copying to CD Rom (Windows XP Service Pack 2)

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Hi: I just bought Windows Vista and I am trying to copy things from my hard drive to CD Rom. When I put a CD Rom in the CD Rom Drive the information copies on to it, but I have a second CD Rom Drive which is a DVD/DVD R Drive. When I put the DVD R into the DVD drive, the information will not copy over; it tells me there is no disk in the drive.

Can someone tell me how I can make a data CD onto the DVR + R disc so I won’t have to use so many discs in my CD Rom Drive?

Nancy

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What kind of CD are you trying to use?

Are you trying to use DVD’s or CD’s?

DaveA I am so far behind, I think I am First
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You ought to look at a USB hard drive. You can get one from 250 GB to 500 GB on sale weekly for < $100 USD here in the mid-west.

Joe

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See here and be sure you note “Live File” or “Mastered”: Burn a CD or DVD – Windows Vista Help

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Hmmmm. I read Nancy’s post as that she is using XP to create the CD’s before she installs Vista…..

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By golly, I think you’re right Leif. I saw the word VISTA and I wondered why she posted in the XP forum.

Nancy, please disregard my post! Sorry for my bad liguistics.

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Has the DVD drive always worked ?? You say it’s a DVD/DVD-R. Do you mean DVD-R/DVD-RW ?? If it is not a DVD-RW it will not write to a DVD or any other media.

If it is not a DVD-RW you should probably look into a USB HD as the cheapest and most flexible alternative in your situation.

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