Why does this box show up?

Teresa wrote:

> I'm in My Pictures, click on copy all items to CD and
> this little box in the upper left corner shows up with
> the choices of Copy Here, Move Here, Create Shortcuts,
> Cancel. Cancel is the only choice that works. I'm
> wanting the wizard to show up but instead I keep getting
> that little box. I don't have an internal CD burner. I
> have an hp dvd writer that sits on top of my desk. Could
> that be the problem? I can't seem to save anything to a
> cd or dvd anymore. Thanks ahead of time for any help.

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I suspect the DVD burner came with software?
Can you burn a disk using it? If not...it may be
a hardware problem with the burner.

And...maybe the following articles will offer
some ideas:

(316529) CD-R Drive or CD-RW Drive Is
Not Recognized As a Recordable Device
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316529

(324129) HOW TO: Troubleshoot Issues
That Occur When You Write Data to a CD-R
or CD-RW Optical Disc in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324129

(306524) HOW TO: Copy Information to a
CD in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306524

(279157) Description of CD-ROM Recording
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=279157

(282491) HOW TO: Copy a CD-ROM in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=282491

(315350) "Incorrect Function" Error Message
When You Access the CD-ROM Drive, DVD-
ROM Drive, or CD-RW Drive
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315350

--

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I tried that and the only tabs that show up are General, Auto Play, Hardware
and Sharing. I can't find a recording tab anywhere. Am I doing something
wrong??

"Yves Alarie" wrote:

> Right click on your CD drive under My Computer and click on Properties on
> the opening menu. Click on the Recording tab on the opening window and click
> on Enable...
> "Teresa" <Teresa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news41389FE-9500-4716-87A4-C7DA5F328793@microsoft.com...

> > I'm in My Pictures, click on copy all items to CD and this little box in

> the

> > upper left corner shows up with the choices of Copy Here, Move Here,

> Create

> > Shortcuts, Cancel. Cancel is the only choice that works. I'm wanting the
> > wizard to show up but instead I keep getting that little box. I don't

> have

> > an internal CD burner. I have an hp dvd writer that sits on top of my

> desk.

> > Could that be the problem? I can't seem to save anything to a cd or dvd
> > anymore. Thanks ahead of time for any help.

>
>
>

If you do not have a Recording tab, the XP driver is not installed. Instead
you have software that came with the drive to copy to CD. You open this
software and then follow directions to copy. I don't know the software you
have, it may have "copy photos". If not, select "copy data" and then select
the photos you want to copy.
You can also go to the manufacturer of the drive web site and look if they
offer a driver for XP.


"Teresa" <Teresa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5EF11134-54F3-404D-935F-DA372E082E04@microsoft.com...

> I tried that and the only tabs that show up are General, Auto Play,

Hardware

> and Sharing. I can't find a recording tab anywhere. Am I doing something
> wrong??
>
> "Yves Alarie" wrote:
>

> > Right click on your CD drive under My Computer and click on Properties

on

> > the opening menu. Click on the Recording tab on the opening window and

click

> > on Enable...
> > "Teresa" <Teresa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news41389FE-9500-4716-87A4-C7DA5F328793@microsoft.com...

> > > I'm in My Pictures, click on copy all items to CD and this little box

in

> > the

> > > upper left corner shows up with the choices of Copy Here, Move Here,

> > Create

> > > Shortcuts, Cancel. Cancel is the only choice that works. I'm wanting

the

> > > wizard to show up but instead I keep getting that little box. I don't

> > have

> > > an internal CD burner. I have an hp dvd writer that sits on top of my

> > desk.

> > > Could that be the problem? I can't seem to save anything to a cd or

dvd

> > > anymore. Thanks ahead of time for any help.

> >
> >
> >

Hello all!

I've noticed that my CD/DVD RW drive, also an HP DVD Writer, but an internal
one, will often change back and forth to and from CD Recorder and DVD
Recorder. Whichever media I last wrote to - CD or DVD - is what the drive
shows as. The next time I want to burn files, I need to change the name of
the drive in a combo menu, as if I'm trying to burn to DVD and the drive
name is showing as "CD Recorder", it will not recognize that I have a DVD in
the drive until I change it to say "DVD Recorder".

This is in any of several burning apps that I have: Nero, Roxio Creator 8,
ACDSee Photo Pro, etc.
--
Jim McGowan


"John Inzer" wrote:

> Teresa wrote:

> > I'm in My Pictures, click on copy all items to CD and
> > this little box in the upper left corner shows up with
> > the choices of Copy Here, Move Here, Create Shortcuts,
> > Cancel. Cancel is the only choice that works. I'm
> > wanting the wizard to show up but instead I keep getting
> > that little box. I don't have an internal CD burner. I
> > have an hp dvd writer that sits on top of my desk. Could
> > that be the problem? I can't seem to save anything to a
> > cd or dvd anymore. Thanks ahead of time for any help.

> =====================================
> I suspect the DVD burner came with software?
> Can you burn a disk using it? If not...it may be
> a hardware problem with the burner.
>
> And...maybe the following articles will offer
> some ideas:
>
> (316529) CD-R Drive or CD-RW Drive Is
> Not Recognized As a Recordable Device
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316529
>
> (324129) HOW TO: Troubleshoot Issues
> That Occur When You Write Data to a CD-R
> or CD-RW Optical Disc in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324129
>
> (306524) HOW TO: Copy Information to a
> CD in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306524
>
> (279157) Description of CD-ROM Recording
> in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=279157
>
> (282491) HOW TO: Copy a CD-ROM in
> Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=282491
>
> (315350) "Incorrect Function" Error Message
> When You Access the CD-ROM Drive, DVD-
> ROM Drive, or CD-RW Drive
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315350
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> MS Picture It! MVP
>
> Digital Image
> Highlights and FAQs
> http://tinyurl.com/aczzp
>
> Making Good Newsgroup Posts
> http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
>
>