-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Burning question

  • From: "Lilian" <lilian.oswaldocruz@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 21:15:19 -0300

But what happens when you try to open the file you burned?  For instance the 
jpg or gif, does the image come up when you click it?  I also used CD 
Creator 6 (now I use Nero) but I dragged the files inside the CD Creator 
windows, not in Explorer.

Lil
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Sammi
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 2:10 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.

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.

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.

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 ....

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.

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.

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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