Hi Joan,
I'm certainly no expert in this but I think the first thing you should do is
to forget about drag and drop or trying to save a file directly to a cd,
particulary and eraseable, from within a program. I think someone else
earlier mentioned that doing that normally meant using another type of file
system and packet writing to an erasble cd and that it leaves your data at
great risk. The cost of cd's is quite low so the use of erasble cd's is
limited. Save your data files into the folder of your choice on your
hardrive and then back them up to a cd using your cd software. Easy CD
Creator may be showing a red circle through it as it comes with the packet
writing software to format and write to eraseable cd's. That piece of the
software is known as "Direct CD" and once installed becomes a part of the
operating system. It is not worth the risk so if your son has installed it
ask him to unistall it and just use Easy CD Creator to make your data
backups. With a little reading of the manual or help file you'll see it is
quite easy and you can then drag and drop your files from your saved folder
into the Easy Cd Creator window and back them up. With a little more reading
you'll find that you can have multiple sessions on one cd, as long as you
don't close it, and can import the data from one session into the next so
you always have all of your data in the last session. Don't worry about
wasting a few cd's or not filling them up. Just learn how to back up your
important files safely and then move on to more advance ways.
I hope this helps.
Joe
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Joan St. Marie
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 1:25 PM
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Subject: [PCSOFT] Filing Woes to CD
Hi Everyone - firstly....thank you to everyone who has tried to solve my
problem. I have not been successful but have two new "messages" that might
provide a clue....the following is what I did
Went to My Computer
Clicked on the CD so I could "drag" documents from My Documents to the disc
and I got the following...
E:\is not accessible. Incorrect function.
I tried the above to file to the 3.5 floppy and it worked like a charm.
Second "new" message
I opened a document in Microsoft Word, Selected the File Option from the
Toolbar and clicked on CD Drive (E:) and I get.
"You do not have access to the folder 'E:\'. See your Administrator for
access to this file"...
My son installed Easy CD Creator 5 Basic thinking this would solve my
problem, the shortcut is on my desktop - but - on the bottom taskbar the
icon is circled in red with a diagonal line through it and of course it
doesn't work either.
This is downright frustrating...
Any ideas or should I just resign myself that I have to file to the 3.5
floppy and forget the CD.
Thanks again for all your suggestions - I really appreciate them.
Joan St. Marie
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