Re: the perpetual tale of the CD burner
- From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 14:22:30 -0500
Thanks, but what should I set it to and where can I find these settings/?
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <n1umj@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: the perpetual tale of the CD burner
> You can't burn CD's that way with windows 98, you need to have the direct
> CD thing come up or what ever it is on that computer, depends on the
version
> of Easy CD creator it is, I forget what the old versions had but it wasn't
> direct CD I don't think, and let that do it's thing to the CD before you
can
> put anything on that CD, if it doesn't come up, then you have to go in the
> system tray, find the program, and set it to.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "AB7HW Dick Lee Chrisman" <ab7hw@xxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 11:03 AM
> Subject: Re: the perpetual tale of the CD burner
>
>
> > Hi Judith
> > Put a Blank CD into the CD burner drive and then go to Windows Explorer
> > and
> > open the CD burner drive, does it say blank?
> > Try just copying a file from one of your "My Document" folder and then
> > paste
> > it to the CD burner Drive. Does it read that the file is there on the
CD
> > burner drive?
> > If it does then you can copy more files on the CD. Now just for fun
press
> > F
> > for File and see if you read "Burn this to the CD" or something to that
> > effect, if you do see this press enter on the "burn to CD" and wait
until
> > it
> > completes this task.
> > Now you should have burnt the information to the CD.
> > Let me know if this works for you?
> > Dick
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 8:23 AM
> > Subject: Re: the perpetual tale of the CD burner
> >
> >
> >> I'm using windows 98. When I insert the CD I don't get windows
explorer
> >> on
> >> the screen and I don't know how to use it in conjunction with the CD
> >> burner.
> >> How do you set this option? Judith
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "AB7HW Dick Lee Chrisman" <ab7hw@xxxxxxx>
> >> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 10:49 PM
> >> Subject: Re: the perpetual tale of the CD burner
> >>
> >>
> >>> What Windows version are you using?
> >>> I am using Windows XP and I have my CD burner to come up when I have
> >>> inserted a new CD and ask me if I would like to use Windows Explorer
to
> >>> which I say yes. This brings up the drive and I can simply Copy and
> >>> Paste
> >>> to the CD. Once I get what I want on the CD I press alt plus F for
file
> >> and
> >>> there one of the choices is "Burn these files to CD"
> >>> Once they are burnt the CD can be used in other drives.
> >>> If you don't tell the Program to "Burn the file to CD" there will be
> >> nothing
> >>> on the CD.
> >>> Dick
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 8:33 PM
> >>> Subject: Re: the perpetual tale of the CD burner
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> > Thanks John. My tech told me that I had to format every new blank
CD.
> >>> > I'm
> >>> > hopefully going out on Sunday to get new CDs and I'm asking the
clerk
> >> for
> >>> > pre-formatted discs. I don't think anything is written on the CD
I'm
> >>> > trying
> >>> > to record on, according to jaws nothing took. I'm confused because
> >>> > last
> >>> > week when the tech did it all went well but I can't even get one
word
> >>> > recorded. I'll try again Sunday after I get the new discs. Are the
> >>> > keystrokes I sent you before accurate? Is there another way to do
it?
> >>> > When
> >>> > I first got the burner I was given a list of steps that sounded
> >>> > complicated
> >>> > but these are so simple and they worked for the tech. Thanks for
your
> >>> > help,
> >>> > Judith
> >>> > ----- Original Message -----
> >>> > From: "John McLuckie" <john_mac@xxxxxxx>
> >>> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> > Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 9:59 PM
> >>> > Subject: Re: the perpetual tale of the CD burner
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >> Judith, I don't know if I can help you any at all as I have not
used
> >>> >> EZ
> >>> >> CD
> >>> >> Creator for a long time and the OEM version I originally had,
worked
> >>> >> great
> >>> >> with JAWS, but the newer versions I had difficulty with. Anyway,
one
> >>> > thing
> >>> >> I am confused about is the formatting of the CD you refer to. A
> >>> >> blank
> >> CD
> >>> >> you purchase is already formatted. However, you need to be aware
> >>> >> that
> >>> > once
> >>> >> you record to it, you can not record again. You can not change
what
> >> has
> >>> >> been recorded either. so, I
> >>> >> 'm wondering if you should be using what is called a CDRW (Compact
> >>> >> Disk
> >>> > Read
> >>> >> and Write) which must be formatted and which allows you to use it,
> >>> >> essentially, like a floppy drive. When I format my CDRW's it takes
> >>> > several
> >>> >> minutes for the CD to complete formatting. I can't be specific
> >>> >> because
> >>> >> it
> >>> >> would depend on the speed of your drive and probably your
computers
> >>> >> speed
> >>> >> too, but I just don't exactly know.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Without going on and on, if this is getting anywhere near what you
> >>> >> believe
> >>> >> may be a problem for you, just respond and let me know if you want
me
> >> to
> >>> > get
> >>> >> any more specific. i'll do what i can to assist you.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> John
> >>> >>
> >>> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> >> From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> >> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> >> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 7:05 PM
> >>> >> Subject: the perpetual tale of the CD burner
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> > I hav the list of keystrokes that worked splendidly last week
when
> >> the
> >>> >> tech was here but I still can't record anything on a blank CDD. I
> >> have
> >>> > no
> >>> >> idea what kind of burner it is, I got it from the commission. I
> >>> >> tried
> >> to
> >>> >> format it it but when I tried recording a file I got an error
message
> >>> >> that
> >>> >> it wasn't recorded. Here is the list of keystrokes he gave me.
Can
> >>> > anyone
> >>> >> help with this problem? Thanks, Judith
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > 1 To format a brand new CD: Insert Cd
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > control f - (enter cd name)
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > Press enter- the cd is formatted.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > 2. To copy files:
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > open my documents
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > scroll to file you want to copy
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > Alt f scroll down to send to
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > Press enter
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > Select direct CD
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > Press enter - File is now copied to CD.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > 3. To look up files on CD:
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > window logo R
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > type e: enter
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > tab to file list and use right arrow to find CD contents.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
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