No files to burn !?!

[Martin]

Just thought I'd pass on this little story - maybe save someone some
time and frustration:

Using a brand-new computer (Lenovo) with Vista Business on it. It's
equipped with a DVD/CD-RW drive that seems to work ok in that I was
able to install some software from commercial CDs and was able to read
some home-made CDs (made on another computer).

I tried to copy some data files to a CD (using Windows Explorer), when
I told it to "burn to disc", it popped up a message that said "No
files to burn" ! I had about 30-40 files in a single folder that I
had copy/pasted to the CD and they were clearly displayed.

I googled around and found where someone had the same issue and
discovered that if there are not at least TWO files to be burned, then
it won't do the burn. I had many files but they were in a single
folder (so there was only one "object" at the CD's root level). I
copied another file to the CD and suddenly, Vista was happy! The "Burn
to CD" worked like it's supposed to!

As a side note, when I first copied the folder of files to the CD, a
file named desktop.ini appeared out of nowhere (on the CD). I didn't
know where it had come from so I deleted it. I assume now that that
was Vista's way of assuring that there were at least two files to be
burned.

 

[Guest]

First of all,
Thank you, Martin!
~~~
Similar problem with a little twist:

When the autorun asks what to do with the blank CD you can select either
Live File System or Mastered CD.

If I select Live File System, then any files dropped into the opened
window are immediately burned to the CD.

If I select Mastered CD, then any files dropped into the opened window are
copied to the folder (frustratingly slowly!) and the "Burn to Disc" button
becomes available. If all files are located within one folder when you
attempt to "Burn to Disc", you will get an error message... "No files to
burn."

Opening the folder exposes all the files, but it still will not burn.
Apparently, it still sees one Master folder at the top. Sticking a simple
ReadMe file next to the Master folder and then pressing "Burn to Disc"
suddenly writes all the files.

A. Why does it need two files/folders to burn?
B. Why does it take so long to copy the files in Mastered mode, but does
the same files quickly in Live File System mode?