Re: Problem with internal CD writing wizard

Isn't the app embedded within XP?

"Slobodan Brcin (eMVP)" <sbrcin@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Is this a Windows XP Embedded realted question, if not you should better
> ask your question in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
>
> If you are XPe developer then you will be interested in what is behind all
> this and some infos you can find in this NG:
> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.embedded/search?group=microsoft.public.windowsxp.embedded&q=IMAPI&qt_g=1
>
> Also search for IMAPI on microsoft site. Basicaly there is a service that
> is used for writing all data to CD and it is provided by
> MS and shell aplication itself is very easy to be made by any programmer
> but they all will use same mechanism.
>
> Regards,
> Slobodan
>
>
>
> "news.microsoft.com" <fountainpen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Every few days , I get a popup telling me I have files which are waiting
>> being written to CD. It shows my DVD/CD writing hardware and some files
>> which I have tried numerous times to write to it. This external drive is
>> connected and works (when I put a CD in it, I am asked whether I want to
>> open it and with what and can then read files on it)
>>
>> When I click YES, it starts to write what looks like an ISO file and
>> takes 7
>> minutes doing so. It then stops with an error message "There was an error
>> in
>> the writing process. The disc you have attempted to write may no longer
>> be
>> usable" Although I can't see if it is referring to writing the ISO file
>> or
>> writing the disc, this error message is obviously erroneous and on
>> occasion
>> I have put that same disc in another writer and it has written without a
>> hitch. I don't think it ever tries to write to the disc and have never
>> SEEN
>> the light on the writer go on.
>>
>> Does anyone know how to get around this error message please? Is it
>> something to do with the internal program being made by Roxio? Does
>> anyone
>> know where the ISO file can be located so I can see if I can burn the
>> disc
>> with iTunes directly from the ISO? (XP Searching reveals no ISO files at
>> all: Is it of some other extension??)
>>
>> After the app seems to have written an ISO file, I then get the most
>> curious
>> error message headed in the blue bar at the top CD Drive (H:). This is
>> my
>> cd burning drive. The body of the error message then tells me that I:\
>> refers to a location that is unavailable blah blah blah!
>>
>> I am then asked whether I want to try to use another program to burn and
>> tried selecting Windows Media Player. It then starts and I then point its
>> burning app to the folder where the photos are and it can't find any
>> (would
>> iTunes or Real Player do any better???)
>>
>> The files don't exceed the space on a CD and there is sufficient space on
>> the HDD for the ISO to be written. Is this just a dud application?
>>
>>
>
>


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