Cyclic Redundancy Error

[smtjs]

I have been trying to copy a file from a CD-RW disc to my hard drive. About half way through, it gives the error message: "Cyclic redundancy error," and will not finish copying. Anyone know what this means? Thanks.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

It means a bad copy, the copy doesn't match the original. It may be a bad
burn, or the CDRW is scratched and is partially unreadable. Try cleaning the
CD (don't scratch it) and the drive itself with a CD lens cleaner disk
(usually commonly available at any store that sells any quantity of CD's).

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

I have been trying to copy a file from a CD-RW disc to my hard drive. About
half way through, it gives the error message: "Cyclic redundancy error," and
will not finish copying. Anyone know what this means? Thanks.