-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Burning question
- From: "Sammi" <sammi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 15:10:27 -0600
Gman,
Honestly, I can't remember anymore! I have done so many things so many times
that they are starting to run together. I was keeping pretty good notes
about sequences and results at first...but last night I kind of floated of
the edge of the flat earth. I remember at one point before I shut down for
the night, replacing them but now I don't know for sure what I did after
that.
I do remember thinking that maybe the trouble with my EZ CD Creator, might
have been because I was only using a 512 stick so that might be why I put
the other one back in. I *think* that was before I tried burning backups to
a DVD. I may have to sacrifice another empty DVD to the puter-gnomes and try
with only 1 stick in.
Sammi
Gman wrote:
> Sammi,
> Are you running these backups with just a single stick or both
> installed? If both are in, take one out and try again.
>
> Other replies are below.
>
> Peace,
> G
>
> http://www.naturalnews.com/023033.html
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask!"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sammi" <sammi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 1:10 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Burning question
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Just when you thought I was gone...LOL. Below you will notice I use
>> the words *seem* and *appears*, that is because I am not sure about
>> anything anymore on my pc.
>>
>> Because of all of my PrtScn/memory problems, I am trying to do all of
>> those
>> backups that I should have done before. There are a few problems I am
>> running into that may impact my new backups.
>>
>> 1. I often encounter this message:
>> "The file xyz.ext has extra information attached to it that might
>> be lost if you continue copying. The contents of the file will not be
>> affected.
>> Do you want to copy the file anyway?" What the heck does this mean?
>> Why would it have extra info that would be lost and what is the
>> information? I have gotten this msg on zip, jpg, gif and other
>> extensions. Do I need to worry about it? I don't want to continue to
>> make backups when I keep getting
>> this warning/alert.
>
>
> The extra data is Metadata which contains info creation info on
> the
> file. If the originating computer (the one where the file was
> created) had
> a registered user, that username will be part of this data. There are
> several data fields that may or may not be filled in and this is the
> info
> that will be lost.
>
>
>> 2. I have tried using my version 6 of EZ CD Creator to make my
>> backups, but
>> when using a DVD for this purpose, it seems to be a hit and miss
>> result. Some files are OK. Some look like they are OK, but the file
>> size is 0. So far I have a few 'coasters' instead of backups. The
>> DVDs/CDs are too expensive for me to keep experimenting.
>> On some of the DVDs, there will be parts that are OK...and part
>> of it just *looks* OK. The only way I can tell is to run my cursor
>> over the file and check the file size. And some files have the
>> 'unknown' icon and zero file size. I rather doubt that using a
>> different burning program would give
>> me better results.
>
>
> I have a strong feeling that this is directly related to all of
> those
> Temp files you just asked about. Clear the Temps and try again. If
> it
> doesn't work, we'll talk about replacing the software you're using.
>
>
>> 3. It appears that the most secure way to burn a CD seems to be
>> using a CD
>> and not a DVD. The method of copy and paste each item seems to be
>> 'sticking'
>> to the CD. At least it seems that way. Short of checking every
>> single file on the burned media, I can't be sure that any of them
>> are really good. The only drawback to using this method is that I
>> will have to use a *lot* of CDs
>> for my large folders of images, sound files, fonts etc.
>
>
> The success or failure may also be related to how deeply nestled
> the
> files are. If a file is too far down the folder > subfolder >
> subfolder >
> subfolder > subfolder > filename.ext chain, individual files and
> folders
> will fail if their total path statement exceeds either the limitation
> of the
> burning software or that of Windows itself. Your best bet is to
> start your
> collection with a single letter named folder directly off of the root
> (such
> as C:\Z). Then you can Copy and reorganize whatever you're looking
> to burn
> at one time into there. Since you're attempting to do this manually
> (Copy/Paste), you will need to devise a method of marking those items
> you've
> already burned so that you don't burn the same items repeatedly.
>
>
>> 4. Also on using a DVD, it appears that you cannot create a folder
>> without
>> using a burn program. I tried bypassing the folder creation by
>> copy/paste directly through Windows. But then I get the Windows has
>> encountered a problem with ....
>
>
> I've found that it works best if your organizational structure is
> already intact before I even fire up the burning software. It then
> becomes
> more of a 'point and click' session and I'm done before I know it.
>
>
>> This morning with both sticks in, the PrtScn worked fine. The burn
>> function
>> is iffy. I have removed and replaced those two sticks so many times I
>> could
>> do it in my sleep.
>
>
> Since it seems to be working well with only one stick in place, why
> not keep
> one removed whenever you're not testing possible fixes for the issues?
>
>
>> Last night, after posting on the Dell community forum, I was advised
>> to run
>> a Dell Diagnostic from the Utility partition on my PC. It didn't show
>> anything that might be wrong. It passed every test with flying
>> colors. Except that my pc is NOT working right, hahah.
>
>
> In all likelyhood, those Dell forum folks have never even HEARD of an
> issue
> like this. lol
>
>
>> If I can get around the problem I'm having with making backups at
>> least that
>> will be one more problem I can quit worrying about. Anyone have any
>> ideas to
>> help me with this new wrinkle?
>>
>> TIA
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