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Title: copying files to cd on vista and nothing happens......?
Post by: confusedandhowso on June 02, 2008, 11:13:06 AM

hi all.

Wonder if anyone can help me... i'm sire its real simple.....

I have vista, and i am just trying to copy a few folders ( all in My Pictures) to cd, but no matter what i do nothing happens...... 

any ideas why this maybe?

THankign you for any help in advice.......

Title: Re: copying files to cd on vista and nothing happens......?
Post by: stevejohnson1958 on June 02, 2008, 11:22:49 AM

How are you trying to copy the files?

You should be able to right click on a file or folder and select "Send To"...then choose your CD burner.

Once you have everything selected and waiting to be copied to the burner...you should see an icon on the taskbar stating you have files ready to be written to your drive.

Simply click that icon and a window should open.  As long as you have a blank CD in the drive, you should be able to copy the files to the CD.

Are you doing it a different way?

Title: Re: copying files to cd on vista and nothing happens......?
Post by: confusedandhowso on June 02, 2008, 11:29:07 AM

hi saviour,


I know this is going to sound pitifully ignorant, but i dont know if there is cd burner on  thi slaptop, its not mine.

what i have eebn  trying to do is go to pic or folder, right click on it, then i choose ' send to' then i just choose the dvd rive option.... then nothing.,...

Am i missing steps? ot just doing it completely wrong? ::)

Many thanks

Title: Re: copying files to cd on vista and nothing happens......?
Post by: stevejohnson1958 on June 02, 2008, 11:33:55 AM

Click Start/Control Panel/System/Hardware Tab/Device Manager button

You should see a list of hardware with "+" signs next to them.

Click the "+" sign next to DVD/CD Rom Drives to expand the list.

Post back with what it says in that list, please,

Title: Re: copying files to cd on vista and nothing happens......?
Post by: ale52 on June 02, 2008, 11:36:18 AM

You're half-way there.  You MUST have a cd burner or you CAN'T burn CD's.  Right click My Computer/ choose Manage / choose Device Manager.  On the right look for cdrom/DVD drives / click  the "+" sign.  If it's a burner it'll show there.

Alan <><  :D

Title: Re: copying files to cd on vista and nothing happens......?
Post by: confusedandhowso on June 02, 2008, 11:42:43 AM

 think this is what you were looking for.....

any use?

HL-DT-ST DVD +-RW GSA-T11N ATA DEVICE

THanks

Title: Re: copying files to cd on vista and nothing happens......?
Post by: stevejohnson1958 on June 02, 2008, 11:46:02 AM

What type of disk are you using in the drive?

Title: Re: copying files to cd on vista and nothing happens......?
Post by: confusedandhowso on June 02, 2008, 11:50:42 AM

DVD-R 4.7gb

is this wrong type?

Title: Re: copying files to cd on vista and nothing happens......?
Post by: stevejohnson1958 on June 02, 2008, 12:05:51 PM

I don't believe copying files or folders to a DVD R/W drive by using the "Send to" feature can be used in Vista...

I know you can't do it using Windows XP, either.  Now...if you had a CD R/W drive...then you'd be able to.

Do you have any type of software installed on your computer that allows you to copy DVDs?  If so...you may be able to use this software to copy the data you want to the DVD burner.

Title: Re: copying files to cd on vista and nothing happens......?
Post by: confusedandhowso on June 02, 2008, 12:12:52 PM

ooops!

AS i say, no thining installed like that. cause i just used a friends laptop, this one to temp store these few files.

So, no easy way to transfer them to to cd to move to my own laptop? :'(

Title: Re: copying files to cd on vista and nothing happens......?
Post by: stevejohnson1958 on June 02, 2008, 12:33:32 PM

Just for kicks and giggles...do you have a CD R you can use...instead of a DVD R?

You can try it, but I'm not certain this drive will allow you to copy to CDs.

Try to copy the files and folders using a CD instead of a DVD...and let us knoiw if it worked...okay?  Just use the same "Send to"...but use a CD instead.

Title: Re: copying files to cd on vista and nothing happens......?
Post by: confusedandhowso on June 02, 2008, 12:42:50 PM

nah...seems not to have any response either..... :'(

pain in the *** really need to do it today...

Any where you know online i can upload a folder to and draw it doewn on my own laptop?

THanks for al the help

Title: Re: copying files to cd on vista and nothing happens......?
Post by: stevejohnson1958 on June 02, 2008, 12:48:49 PM

You're welcome...

I've never really used an online file storage service...maybe someone else has.  I did, however, find this for you...after doing a search:  http://techmagazine.ws/free-online-file-storage/

I hope you find something on that page that can help you.


All my best...

Title: Re: copying files to cd on vista and nothing happens......?
Post by: confusedandhowso on June 02, 2008, 12:55:02 PM

Thanks very much SAvious for all your help..


Its much appreciated. thanks :)

Title: Re: copying files to cd on vista and nothing happens......?
Post by: stevejohnson1958 on June 02, 2008, 01:00:45 PM

Again...you're welcome...I'm glad I could help...even though we weren't able to tranfer the files to the DVD.

Title: Re: copying files to cd on vista and nothing happens......?
Post by: SuperDave on June 02, 2008, 01:28:24 PM

Use a flash drive.

Title: Re: copying files to cd on vista and nothing happens......?
Post by: stevejohnson1958 on June 02, 2008, 01:52:19 PM

Depending on the size of the folder...you might want to try emailing it to yourself.

Title: Re: copying files to cd on vista and nothing happens......?
Post by: programming_pat on June 02, 2008, 04:34:02 PM

you could use a usb drive

Title: Re: copying files to cd on vista and nothing happens......?
Post by: patio on June 02, 2008, 06:56:02 PM

I don't know if this is 100% accurate but i seem to remember that Vista will not burn drag and dropped files to DVD but CD only...
I am not at my Vista beast right now so possibly someone else here can test it...
CDBurnerXPro is a great FREE burning app by the way.

Title: Re: copying files to cd on vista and nothing happens......?
Post by: stevejohnson1958 on June 02, 2008, 07:01:46 PM

Neither XP, nor Vista can do this...it will work on a CD R/W drive, though.

It's recommended to use another DVD authoring program to do this for DVD R/W drives on an XP or Vista system.