wish to move the files to.

Left click the "Move" button.

Check to be sure the moved files are in the
correct folder as expected and then delete
the unwanted folder. Right Click / Delete.

Moving files can also be accomplished if
you right click the selected files and from the
menu...choose...Cut...

Now right click the folder you are moving the
files to and from the menu ...choose Paste.
===========================

When we run the CD to check the disc/prints, a "Windows Wizard" box (I
believe it is titled) comes up with four or five options. We run the
"Slideshow" option to check the photos but are not sure which other option
we
are to use to download the photos on the CD to the "My Pictures" folder
where
they will show up individually.

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You are correct...Slideshow is only for viewing.

For Copying the files to your hard drive...
Do you see an option to:
"Copy pictures to a folder on my computer"?

If you do...choose it / click...OK... and follow
the prompts in the Scanner and Camera Wizard.

Also, you could select "Open folder to view files"...
and use the instructions in my first answer. Only
this time...choose..."Copy the selected items"

Now...right click the folder of your choice and...
Right click / Paste.

 

[Guest]

===========================
Before moving files from one folder
to another...you must be certain that
the file names are not the same in
each folder. If you see a dialog that
asks, Would you like to "Replace" the
existing file A with file B...choose
"Cancel" and change the file names
before moving the images. Otherwise
you will lose the "replaced" files.

Now to move the files.....

Open the folder you wish to move files from...

Go to...Edit / Select All...

In your left pane under "File and Folder Tasks""
Choose..."Move the selected items"...

On the "Move Items" screen...Browse to and
select the folder you wish to move the files to.

Left click the "Move" button.

Check to be sure the moved files are in the
correct folder as expected and then delete
the unwanted folder. Right Click / Delete.

Moving files can also be accomplished if
you right click the selected files and from the
menu...choose...Cut...

Now right click the folder you are moving the
files to and from the menu ...choose Paste.
===========================
============================
You are correct...Slideshow is only for viewing.

For Copying the files to your hard drive...
Do you see an option to:
"Copy pictures to a folder on my computer"?

If you do...choose it / click...OK... and follow
the prompts in the Scanner and Camera Wizard.

Also, you could select "Open folder to view files"...
and use the instructions in my first answer. Only
this time...choose..."Copy the selected items"

Now...right click the folder of your choice and...
Right click / Paste.

John,
Thank you so much for this great explanation and for taking the time to
give me the lenghty response. I will give it a try today. Again, I very
much appreciate the help, and can see why you are a Microsoft MVP.
Regards,
Scotirish 6/26/05

 

[John Inzer]

John,

Thank you so much for this great explanation and for taking the time to
give me the lenghty response. I will give it a try today. Again, I very
much appreciate the help, and can see why you are a Microsoft MVP.
Regards,
Scotirish 6/26/05

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You're welcome and thanks for the
generous compliment.

 

[Guest]

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You're welcome and thanks for the
generous compliment.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP

Thanks again, John. I printed your response and chose the Scanner/Wizard method, plus a file name change, and got it done with no problems. Now have all photos in the "My Pictures" folder!

Since you did such a wonderful job with this request for help, and if
you are looking for another problem to solve, please go to the Internet
Explorer 6 General forum and solve my new problem with Internet Options
(Restrictions)!

Scotirish 6/26/05

 

[John Inzer]

Thanks again, John. I printed your response and chose the

Since you did such a wonderful job with this request for help, and if
you are looking for another problem to solve, please go to the Internet
Explorer 6 General forum and solve my new problem with Internet Options
(Restrictions)!

=========================================
Nice to hear the problem is solved.

Sorry, but I don't monitor the IE6 newsgroup.
I'm sure you'll find some knowledgeable folks there.

 

[Guest]

=========================================
Nice to hear the problem is solved.

Sorry, but I don't monitor the IE6 newsgroup.
I'm sure you'll find some knowledgeable folks there

==========================================

Thanks, John. I solved the IE6 problem myself. I just remembered I had
made a change in Spybot S&D yesterday and forgot to write it down. Went back
in and made the correction. Everything is fine now. Appreciate your
interest, though.

Scotirish

 

[Guest]

<<Before moving files from one folder
to another...you must be certain that
the file names are not the same in
each folder. If you see a dialog that
asks, Would you like to "Replace" the
existing file A with file B...choose
"Cancel" and change the file names
before moving the images. Otherwise
you will lose the "replaced" files.>>

Ok, so I finally found someone that will understand the mistake that I have
made. I didn't change the filename and now the first set of pics that I had
saved into the folder is now corrupt I suppose. I did a file recovery on it,
but the orginal files seems to be corrupt. Is there anything I can do?

 

[John Inzer]

<<Before moving files from one folder
to another...you must be certain that
the file names are not the same in
each folder. If you see a dialog that
asks, Would you like to "Replace" the
existing file A with file B...choose
"Cancel" and change the file names
before moving the images. Otherwise
you will lose the "replaced" files.>>

Ok, so I finally found someone that will understand the
mistake that I have made. I didn't change the filename
and now the first set of pics that I had saved into the
folder is now corrupt I suppose. I did a file recovery
on it, but the orginal files seems to be corrupt. Is
there anything I can do?

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If you saw a dialog that said "Would you like
to *replace* the existing file xxxxx with this one
xxxxx" and you selected "Yes" or "Yes To All."...
Your images have been overwritten and are
not recoverable.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP

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[Guest]

I didn't think they would be, thanks anyways for your reply.

 

[D. Spencer Hines]

So, why did you overwrite the files?

The Microsoft message was quite clear as to what would happen if you said
"Yes" or "Yes to All" -- probably the latter -- yet you did it anyway.

DSH

 

[John Inzer]

I didn't think they would be, thanks
anyways for your reply.

===========================
You're welcome....and at least you
know what *not* to do anymore.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP

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