Write protection error on CD-RW discs

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Giles Moriarty

When attempting to move some pictures (.jpg) from hard
disc to CD-RW an error reported that the media was write
protected and that I should remove write protection. Where
do I do this?
 
Giles said:
When attempting to move some pictures (.jpg) from hard
disc to CD-RW an error reported that the media was write
protected and that I should remove write protection. Where
do I do this?
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Right-click on the picture filesname, properties, at the bottom, uncheck
read-only
 
I think you were right. You are trying to copy files from the hard drive to
a CD-RW not the other way around. And it really doesn't matter if files are
read-only if you are copying them so changing the read-only attribute
shouldn't matter. If the CD-R/W disk was previously used with packet writing
software and finalized then XP's built in software can't write to it. You
could have better luck using CD-R disks.

You might find an answer to your problem here
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324129 or at Alex Nichol's primer
http://www.aumha.org/a/xpcd.htm
 
Well the disk was a brand new CD-RW, never been used. As
a temporary solution I copied the same files (without
changing the attributes)to a new CD-R disk... no problems
using the same drive. Very odd....
-----Original Message-----
I think you were right. You are trying to copy files from the hard drive to
a CD-RW not the other way around. And it really doesn't matter if files are
read-only if you are copying them so changing the read- only attribute
shouldn't matter. If the CD-R/W disk was previously used with packet writing
software and finalized then XP's built in software can't write to it. You
could have better luck using CD-R disks.

You might find an answer to your problem here
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324129 or at Alex Nichol's primer
http://www.aumha.org/a/xpcd.htm

--

Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


Thanks, I thought that the message related to the disk and
not the files, now I understand ! I will give it a try.
Many thanks

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bottom, uncheck
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Format the disk!

Giles Moriarty said:
Well the disk was a brand new CD-RW, never been used. As
a temporary solution I copied the same files (without
changing the attributes)to a new CD-R disk... no problems
using the same drive. Very odd....
-----Original Message-----
I think you were right. You are trying to copy files from the hard drive to
a CD-RW not the other way around. And it really doesn't matter if files are
read-only if you are copying them so changing the read- only attribute
shouldn't matter. If the CD-R/W disk was previously used with packet writing
software and finalized then XP's built in software can't write to it. You
could have better luck using CD-R disks.

You might find an answer to your problem here
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324129 or at Alex Nichol's primer
http://www.aumha.org/a/xpcd.htm

--

Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


Thanks, I thought that the message related to the disk and
not the files, now I understand ! I will give it a try.
Many thanks


-----Original Message-----
Giles Moriarty wrote:
When attempting to move some pictures (.jpg) from hard
disc to CD-RW an error reported that the media was write
protected and that I should remove write protection.
Where
do I do this?

Right-click on the picture filesname, properties, at the
bottom, uncheck
read-only


.
Click to expand...


.
Click to expand...
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Format the disk... how could I forget that! It's been so
long since I had to format a disk prior to use. I will
give it a go. Thanks for the advice.

-----Original Message-----
Format the disk!

Well the disk was a brand new CD-RW, never been used. As
a temporary solution I copied the same files (without
changing the attributes)to a new CD-R disk... no problems
using the same drive. Very odd....
-----Original Message-----
I think you were right. You are trying to copy files from the hard drive to
a CD-RW not the other way around. And it really doesn't matter if files are
read-only if you are copying them so changing the read- only attribute
shouldn't matter. If the CD-R/W disk was previously
Click to expand...
used
with packet writing
software and finalized then XP's built in software
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can't
write to it. You
could have better luck using CD-R disks.

You might find an answer to your problem here
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324129 or at Alex Nichol's primer
http://www.aumha.org/a/xpcd.htm

--

Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


Thanks, I thought that the message related to the
Click to expand...
disk
and
not the files, now I understand ! I will give it a try.
Many thanks


-----Original Message-----
Giles Moriarty wrote:
When attempting to move some pictures (.jpg) from hard
disc to CD-RW an error reported that the media was write
protected and that I should remove write protection.
Where
do I do this?

Right-click on the picture filesname, properties, at the
bottom, uncheck
read-only


.



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