Re: CD burning issue

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<<Somewhere there must be a program that
allows you to just burn one simple file and not the whole kitchen sink
surrounding that event.>>

Sorry, by this I misunderstood. I thought you were still not able to figure
out how to burn one, single file rather than your Hard drive.
If you have a burning program like Nero for example, you can still use the
built in cd burner form your pc to accomplish this quite simply. No need
you use a second computer to read the info.
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"NST63JAX" <NST63JAX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F420FD02-EC4C-46FA-90EF-552F2F01DD9E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thank you Ivee. I believe the issue has been solved. Quite simple: when
> I
> thought I was reading the CD I just burned I was in fact reading my entire
> hd. No way the 700MB CD could have stored that much data. Solution: read
> the CD in a different computer>only the folder I burned appeared. Case
> closed. Regards, Bob K.
> --
> M1Garand
>
>
> "lvee" wrote:
>
>> try it from another approach.
>> Open Windows Explorer, which is not the same as Explore..
>> from the column on the left, locate the folder ( i.e. My Documents,
>> Local
>> Disk C:) in which the file you want to burn is located.
>> Once you have located the 'folder', click on the 'plus' sign to expand
>> that
>> folder. Depending on what folder/file it's in,, it may not have a 'plus'
>> sign.
>> Now, once the folder is expanded, look to the right of your screen which
>> will display the sub folders, or the individual files.
>>
>> Now, for example, if it's in your local C: ( the file you want to burn)
>> from Explorer click on Local C: find the folder, highlight it, right
>> click
>> it and select EXPAND. Continue to rt click and Expand until you see the
>> single file you want to burn. Once you have found your single file,
>> located
>> on the right side of the screen, highlight it>right click it, send to
>> your
>> CD R drive. Make sure you have a disk in your
>> cd-r drive.
>>
>> So, another example.
>> If the file is in your My Documents folder
>> Open Windows Explorer
>> from the left click on My Documents
>> Expand My Documents
>> Find folder that contains specific file
>> click on folder..
>> then on the right side of the screen
>> all the individual files are displayed.
>> Find the one you want, rt click>send to> cd-r drive.
>>
>>
>> "NST63JAX" <NST63JAX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:2836634D-EB23-46AA-BEF0-9DAAAA6B5C6A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Well Ricky I got the software downloaded and played around with it for
>> > a
>> > while but have yet to figure out how to select and burn a file to CD.
>> > Software has too many selections, and phrases I am not familiar with.
>> > It
>> > would be nice if they provided a simple icon for setting up a file
>> > selection
>> > and a "start burning" button. Is this software a drag and drop program
>> > by
>> > any chance? Perhaps I should uninstall and go back to the Windows XP
>> > basic,
>> > although that is giving me fits also. Somewhere there must be a
>> > program
>> > that
>> > allows you to just burn one simple file and not the whole kitchen sink
>> > surrounding that event.
>> > --
>> > M1Garand
>> >
>> >
>> > "Ricky" wrote:
>> >
>> >> This should get you to the download..
>> >> http://www.cdburnerxp.se/downloadsetup.php
>> >>
>> >> "NST63JAX" <NST63JAX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:4B7247F4-CA0D-4213-9EF4-E3FDC1D7E84B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > Took a look at <cdburnerxp.se> but could not locate a link for
>> >> > downloading.
>> >> > How does on obtain this "free" software?
>> >> >
>> >> > I have an issue with burning a CD-R that picks up more data files
>> >> > than
>> >> > I
>> >> > ask
>> >> > to be included. I'm about to junp out the window! Any advise on
>> >> > how
>> >> > to
>> >> > limit transfer of data to just the selected file?
>> >> > --
>> >> > M1Garand
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Jerry" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Get some decent burning software: Here is an excellent free
>> >> >> burning
>> >> >> software as good as any you can buy:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> http://www.cdburnerxp.se/
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Mark L. Ferguson" <marfer_mvpREMOVE@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:OYXf9%23WqFHA.364@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> > How to Move the Temporary Files Location for Windows XP CD
>> >> >> > Recording
>> >> >> > (Q308572):
>> >> >> > http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q308/5/72.ASP
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I would suspect corrupt files in the temp folder.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > --
>> >> >> > Mark L. Ferguson
>> >> >> > FAQ for Windows Antispy
>> >> >> > http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
>> >> >> > "Scott" <scottnospam.eden@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> >> > news:0v7Pe.477$Ld.249114@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> >> Hi folks,
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> When I select a file for burning to a CD, and I go to the area
>> >> >> >> where I
>> >> >> >> the files are waiting to be written, the commands on the
>> >> >> >> left-hand
>> >> >> >> side
>> >> >> >> under the "CD Writing Tasks" are not working! If I click "write
>> >> >> >> these
>> >> >> >> files to CD" or "delete temporary files" I get an error beep. I
>> >> >> >> can
>> >> >> >> right-click on the temporary file and write to the cd, but I
>> >> >> >> cannot
>> >> >> >> make
>> >> >> >> the task's in the sidebar work.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Any ideas pls?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
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