disc drive won't write

[suza]

When I try to copy a file off my laptop to a disc I get the message: 'E:\*.*'
isn't accessible, the folder amy be located in an unavailable location,
protected with a password or the file name contains a / or \.

 

[Elmo]

When I try to copy a file off my laptop to a disc I get the message: "E:\*.*'
isn't accessible, the folder may be located in an unavailable location,
protected with a password, or the file name contains a / or \".

What type of "disc"? If a CD or DVD, XP can't copy to them directly;
that's a function of your burner software. So start up Nero, or
whatever software came with the burner and use it to burn to the "disc".

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

When I try to copy a file off my laptop to a disc I get the message: 'E:\*.*'
isn't accessible, the folder amy be located in an unavailable location,
protected with a password or the file name contains a / or \.

It's very hard to answer until you tell us the following things:

1. What do you mean by a "disc"? Hard drive? Floppy disk? CD? DVD?
Something else?

2. Is "E:" what you are trying to copy from or copy to?

3. Exactly how are you trying to do the copy, particularly if by
"disc" you mean a CD or DVD?