Cannot Write To CD Drive

[Guest]

Hello,

I bought my computer (Gateway GP6-300) from a third party. I have Windows
XP Professional 5.1. I also have no manual (price you pay, I guess, for an
extremely good deal).

What is my problem? I cannot seem to get my computer to write to CD (in
order to save files on other than hard drive). Can anyone help me do this?

I realize you will probably have to ask more questions in order to diagnose
the problem. Please feel free to do so. I'm not sure what information you
will need.

I would appreciate timely help or a pointing in the right direction.

Thank you very much.

Candy

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Candy

XP does not have a manual.

Simply go to Start/Help and Support. Search for "CD Burning" and you will
see the easy instructions there.

 

[Candy]

Thanks. But WHICH one? My search came up with 20 possible results. My
ADHD is getting me extremely frustrated in trying to find one simple answer
for myself. Is there one link or title or whatever that you can point me
to?

I guess I was thinking of manual as pertaining to:

my

Gateway GP6-300.

Does anyone know if they would have one?

Thanks in advance,
Candy

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

To copy files and folders to a CD

Insert a blank, writable CD into the CD recorder.

Open My Computer.

Click the files or folders you want to copy to the CD. To select more than one file, hold down the CTRL key while you click the files you want. Then, under File and Folder Tasks, click Copy this file, Copy this folder, or Copy the selected items.

If the files are located in My Pictures, under Picture Tasks, click Copy to CD or Copy all items to CD, and then skip to step 5.

In the Copy Items dialog box, click the CD recording drive, and then click Copy.

In My Computer, double-click the CD recording drive. Windows displays a temporary area where the files are held before they are copied to the CD. Verify that the files and folders that you intend to copy to the CD appear under Files Ready to be Written to the CD.
Under CD Writing Tasks, click Write these files to CD. Windows displays the CD Writing Wizard. Follow the instructions in the wizard.
Notes:

To open My Computer, click Start, and then click My Computer.

Do not copy more files to the CD than it will hold. Standard CDs hold up to 650 megabytes (MB). High-capacity CDs hold up to 850 MB.

Be sure that you have enough disk space on your hard disk to store the temporary files that are created during the CD writing process. For a standard CD, Windows reserves up to 700 MB of the available free space. For a high-capacity CD, Windows reserves up to 1 gigabyte (GB) of the available free space.

After you copy files or folders to the CD, it is useful to view the CD to confirm that the files are copied.

 

[Rock]

Hello,

I bought my computer (Gateway GP6-300) from a third party. I have Windows
XP Professional 5.1. I also have no manual (price you pay, I guess, for
an
extremely good deal).

What is my problem? I cannot seem to get my computer to write to CD (in
order to save files on other than hard drive). Can anyone help me do
this?

I realize you will probably have to ask more questions in order to
diagnose
the problem. Please feel free to do so. I'm not sure what information
you
will need.

I would appreciate timely help or a pointing in the right direction.

Thank you very much.

Candy

What do you mean you can't? What happens when you try? Errors? or just that
you don't know how? Without knowing further, see this link for how to burn
CDs in XP:

http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.htm

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[Guest]

He may not have a burner.
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[HeyBub]

Hello,

I bought my computer (Gateway GP6-300) from a third party. I have
Windows XP Professional 5.1. I also have no manual (price you pay, I
guess, for an extremely good deal).

What is my problem? I cannot seem to get my computer to write to CD
(in order to save files on other than hard drive). Can anyone help
me do this?

I realize you will probably have to ask more questions in order to
diagnose the problem. Please feel free to do so. I'm not sure what
information you will need.

I would appreciate timely help or a pointing in the right direction.

Thank you very much.

GP6-300 is old (PII, 300MHz) (1998?). I don't think they MADE CD-ROMs that
could write back then.

You'll have to use diskettes.

 

[Rock]

"Byte"wrote

He may not have a burner.
--
XP - WNP
Today is the first day of the
rest of your life.
If you find this response helpful,
rate it below.

That would certainly account for the OP's problem...lol