CD drive

When I try to copy pictures or a document to a cd, I get a window that comes
up that says my documents, and in that window it reads, D:\ is not accessible
function. So I took the blank cd out of the drive and tried to copy with an
empty cd drive, when I tried to copy a pic/doc, a window came on and said to
insert a blank cd. I also remember at one point when I opened my pictures
there was a option in one of the task category's there was an option to copy
to cd, but now there is none.Now what I do is highlight the file/pic then I
click copy this file and click on the d drive that is listed. Any ideas what
I can try to fix this problem?

peewee <peewee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> When I try to copy pictures or a document to a cd, I get a window
> that comes up that says my documents, and in that window it reads,
> D:\ is not accessible function. So I took the blank cd out of the
> drive and tried to copy with an empty cd drive, when I tried to copy
> a pic/doc, a window came on and said to insert a blank cd. I also
> remember at one point when I opened my pictures there was a option in
> one of the task category's there was an option to copy to cd, but now
> there is none.Now what I do is highlight the file/pic then I click
> copy this file and click on the d drive that is listed. Any ideas
> what I can try to fix this problem?

What are you using to prepare the disks for writing and to write to
them? Are you formatting the CDs first?

Twayne

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Twanye, Thank's for the response, I dont format or anything else. What I
do,and have always done before this problem started was to pick a picture
that I want copied than I would select the burn this picture to a cd, but
that option on the tasks window is not there anymore, so I use the copy this
file option in the tasks window ,then a list comes up and I select the d
drive option, and that's when the window that says D:\ is not accessible
incorrect function.

"Twayne" wrote:

> peewee <peewee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > When I try to copy pictures or a document to a cd, I get a window
> > that comes up that says my documents, and in that window it reads,
> > D:\ is not accessible function. So I took the blank cd out of the
> > drive and tried to copy with an empty cd drive, when I tried to copy
> > a pic/doc, a window came on and said to insert a blank cd. I also
> > remember at one point when I opened my pictures there was a option in
> > one of the task category's there was an option to copy to cd, but now
> > there is none.Now what I do is highlight the file/pic then I click
> > copy this file and click on the d drive that is listed. Any ideas
> > what I can try to fix this problem?
>
> What are you using to prepare the disks for writing and to write to
> them? Are you formatting the CDs first?
>
> Twayne
>
> --�
> Please reply to the newsgroup so everyone
> benefits. E-mails may not be responded to.
>
>
>

Are you sure you are putting in a CD and not a DVD?
"peewee" <peewee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:10738D12-C1C8-49D3-8034-EFEA18DC4509@microsoft.com...
> When I try to copy pictures or a document to a cd, I get a window that
> comes
> up that says my documents, and in that window it reads, D:\ is not
> accessible
> function. So I took the blank cd out of the drive and tried to copy with
> an
> empty cd drive, when I tried to copy a pic/doc, a window came on and said
> to
> insert a blank cd. I also remember at one point when I opened my pictures
> there was a option in one of the task category's there was an option to
> copy
> to cd, but now there is none.Now what I do is highlight the file/pic then
> I
> click copy this file and click on the d drive that is listed. Any ideas
> what
> I can try to fix this problem?

"peewee" <peewee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:10738D12-C1C8-49D3-8034-EFEA18DC4509@microsoft.com...
> When I try to copy pictures or a document to a cd, I get a window that
> comes
> up that says my documents, and in that window it reads, D:\ is not
> accessible
> function. So I took the blank cd out of the drive and tried to copy with
> an
> empty cd drive, when I tried to copy a pic/doc, a window came on and said
> to
> insert a blank cd. I also remember at one point when I opened my pictures
> there was a option in one of the task category's there was an option to
> copy
> to cd, but now there is none.Now what I do is highlight the file/pic then
> I
> click copy this file and click on the d drive that is listed. Any ideas
> what
> I can try to fix this problem?

You don't say how you are trying to transfer your files to the CD, but from
your description, it sounds as though you are attempting to use XP's own
native CD writing utility.

First, open 'My Computer' and right click on the CD burner and select
'Properties' Ensure that recording is enabled on this drive.

It should be possible to open the blank disk (and it should show an empty
disk). Drag some files onto the empty disk and drop them there. The files
will appear with a vertical arrow symbol at the bottom. Clicking on 'Burn
Files to Disk' on the left side of the frame will then actually burn the
files to the disk (the arrow eventually disappears).

Do you happen to have "Norton Auto-Protect" enabled?

peewee wrote:

> When I try to copy pictures or a document to a cd, I get a window that comes
> up that says my documents, and in that window it reads, D:\ is not accessible
> function. So I took the blank cd out of the drive and tried to copy with an
> empty cd drive, when I tried to copy a pic/doc, a window came on and said to
> insert a blank cd. I also remember at one point when I opened my pictures
> there was a option in one of the task category's there was an option to copy
> to cd, but now there is none.Now what I do is highlight the file/pic then I
> click copy this file and click on the d drive that is listed. Any ideas what
> I can try to fix this problem?

Try this:

use windows explorer, cruise to the cd burner, right click and open
properties, then go to recording tab and ensure the enable cdburning box is
checked. if not check it and say ok. try to burn a cd.

