CD Rom won't read my saved files from last operating system

[Neil]

I just installed XP Home edition onto my computer. It
seems to work great, but I can not access the informaiton
that I saved to CD-Rom prior to installing XP. I saved
all of my photographs onto a CD-Rom using windows expolere
in Windows 98 (my old operating system). I was able to
access them from the CD in 98. I also saved the photops
to another CD-rom using the Wingate Backup software on Win
98. When I try to access either disk I get the
message "Windows cannot read from this disk. The disk
might be corrupted, or it could be using a format that is
not compatible with windows."

I loaded the XP software and other programs using the cd-
cd-rom so I know it works. Any suggestions how to salvage
this info? These are all the pics that my wife and I took
of the first 7 months of our baby's life, so they can't be
replaced and are and precious to us. PLEASE HELP!!!

 

[Jim Macklin]

W98 did not have any CD writing function, you used a
third-patty software package to write the CDs. Get the XP
updated version of the same program.


message | I just installed XP Home edition onto my computer. It
| seems to work great, but I can not access the informaiton
| that I saved to CD-Rom prior to installing XP. I saved
| all of my photographs onto a CD-Rom using windows expolere
| in Windows 98 (my old operating system). I was able to
| access them from the CD in 98. I also saved the photops
| to another CD-rom using the Wingate Backup software on Win
| 98. When I try to access either disk I get the
| message "Windows cannot read from this disk. The disk
| might be corrupted, or it could be using a format that is
| not compatible with windows."
|
| I loaded the XP software and other programs using the cd-
| cd-rom so I know it works. Any suggestions how to salvage
| this info? These are all the pics that my wife and I took
| of the first 7 months of our baby's life, so they can't be
| replaced and are and precious to us. PLEASE HELP!!!

 

[Chen]

Hm.... Windows 98 cannot burn CDs... Did you have a cd-burning tool called
"Adaptec DirectCD"?

You can then try with installing:

http://download.com.com/3000-2100-9497911.html

I don't know it if works with XP or not...

// Chen

 

[Plato]

I just installed XP Home edition onto my computer. It
seems to work great, but I can not access the informaiton
that I saved to CD-Rom prior to installing XP. I saved

If they were cd- rewritables then you have to install the packet reading
ware in your XP box. Just a guess.

 

[Jim Macklin]

Also try this http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421


| Neil wrote:
| >
| > I just installed XP Home edition onto my computer. It
| > seems to work great, but I can not access the
informaiton
| > that I saved to CD-Rom prior to installing XP. I saved
|
| If they were cd- rewritables then you have to install the
packet reading
| ware in your XP box. Just a guess.
|
|
|
| > all of my photographs onto a CD-Rom using windows
expolere
| > in Windows 98 (my old operating system). I was able to
| > access them from the CD in 98. I also saved the photops
| > to another CD-rom using the Wingate Backup software on
Win
| > 98. When I try to access either disk I get the
| > message "Windows cannot read from this disk. The disk
| > might be corrupted, or it could be using a format that
is
| > not compatible with windows."
| >
| > I loaded the XP software and other programs using the
cd-
| > cd-rom so I know it works. Any suggestions how to
salvage
| > this info? These are all the pics that my wife and I
took
| > of the first 7 months of our baby's life, so they can't
be
| > replaced and are and precious to us. PLEASE HELP!!!
|
| --
| http://www.bootdisk.com/

 

[Hilary Karp]

If none of the above suggestions work try isobuster to retrieve the
files from your CD:

http://www.smart-projects.net/isobuster/