copying files to cd on vista and nothing happens......?

[confusedandhowso]

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.......

[stevejohnson1958]

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?

[confusedandhowso]

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

[stevejohnson1958]

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,

[ale52]

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 <>< 

[confusedandhowso]

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

any use?

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

THanks

[stevejohnson1958]

What type of disk are you using in the drive?

[confusedandhowso]

DVD-R 4.7gb

is this wrong type?

[stevejohnson1958]

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.

[confusedandhowso]

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?

[stevejohnson1958]

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.

[confusedandhowso]

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

[stevejohnson1958]

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...

[confusedandhowso]

Thanks very much SAvious for all your help..


Its much appreciated. thanks

[stevejohnson1958]

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