Re: Error "There is No Disc in Drive" when writing text files to C
- From: "Richard Urban [MVP]" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 22:56:09 -0400
I have been using some form of Roxio's burning software for the past 5 years
and have not been unhappy with it.
--
Regards,
Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
"Kkraft" <Kkraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:C23DE697-B231-418E-B11B-7D6C2738FCC6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thanks for all the info, but I have been doing this procedure for several
> years just as listed in the Windows help file. I went through this
> procedure
> step by step to make sure I am not missing anything since it is possible I
> could have forgotten how to do this procedure. Unfortunately, I get the
> same
> error "No disc in the drive". I am sure this has something to do with
> the
> update I received from Microsoft and the fix they provided me right after
> SP
> 2 is no longer working. If I was not able to burn audio CD's I would
> suspect
> my disc drive. I will purchase a 3rd party software and see if that
> resolves
> the problem, since I have to pay for the MS support I might as well buy
> the
> software.
> --
> KKraft
>
>
> "Richard Urban [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> From the Windows XP Help and Support section (great when you use it). See
>> step six. The actual writing to the CD is a separate step, after the
>> files
>> are copied to a temporary holding area.
>>
>>
>>
>> To copy files and folders to a CD
>>
>> 1.. Insert a blank, writable CD into the CD recorder.
>> 2.. Open My Computer.
>> 3.. Click the files or folders you want to copy to the CD. To select
>> more
>> than one file, hold down the CTRL key while you click the files you want.
>> Then, under File and Folder Tasks, click Copy this file, Copy this
>> folder,
>> or Copy the selected items.
>> If the files are located in My Pictures, under Picture Tasks, click
>> Copy
>> to CD or Copy all items to CD, and then skip to step 5.
>>
>> 4.. In the Copy Items dialog box, click the CD recording drive, and
>> then
>> click Copy.
>> 5.. In My Computer, double-click the CD recording drive. Windows
>> displays
>> a temporary area where the files are held before they are copied to the
>> CD.
>> Verify that the files and folders that you intend to copy to the CD
>> appear
>> under Files Ready to be Written to the CD.
>> 6.. Under CD Writing Tasks, click Write these files to CD. Windows
>> displays the CD Writing Wizard. Follow the instructions in the wizard.
>> Notes
>>
>> a.. To open My Computer, click Start, and then click My Computer.
>> b.. Do not copy more files to the CD than it will hold. Standard CDs
>> hold
>> up to 650 megabytes (MB). High-capacity CDs hold up to 850 MB.
>> c.. Be sure that you have enough disk space on your hard disk to store
>> the
>> temporary files that are created during the CD writing process. For a
>> standard CD, Windows reserves up to 700 MB of the available free space.
>> For
>> a high-capacity CD, Windows reserves up to 1 gigabyte (GB) of the
>> available
>> free space.
>> d.. After you copy files or folders to the CD, it is useful to view the
>> CD
>> to confirm that the files are copied. For more information, click Related
>> Topics.
>>
>>
>> To add more files to a CD
>>
>> 1.. Insert the writable CD into the CD recorder.
>> 2.. Open My Computer, and check that there is available disk space on
>> the
>> CD to add more files.
>> To check the available disk space on the CD, in My Computer,
>> right-click
>> the CD recording drive, and then click Properties.
>>
>> 3.. Click the files or folders you want to copy to the CD. To select
>> more
>> than one file, hold down the CTRL key while you click the files you want.
>> Then, under File and Folder Tasks, click Copy this file, Copy this
>> folder,
>> or Copy the selected items.
>> If the files are located in My Pictures, under Picture Tasks, click
>> Copy
>> to CD or Copy all items to CD, and then skip to step 5.
>>
>> 4.. In the Copy Items dialog box, click the CD recording drive, and
>> then
>> click Copy.
>> 5.. In My Computer, double-click the CD recording drive. Windows
>> displays
>> a temporary area where the files are held before they are copied to the
>> CD.
>> Verify that the files and folders that you intend to copy to the CD
>> appear
>> under Files Ready to be Written to the CD.
>> 6.. Under CD Writing Tasks, click Write these files to CD. Windows
>> displays the CD Writing Wizard. Follow the instructions in the wizard.
>> If the CD is not full, you can add more files to the CD by repeating
>> this
>> process.
>>
>> Notes
>>
>> a.. To open My Computer, click Start, and then click My Computer.
>> b.. After you copy files or folders to the CD, it is useful to view the
>> CD
>> to confirm that the files are copied. For more information, click Related
>> Topics.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> Quote from: George Ankner
>> "If you knew as much as you thought you know,
>> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
>>
>> "Kkraft" <Kkraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:3800C082-1550-4D8C-90DC-3A13CAF5E013@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > When I have the (E) CD-RW window open I copy a file into the CD-RW (E)
>> > I
>> > then
>> > click on write these files to CD. The Write CD wizard appears and says
>> > "there is no disc in the drive", "insert a disc into the drive" In the
>> > past
>> > this has always worked and when clicking on the properties tab it
>> > showed
>> > there was free disc space. The recording tab is enabled. --
>> > KKraft
>> >
>> >
>> > "Richard Urban [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Exactly HOW are you trying to write text files to the CD-RW?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Regards,
>> >>
>> >> Richard Urban
>> >> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>> >>
>> >> Quote from: George Ankner
>> >> "If you knew as much as you thought you know,
>> >> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
>> >>
>> >> "Kkraft" <Kkraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:7EDF4323-47BB-473E-B3F8-07522673AD51@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >I have been able to write text files to my CD-RW until recently which
>> >> >may
>> >> >be
>> >> > after I received and automatic update from XP. I am using the MS CD
>> >> > Writer,
>> >> > I receive the error "There is no disc in the drive" when selecting
>> >> > properties
>> >> > is shows that the Discs have no free space, these are all brand new
>> >> > out
>> >> > of
>> >> > the package discs. I had this problem previously immediately after
>> >> > I
>> >> > upgraded to XP SP2, MS provided an executable that I ran and
>> >> > corrected
>> >> > the
>> >> > problem. I have asked for assistance which I got for a time and
>> >> > then
>> >> > there
>> >> > was no response. I realize I may need to purchase a 3rd party CD
>> >> > creator
>> >> > software, but wanted to see if anyone had heard of this problem in
>> >> > the
>> >> > past.
>> >> > I can burn audio files with no problems using 3rd party software
>> >> > like
>> >> > itunes. I can read CD's just cannot write text files using the MS
>> >> > CD
>> >> > Writer.
>> >> > I appreciate any suggestions.--
>> >> > KKraft
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>
.
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