CD problem pookie 7/5/2007 9:26:09 PM photo CDs burned last year, but not viewed recently, are not read by my computer. When prompted to insert CD, nothing happens.

Re: CD problem "Tim" <tim_at_overthere.com> 7/5/2007 9:59:37 PM Approach this systematically...can the older CDs be read on other PCs? Can your PC read newly created CDs? This will tell you if your older disks are bad or if the optical drive on your PC is bad. When you say "not read" do you mean the disc doesn't spin up? Do you get an error message? Do the disks appear to be blank? Are you using a photo-related application to read the disks? Have you tried using just Windows Explorer? Please post back with an update. Tim "pookie" <pookie[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3B14A126-32F4-4EFE-87C1-0F421C6ED773[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > photo CDs burned last year, but not viewed recently, are not read by my > computer. When prompted to insert CD, nothing happens.

Re: CD problem pookie 7/5/2007 11:12:01 PM "Tim" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Approach this systematically...can the older CDs be read on other PCs? Can > your PC read newly created CDs? This will tell you if your older disks are > bad or if the optical drive on your PC is bad. When you say "not read" do > you mean the disc doesn't spin up? Do you get an error message? Do the disks > appear to be blank? Are you using a photo-related application to read the > disks? Have you tried using just Windows Explorer? > > Please post back with an update. > > Tim > > "pookie" <pookie[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:3B14A126-32F4-4EFE-87C1-0F421C6ED773[ at ]microsoft.com... > > photo CDs burned last year, but not viewed recently, are not read by my > > computer. When prompted to insert CD, nothing happens. > I've been using Windows Explorer, just inserting the CD, and wait...the box comes up after I've already inserted the CD and says "please insert CD"....it does nothing at that point. The CDs all look like there is something on them, and I have viewed them in the past, not recently, tho. I tried to put new photos on a new blank CD, but don't remember where the "burn CD" part is...(it's been awhile since I did it.) I don't have another pc to see if the CD can be read.

Re: CD problem Adam Albright <AA[ at ]ABC.net> 7/5/2007 11:57:50 PM On Thu, 5 Jul 2007 16:12:01 -0700, pookie <pookie[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] > > >"Tim" wrote: > >> Approach this systematically...can the older CDs be read on other PCs? Can >> your PC read newly created CDs? This will tell you if your older disks are >> bad or if the optical drive on your PC is bad. When you say "not read" do >> you mean the disc doesn't spin up? Do you get an error message? Do the disks >> appear to be blank? Are you using a photo-related application to read the >> disks? Have you tried using just Windows Explorer? >> >> Please post back with an update. >> >> Tim >> >> "pookie" <pookie[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:3B14A126-32F4-4EFE-87C1-0F421C6ED773[ at ]microsoft.com... >> > photo CDs burned last year, but not viewed recently, are not read by my >> > computer. When prompted to insert CD, nothing happens. >> >I've been using Windows Explorer, just inserting the CD, and wait...the box >comes up after I've already inserted the CD and says "please insert CD"....it >does nothing at that point. The CDs all look like there is something on them, >and I have viewed them in the past, not recently, tho. I tried to put new >photos on a new blank CD, but don't remember where the "burn CD" part >is...(it's been awhile since I did it.) I don't have another pc to see if the >CD can be read. Not sure what you're trying to do. There are two broad categories of CDs. The first are called data CDs and basically all you're doing is simply "copying" files from your hard drive to the CD. These can be played back by inserting the CD back into your computer once it is burned and some file types like JPGs can also be played in free standing CD players which can read these data CDs. For that be SURE you select the second format option under Burn when you first insert the blank CD. The second broad class involves converting the files so they can be read and in effect played as a running slide show or a lower quality MPEG-1 format video for example. You can make the first type (data disc) using Windows Explorer. The second type can be made using Movie Maker. To make the first type (a data CD) insert a blank unformatted CD then open Windows Explorer and change to one of the icon views so you can see the images. Select those you want, then click burn. That's all you need to do. You have two format options. SELECT IT FIRST! The first allows you to add files at a later time, but this kind only plays back on computers, the second option closes the CD regardless how many images you select but the advantage it will play on some CD/DVD players not connected to any computer. To make a slide show the process is similar. Open Movie Maker, IMPORT the files you want, then AFTER they appear on screen drag them to the timeline in any order you like add transitions, etc.. Then follow the prompts to "publish". As far as playing old CDs that did work in XP, don't know, they probably changed the formatting under Vista and just guessing, it can't read the older format. Don't have anything to test on.