Copying files on to a CD-RW

[THE FSGT]

For some reason every time I select either Drives D,E,F and G I get a message
telling me to insert Disc even though a Disc has been inserted. What I am
trying to do is transfer some docs. from my hard drive to a CD-RW. Is this
possible and if so how do I go about it? Note:- I leave a bit to be desired
in computer skills. I have Windows XP.

 

[John Inzer]

For some reason every time I select either Drives D,E,F and G I get a
message telling me to insert Disc even though a Disc has been
inserted. What I am trying to do is transfer some docs. from my hard
drive to a CD-RW. Is this possible and if so how do I go about it?
Note:- I leave a bit to be desired in computer skills. I have Windows
XP.

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It might be worth a try to download and install
the following free software:

CDBurnerXP
http://www.cdburnerxp.se/
(This is a free application
to burn CDs and DVDs)

Here's a tutorial on how to create a Data Disk:

CDBurnerXP Create Data Disk
http://cdburnerxp.se/help/Data/compiledata

And...maybe the following articles will offer some ideas:

(279157) Description of CD-ROM Recording
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=279157

(306524) HOW TO: Copy Information to a
CD in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306524

(316529) CD-R Drive or CD-RW Drive Is
Not Recognized As a Recordable Device
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316529

(324129) HOW TO: Troubleshoot Issues
That Occur When You Write Data to a CD-R
or CD-RW Optical Disc in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324129

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
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Proceed at your own risk

 

[olfart]

For some reason every time I select either Drives D,E,F and G I get a
message
telling me to insert Disc even though a Disc has been inserted. What I am
trying to do is transfer some docs. from my hard drive to a CD-RW. Is this
possible and if so how do I go about it? Note:- I leave a bit to be
desired
in computer skills. I have Windows XP.

What burning program do you have???

 

[Jim]

For some reason every time I select either Drives D,E,F and G I get a message
telling me to insert Disc even though a Disc has been inserted. What I am
trying to do is transfer some docs. from my hard drive to a CD-RW. Is this
possible and if so how do I go about it? Note:- I leave a bit to be desired
in computer skills. I have Windows XP.

Easiest way : copy using pen/thumb drive or external hard drive . (
Pen/thumb drive cheapest way )

 

[David Webb]

Verify that you have the proper CD drive enabled to burn.

Go to My Computer
Right-click on the drive (CD burner)
Select Properties
Select Recording tab
Check "Enable CD recording on this drive"
Click Apply and OK

You only get to choose one drive (CD burner).

 

[THE FSGT]

Thanks David, I suspect that I do not have the proper CD drive. what I have
in My Computer is:-Hard Disk Drive ACER(C
Devices With Removable Storage
Removable Disk(D
(E
(F
(G
DVD Drive (H
Now, as I said, I put a CD-RW into the computer and select one of the (D to
G) Drives and I always get a message saying to insert disk.
Any further help you can give would be greatly appreciated.

 

[dadiOH]

Thanks David, I suspect that I do not have the proper CD drive. what
I have in My Computer is:-Hard Disk Drive ACER(C
Devices With Removable Storage
Removable Disk(D
(E
(F
(G
DVD Drive (H
Now, as I said, I put a CD-RW into the computer and select one of the
(D to G) Drives and I always get a message saying to insert disk.

So do you actually *have* 4 CD drives plus the DVD drive? I kinda doubt it


What does Device Manager say? What drives are shown in Windows Explorer
("My Computer")? You have to insert a CD into the correct physical
device...

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[Ken Blake, MVP]

For some reason every time I select either Drives D,E,F and G I get a message
telling me to insert Disc even though a Disc has been inserted. What I am
trying to do is transfer some docs. from my hard drive to a CD-RW. Is this
possible and if so how do I go about it? Note:- I leave a bit to be desired
in computer skills. I have Windows XP.

D, E, F, and G? Do you have *four* CD drives?

What CD-burning program do you use? Please tell us the exact verbatim
text of the message. What program is the message coming from--Windows
or the CD program?

Be aware that you can not simply copy files to a CD as you would to a
hard drive unless you have special packet-writing software installed.

 

[THE FSGT]

There is a window opens, titled Backup Utility
Drive D:\is empty.
OK

The same message appears when I select E, F and G.

