Saving pics to CD

Before I go copying my pics (jpg) to a CD I want to make sure the same thing
doesn't happen like before

(I've copied them many times before via Windows XP with no problems.) Then
last time I corrupted all the pics somehow. I can't open them on the CD or my
hard drive. I have all the little icons (not sure what you call them) yet
there is no picture image. When you click the properties there is nothing in
the Summary Properties.

So before I copy to the CD; can I make a copy of the pics in another folder
on my hard drive; this way if the pics get corrupted, I will have the copy?
Will that work?

Thanks
LisaB

LisaB wrote:
> Before I go copying my pics (jpg) to a CD I want to make sure the same thing
> doesn't happen like before
>
> (I've copied them many times before via Windows XP with no problems.) Then
> last time I corrupted all the pics somehow. I can't open them on the CD or my
> hard drive. I have all the little icons (not sure what you call them) yet
> there is no picture image. When you click the properties there is nothing in
> the Summary Properties.
>
> So before I copy to the CD; can I make a copy of the pics in another folder
> on my hard drive; this way if the pics get corrupted, I will have the copy?
> Will that work?

Simplify your life--just use a third-party program like Roxio or Nero
to create a *data* CD or DVD with the files/directories you want to back
up.

The "deferred write" CD capability of Windows apparently has some
failure modes that are non-intuitive and non-recoverable.

-michael

"The wastebasket is our most important design
tool--and it's seriously underused."

I have Roxie I think; so I'll try that. In the meanwhile if I copy the pics
will that protect them?

Thanks
LisaB

"Michael J. Mahon" wrote:

> LisaB wrote:
> > Before I go copying my pics (jpg) to a CD I want to make sure the same thing
> > doesn't happen like before
> >
> > (I've copied them many times before via Windows XP with no problems.) Then
> > last time I corrupted all the pics somehow. I can't open them on the CD or my
> > hard drive. I have all the little icons (not sure what you call them) yet
> > there is no picture image. When you click the properties there is nothing in
> > the Summary Properties.
> >
> > So before I copy to the CD; can I make a copy of the pics in another folder
> > on my hard drive; this way if the pics get corrupted, I will have the copy?
> > Will that work?
>
> Simplify your life--just use a third-party program like Roxio or Nero
> to create a *data* CD or DVD with the files/directories you want to back
> up.
>
> The "deferred write" CD capability of Windows apparently has some
> failure modes that are non-intuitive and non-recoverable.
>
> -michael
>
> "The wastebasket is our most important design
> tool--and it's seriously underused."
>

Making a new folder and copying them there will protect them just fine.


"LisaB" <LisaB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5B7D0678-B171-4AA8-9449-6976961AD867@microsoft.com...
>I have Roxie I think; so I'll try that. In the meanwhile if I copy the pics
> will that protect them?
>
> Thanks
> LisaB
>
> "Michael J. Mahon" wrote:
>
>> LisaB wrote:
>> > Before I go copying my pics (jpg) to a CD I want to make sure the same
>> > thing
>> > doesn't happen like before
>> >
>> > (I've copied them many times before via Windows XP with no problems.)
>> > Then
>> > last time I corrupted all the pics somehow. I can't open them on the CD
>> > or my
>> > hard drive. I have all the little icons (not sure what you call them)
>> > yet
>> > there is no picture image. When you click the properties there is
>> > nothing in
>> > the Summary Properties.
>> >
>> > So before I copy to the CD; can I make a copy of the pics in another
>> > folder
>> > on my hard drive; this way if the pics get corrupted, I will have the
>> > copy?
>> > Will that work?
>>
>> Simplify your life--just use a third-party program like Roxio or Nero
>> to create a *data* CD or DVD with the files/directories you want to back
>> up.
>>
>> The "deferred write" CD capability of Windows apparently has some
>> failure modes that are non-intuitive and non-recoverable.
>>
>> -michael
>>
>> "The wastebasket is our most important design
>> tool--and it's seriously underused."
>>