"peewee" wrote:

> Twanye, Thank's for the response, I dont format or anything else. What I
> do,and have always done before this problem started was to pick a picture
> that I want copied than I would select the burn this picture to a cd, but
> that option on the tasks window is not there anymore, so I use the copy this
> file option in the tasks window ,then a list comes up and I select the d
> drive option, and that's when the window that says D:\ is not accessible
> incorrect function.
>
> "Twayne" wrote:
>
> > peewee <peewee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > When I try to copy pictures or a document to a cd, I get a window
> > > that comes up that says my documents, and in that window it reads,
> > > D:\ is not accessible function. So I took the blank cd out of the
> > > drive and tried to copy with an empty cd drive, when I tried to copy
> > > a pic/doc, a window came on and said to insert a blank cd. I also
> > > remember at one point when I opened my pictures there was a option in
> > > one of the task category's there was an option to copy to cd, but now
> > > there is none.Now what I do is highlight the file/pic then I click
> > > copy this file and click on the d drive that is listed. Any ideas
> > > what I can try to fix this problem?
> >
> > What are you using to prepare the disks for writing and to write to
> > them? Are you formatting the CDs first?
> >
> > Twayne
> >
> > --�
> > Please reply to the newsgroup so everyone
> > benefits. E-mails may not be responded to.
> >
> >
> >

mi, have no idea what you are talking about, I go to my pictures or my
documents, click on a file and use either copy this to a cd or copy this
file, then go to cd drive, does not work. What you described can not be done
on my xp os. Thank's for you help.

"M.I.5¾" wrote:

>
> "peewee" <peewee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:10738D12-C1C8-49D3-8034-EFEA18DC4509@microsoft.com...
> > When I try to copy pictures or a document to a cd, I get a window that
> > comes
> > up that says my documents, and in that window it reads, D:\ is not
> > accessible
> > function. So I took the blank cd out of the drive and tried to copy with
> > an
> > empty cd drive, when I tried to copy a pic/doc, a window came on and said
> > to
> > insert a blank cd. I also remember at one point when I opened my pictures
> > there was a option in one of the task category's there was an option to
> > copy
> > to cd, but now there is none.Now what I do is highlight the file/pic then
> > I
> > click copy this file and click on the d drive that is listed. Any ideas
> > what
> > I can try to fix this problem?
>
> You don't say how you are trying to transfer your files to the CD, but from
> your description, it sounds as though you are attempting to use XP's own
> native CD writing utility.
>
> First, open 'My Computer' and right click on the CD burner and select
> 'Properties' Ensure that recording is enabled on this drive.
>
> It should be possible to open the blank disk (and it should show an empty
> disk). Drag some files onto the empty disk and drop them there. The files
> will appear with a vertical arrow symbol at the bottom. Clicking on 'Burn
> Files to Disk' on the left side of the frame will then actually burn the
> files to the disk (the arrow eventually disappears).
>
>
>
>

Chuck, appreciate the reply, but come on, it is a cd, not a dvd???

"Charlie" wrote:

> Are you sure you are putting in a CD and not a DVD?
> "peewee" <peewee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:10738D12-C1C8-49D3-8034-EFEA18DC4509@microsoft.com...
> > When I try to copy pictures or a document to a cd, I get a window that
> > comes
> > up that says my documents, and in that window it reads, D:\ is not
> > accessible
> > function. So I took the blank cd out of the drive and tried to copy with
> > an
> > empty cd drive, when I tried to copy a pic/doc, a window came on and said
> > to
> > insert a blank cd. I also remember at one point when I opened my pictures
> > there was a option in one of the task category's there was an option to
> > copy
> > to cd, but now there is none.Now what I do is highlight the file/pic then
> > I
> > click copy this file and click on the d drive that is listed. Any ideas
> > what
> > I can try to fix this problem?
>
>
>

"peewee" <peewee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:785592B6-D12C-4B74-899E-8DD0BC72C591@microsoft.com...
> mi, have no idea what you are talking about, I go to my pictures or my
> documents, click on a file and use either copy this to a cd or copy this
> file, then go to cd drive, does not work. What you described can not be
> done
> on my xp os. Thank's for you help.
>

Then I would have to say that either something is wrong with your XP or you
misunderstood my post. You cannot use XP's to copy files to a CD unless
recording is enabled for that specific CD writer.

> "M.I.5¾" wrote:
>
>>
>> "peewee" <peewee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:10738D12-C1C8-49D3-8034-EFEA18DC4509@microsoft.com...
>> > When I try to copy pictures or a document to a cd, I get a window that
>> > comes
>> > up that says my documents, and in that window it reads, D:\ is not
>> > accessible
>> > function. So I took the blank cd out of the drive and tried to copy
>> > with
>> > an
>> > empty cd drive, when I tried to copy a pic/doc, a window came on and
>> > said
>> > to
>> > insert a blank cd. I also remember at one point when I opened my
>> > pictures
>> > there was a option in one of the task category's there was an option to
>> > copy
>> > to cd, but now there is none.Now what I do is highlight the file/pic
>> > then
>> > I
>> > click copy this file and click on the d drive that is listed. Any ideas
>> > what
>> > I can try to fix this problem?
>>
>> You don't say how you are trying to transfer your files to the CD, but
>> from
>> your description, it sounds as though you are attempting to use XP's own
>> native CD writing utility.
>>
>> First, open 'My Computer' and right click on the CD burner and select
>> 'Properties' Ensure that recording is enabled on this drive.
>>
>> It should be possible to open the blank disk (and it should show an empty
>> disk). Drag some files onto the empty disk and drop them there. The
>> files
>> will appear with a vertical arrow symbol at the bottom. Clicking on
>> 'Burn
>> Files to Disk' on the left side of the frame will then actually burn the
>> files to the disk (the arrow eventually disappears).
>>
>>
>>
>>