Erased too much trying to get rid of popups?

Time I think to try another CDRW just to see if it is yours thats faulty, if it works then we know its hardware.. if not then we have a better idea that its a software issue.

 

Dont think anyone is calling you a dummy Rebecca, and IF my post in your other thread about Windows Vista Beta and Office 2007 beta implied that then I'm sorry it was not ment that way, its just betas are unfinished products and can and will fall over and crash or cause many weird and wonderfull problems then most blame the software, its still test software and far from finished so will have bugs, most of which are not fixable until a newer beta build is released. Office 2007 brings with it a new issue of as you now know the .docx .xlsx etc file formats which are not compatible with other versions of Office, so does cause an issue if you were to send one of those to a client or company to open, they cannot unless they install the Office 2007 Compatability update for Office XP/2003.


As to your CD issue, now that this is a new CDRW then that should have removed your problem, SO I would be now thinking software is the issue and to that a few thoughts.

1. When you say drag and drop, are you dragging files onto the CDRW Icon? and then you gain the E:\ is not accessible. Incorrect funtion.

Options for this are as to utilise drag n drop on a CD you need packet writing software like Nero InCD or Roxio Drag to Disk installed, then using those softweres format option to format the CDRW or CDR first before drag n drop is an option, check to see if you have Nero InCD installed, if so run it and format the CDRW, then try again.


2. As you have Nero try this form of copying, mainly to test that the drive will copy ok, use a CDRW ( best as you can wipe the CD at later date ) goto Start > Prpgrams > Nero and choose Nero Express, and make sure your CDRW drive is chosen in the drop down list, then choose Data > Data Disk > then either drag n drop your files into the open box or choose Add and browse for them ( I prefer to drag and drop them in ) once you have a few files in their to test with or actually choose the files your wanting to backup anyway then click Next > Burn


3. You could also try this as XP has a limited form of drag and drop copying built in, goto My Computer and right click your CDRW drive and choose Properties > click Recording and Enable CD Recording for this Drive > Apply and try again.

Note: above XP burning option may not work if you have tweaked the services list and more so IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service to disabled.


Did it burn the files ok, with any of these methods?

 

Ah what do they know on the Discussion Groups, most want to be on the actual tech beta newsgroups, so try and act big and put people down, while if they were any good they would have answered your question over being arsey!!!

Yes Microsoft want people to test that Beta, but it comes with some cavets of warnings as to not install on a production critical PC ( ie work or only home PC ) as its not finished and in the slim event it may also corrupt data.

I installed Office 2003 from scratch again, then custom installed Office 2007 into its own folder in Program files and names Office 2007, this way it keeps the main files from both Office version separate, Outlook 2007 will overwrite Outlook XP/2003 and this is by design, but you can if happy with Outlook 2003 untick in the custom install of Office 2007 Outlook and not install that component.

BUT back to your burning issue, ok so in the dropdown box the only thing showing is Image Recorder and no reference to say G: LITEON DVD ( subsitute your CDRW burners name and drive letter for mine ) in the pic below?

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/585/untitledml6.jpg

well I suspect this issue is the cause, you may not have the errors, but it is a main casue of drives not being seen by software.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060/EN-US/ ( there is guided help to assist with this is your not happy editing the registry on that page, which automated the job for you, but if choosing the manual way do right click and export the key that your about to delete in this folder its the folder highlighted in grey and you'll note the Upper and Lower filters in the right hand box, those are you ones you delete )

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/3285/untitledsh7.jpg

I would also if your more likely to use Nero over XPs built in Copy Software to now Stop and set Disabled to the startup type to IMAPI, Uninstall Nero ( hopefully you have the original software still to re-install and follow the above and delete the upper and lower filters, then re-install Nero and test again with Nero Express.

 

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