CD browsing bug?

[Jock Strap]

Is there any fix for this problem: I have a burned CD with subfolders.
If I navigate to G:\Folder1\Folder2\ to view its contents, and then
click the Up button on the Toolbar instead of the Back button, then
the Address Bar says...

C:\Documents and Settings\User\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\CD
Burning\Folder1

....instead of the expected G:\Folder1

This is definitely a reproducable bug. Is there a fix? Using XP+SP2.

 

[Yves Leclerc]

This is not a bug! This is the way XP's built-in burning system "seems" to
be working.

 

[Jock Strap]

This is not a bug! This is the way XP's built-in burning system
"seems" to be working.

Hehehe, yeah, whatever. It *is* a bug as the behaviour doesn't occur
anywhere else (ie. on hard drive folders) and the Address Bar doesn't
reflect the current path.

 

[Brian S. Craigie]

No its not a bug. There's a thing to click on (in the CD Writing Tasks
panel when in your G:\ drive) that removes the files now that they've
been burned. So remove those files, then it will behave properly.
Just now, it's keeping the files so you can burn another copy, so
pressing Up is traversing the writing tree instead of the reading tree.

Brian

 

[Jock Strap]

No its not a bug. There's a thing to click on (in the CD Writing
Tasks panel when in your G:\ drive) that removes the files now that
they've been burned. So remove those files, then it will behave
properly. Just now, it's keeping the files so you can burn another
copy, so pressing Up is traversing the writing tree instead of the
reading tree.

I didn't burn the CD. You were saying? It's a bug. Even occurs
with commercial software CDs.

 

[Jock Strap]

It's a bug.

Let me reiterate why: the Address Bar is always supposed to reflect
the current open folder, yes? So if it doesn't, it's a bug. I'm
not browsing my C: drive, I'm browsing my G: compact disc.

 

[Brian S. Craigie]

Jock Strap wrote:




Let me reiterate why: the Address Bar is always supposed to reflect
the current open folder, yes? So if it doesn't, it's a bug. I'm
not browsing my C: drive, I'm browsing my G: compact disc.

Sorry Jock, I don't think I made myself clear. It's because windows
thinks there are files _waiting_ to be burned to the G drive. This can
happen if you drag a file into the G drive. It will then sit there
until you either remove it again, or burn it. The files to be burned
are cached on the C drive (in this instance) which is why you see the C
drive even when you think you are browsing G.

The reason I am certain that this is the case is because of this line:-

C:\Documents and Settings\User\Local Settings\Application

Data\Microsoft\CD Burning\Folder1

in your initial post. The "CD Burning" in the path name indicates that
there are files in that drive that are waiting to be burned to the CD.
That is why the UP button is not working the way you expect it to.

If you take the CD out of the G drive, then look in the G drive, you
should see files waiting to be written. Now, if you remove those, then
normal service should be resumed. Please let us know if this is not the
case, but I'm pretty certain that will fix it, as the Up button works
just fine for me, and when files are waiting to be written, it functions
as you describe.

The functionality is the way it was intended to be.

If this functionality annoys you, you can turn off the drag-and-drop CD
recording. Right-mouse on the G drive in My Computer and choose
Properties then click on Recording and remove the tick from the box
"Enable CD recording on this drive". It doesn't stop your normal cd
burning programs from working, it just disables the drag-and-drop style
of recording.

Warmest Regards,

Brian McSporran.

 

[Jock Strap]

Sorry Jock, I don't think I made myself clear. It's because windows
thinks there are files _waiting_ to be burned to the G drive. This
can happen if you drag a file into the G drive.

Hmm, but I have NO files waiting to be burned, and I didn't drag any.
Even my "...\CD Burning" folder is empty (and yes, I'm viewing all
files, like a good Power User).

If you take the CD out of the G drive, then look in the G drive, you
should see files waiting to be written.

Okay, so I ejected G: and then hit F5 to refresh My Computer. I then
double-clicked G: and nothing is shown inside there (no files). So
again, this proves that there are no files waiting to be burned.

If this functionality annoys you, you can turn off the drag-and-drop
CD recording. Right-mouse on the G drive in My Computer and choose
Properties then click on Recording and remove the tick from the box
"Enable CD recording on this drive".

Okay, I did this, and now note that clicking the "Up" arrow does show
the correct expected path in the Address Bar. Good. So this bug is
directly related with CD burning, as you mentioned. I still maintain
that it's a bug, though, because when browsing a CD the Address Bar
should ALWAYS show the current path, because a CD is no different to
any other folder (eg. hard disk folder, floppy folder, etc). Agreed?
Or is this why my e-mails to (e-mail address removed) always get ignored?

 

[Brian S. Craigie]

Brian S. Craigie wrote:


Okay, so I ejected G: and then hit F5 to refresh My Computer. I then
double-clicked G: and nothing is shown inside there (no files). So
again, this proves that there are no files waiting to be burned.

You didn't mention if you saw the link at top-left of the window that
says "Delete temporary files" under the CD Writing Tasks panel. If you
see that, you could try clicking it please? If you don't see that, then
it does indeed look like there's something wrong somewhere.

Okay, I did this, and now note that clicking the "Up" arrow does show
the correct expected path in the Address Bar. Good. So this bug is
directly related with CD burning, as you mentioned. I still maintain
that it's a bug, though, because when browsing a CD the Address Bar
should ALWAYS show the current path, because a CD is no different to
any other folder (eg. hard disk folder, floppy folder, etc). Agreed?
Or is this why my e-mails to (e-mail address removed) always get ignored?

I personally am just another user try to help you, mate, so I have no
power to persuade M$ to do anything. However, I can say it doesn't
happen here, or anywhere else I've seen, so it probably isn't what M$
would class as a bug, and they most likely won't accept it as a bug
unless you can spend some time investigating this and prove to them that
it is a bug. Bill Gates personally gets over 4 million emails per day,
so it is logical to assume that mswish will receive a similar amount,
and I guess they physically don't have time to reply individually, or to
act on something they can't replicate themselves.

So, for them to accept it as a bug, you need to verify on at least one
other machine that this happens, and explain this to them before they
will accept it as a bug.

I hope this helps you. I've been trying to replicate it here but can't.
Maybe someone else can confirm here if they see the same problem?

Warmest wishes.

Brian

 

[Jock Strap]

You didn't mention if you saw the link at top-left of the window that
says "Delete temporary files" under the CD Writing Tasks panel. If
you see that, you could try clicking it please? If you don't see
that, then it does indeed look like there's something wrong somewhere.

Okay, when there is NO disc in the drive, and I open it, I see an empty
folder and the Address Bar says G: (my DVD burner). At the top-left,
under "CD Writing Tasks", is an icon with text saying "Write these files
to CD". If I click it, a window pops up ("CD Writing Wizard") with a
yellow exclamation icon that says: "Before you can begin, you must copy
files to this recordable CD drive [...]". The only option for this
window is the "Finish" button at its bottom.

I've been trying to replicate it here but can't. Maybe someone else can
confirm here if they see the same problem?

Hopefully! I'll have to try it at my brother-in-law's place the next
time I go there, but I don't know when that will be.