After having read all the very helpful replies, I can only come to the
conclusion that I don't have the required software installed. I,m not sure
about the number of drives, however when I open My Computer that is what is
shown.

 

[peter]

What happens when you pick the H drive.....???????//

peter

 

[THE FSGT]

Sorry, I forgot to say that the message would be from Windows (that's my guess)

 

[THE FSGT]

Hi, message comes up, Please insert a disk into drive H:.

 

[John Inzer]

Thanks David, I suspect that I do not have the proper CD drive. what
I have in My Computer is:-Hard Disk Drive ACER(C
Devices With Removable Storage
Removable Disk(D
(E
(F
(G
DVD Drive (H
Now, as I said, I put a CD-RW into the computer and select one of the
(D to G) Drives and I always get a message saying to insert disk.
Any further help you can give would be greatly appreciated.

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Removable Disk D, E, F, G...probably
represents the slots on a memory card
reader.

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Digital Media Experience

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[db]

perhaps you can try out the
device by inserting a music
cd.

if it plays or you don't get the
error message then it is likely
you have a cd-r player installed
and not a cd-rw player.

however, there can also be a
problem if you do have a cd-rw
player,

which is a dirty head and it simply
can't read anything that is inserted.

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[Ken Blake, MVP]

There is a window opens, titled Backup Utility
Drive D:\is empty.
OK

Are you are trying to run the backup utility? Exactly what program are
you executing?

The same message appears when I select E, F and G.

After having read all the very helpful replies, I can only come to the
conclusion that I don't have the required software installed.

No, that's the wrong conclusion. Windows XP comes with CD burning
software. You can write to a CD drive, but you have to do it
correctly. Clearly you are doing something wrong, but from what you've
told us far, I'm not sure what it is.

I,m not sure
about the number of drives, however when I open My Computer that is what is
shown.

When you open My Computer and you see D, E, F, and G, how are each of
those drives identified? What are they called?

It's not impossible that you have four CD drives, but it's *extremely*
rare than anyone has that many.

 

[Paul Randall]

For some reason every time I select either Drives D,E,F and G I get a
message
telling me to insert Disc even though a Disc has been inserted. What I am
trying to do is transfer some docs. from my hard drive to a CD-RW. Is this
possible and if so how do I go about it? Note:- I leave a bit to be
desired
in computer skills. I have Windows XP.

After reading all the input so far, I'm pretty sure that your Drives D,E,F
and G are not associated with your CD/DVD player/writer; they are more
likely associated with one or more flash card slots. The most likely choice
you should use is DVD Drive (H . DVD drives almost always will also read
and write CDs.

-Paul Randall

 

[Twayne]

For some reason every time I select either Drives D,E,F and G I get a
message telling me to insert Disc even though a Disc has been
inserted. What I am trying to do is transfer some docs. from my hard
drive to a CD-RW. Is this possible and if so how do I go about it?
Note:- I leave a bit to be desired in computer skills. I have Windows
XP.

Sounds like you're trying to use packe-writing program. They allow you
to treat the DVD as any old disk drive letter. If so, then the DVD
needs to be formatted first.

Twayne`

 

[David Webb]

Assuming your DVD drive is a burner, it most likely will burn CD media also, but
you must be sure that it's enabled to do so. Follow my previous instructions on
your H drive.

 

[sgopus]

Since there is nothing to read, ie a blank cd, you will get that message,
however Xp has a native cdburning ability, insert the blank cd open windows
explorer select the files you want to copy, put them in a temp location till
you have all the files you want to copy, then drag them to the cd drive in
this case (g) a menu should pop up asking if you want to burn these files to
cd, reply yes.

In the case of a CDRW disc, in order to have it open to multiple writes, you
need third part software ie roxio or some such, as it enables the packet
writing and can leave a session open for multiple writes. The native burning
cd ability of Xp is one session only, ie the reason for copying all files
going to cd to a temp location before drag and drop to cd, once written
that's it. it's closed.

 

[THE FSGT]

Hi, thanks for replying.
When I open My Computer I get:-
Files Stored on This Computer
Shared Documents My Documents

Hard Disk Drive
ACER(C

Devices with Removable Storage
Removable Disk(D Removable Disk(E Removable Disk(F
Removable Disk(G DVD Drive(H