just eject CD withou writing which is what I do. It
will query u depending on if it thinks u got cd in
there or not.
HTH-Larry
On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 09:57:03 -0800, "charles"
|this does not answer the question
|I am having this same trouble and would like to find a solution to the
|problem.
|I get this error when i have blank cd-r in the drive.
|I am wondering if this was caued by a windows update.
|I have aobut 20 machines that this has effected
|
|"Peter_" wrote:
|
|>
|> NobodyMan Wrote:
|> > On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 13:33:09 -0800, tim
|> > (e-mail address removed) wrote:
|> > -
|> > I'm trying to copy files from a hard drive to a CD using Windows
|> > cd writing wizard I right click on a file and send to my liton burner
|> > I've
|> > done this many times before. Now the CD Writing Wizard stops with the
|> > messages:
|> >
|> > Insert a writable disc to continue There is no disc in the drive but
|> > there
|> > is one already in
|> >
|> >
|> > Clues:
|> > =======
|> > Clicking "Next" on the CD Writing Wizard does nothing - it stays on
|> > that
|> > same screen until I cancel.
|> >
|> > Clicking on the CD drive (G
in Windows Explorer shows the "Files
|> > Ready
|> > to Be Written to the CD".
|> >
|> > 1. What has happened to my system?
|> > 2. What's the best newsgroups/forums to get help?
|> >
|> > Regards,
|> > Tim-
|> >
|> > Are you sure you are using a CDR(W) that has not been formatted? If
|> > you have previously used this CDR(W) with a program like DirectCD (I
|> > think Roxio now calls it Drag to Disc or something like that?) or
|> > InCD, it will be unusable to XP and you will get an error message
|> > similiar to this when you try writing to it.
|>
|>
|> Solution to Xp Writing Wizard
|>
|> 1. obtain Easy Cd Creator 5 Basic and install. (software)
|> 2. put a blank cd-r in your drive.
|> 3. start "DirectCd Format Utility"
|> 4. click on format cd.
|> 5. enter a volume lablel if you wish, optional.
|> 6. continue through the process, cd will now be formatted.
|> 7. Done, you can now drag files over to the blank cd.
|> Note: Each cd usually holds about 700mb, when you eject the cd you'll
|> be
|> asked to either Leave as is, Close Cd to be read in most cd-roms or
|> another option. If you want to add more files to the cd in the future,
|> if there is still
|> enough space, then you should just choose the option Leave as is. Make
|> sure that the close cd option is "unchecked". Only close the cd when
|> you do not want to write any more files to that cd, in this case the cd
|> should be full.
|> You can however use other third party software, but Roxio's Easy Cd
|> Creator 5 Basic works fine with no errors with me so i'm satisfied.
|>
|>
|> --
|> Peter_
|>
Any advise is my attempt to contribute more than I have received but I can only assure you that it works on my PC. GOOD LUCK.
