My copied CD is blank?
Started by
HeyItzCath
, May 08 2008 07:20 AM
#1
Posted 08 May 2008 - 07:20 AM
#2
Posted 08 May 2008 - 04:16 PM
Hi HeyItzCath, welcome.
How did you copy the files to the CD? Did you use a CDR or a CDRW disc? What software did you use, Roxio, Nero, NTI, ???
Perhaps all you need to do is close (finalize) the session. There should be an option in the software you used to do this.
How did you copy the files to the CD? Did you use a CDR or a CDRW disc? What software did you use, Roxio, Nero, NTI, ???
Perhaps all you need to do is close (finalize) the session. There should be an option in the software you used to do this.
#3
Posted 09 May 2008 - 05:00 AM
I used a CDR and I used the windows copy to a cd wizard. And I did finalize it under that. My harddrive was going bad, so I copied a bunch of pictures to a CD. When I got my new Dell, I put the CD in and nothing showed up. But, when I right clicked on the D drive where the CD was it said it was full and the file type was RAW. I have never heard of a RAW file type.??????
#4
Posted 09 May 2008 - 06:20 PM
RAW means unformatted, so XP is not seeing the data on that disc for some reason. Do you still have the old computer? If so, can you try again?
Or better yet, try putting the old drive in the new computer as a slave, then see if you can access the files you want directly. May be enough life left in the drive to allow you to do that.
Or better yet, try putting the old drive in the new computer as a slave, then see if you can access the files you want directly. May be enough life left in the drive to allow you to do that.
#5
Posted 12 May 2008 - 05:34 AM
How do I put it in the new PC as a slave drive? Do I just simply take the cover off and install it and then turn the PC back on?
#6
Posted 12 May 2008 - 07:38 AM
do not use ANY packet writing software to copy data to cd's or dvd's ...this is exactly the kind of problem
that can happen...the computer that burns them can read them but sometimes its the only one that can...then when that system dies..your backups are unreadable to any other system...
use nero ...roxio...or sonic to burn cd/dvd's ...
that can happen...the computer that burns them can read them but sometimes its the only one that can...then when that system dies..your backups are unreadable to any other system...
use nero ...roxio...or sonic to burn cd/dvd's ...
#7
Posted 12 May 2008 - 11:30 AM
happyrck, the windows copy to cd wizard is not packet writing software. It's the XP built-in burner software. I use it when I want to burn simple stuff to cd. You select the data, right click on it, click on Send to and select your burner as the target.
XP stages the files and gives you a popup that you can click on to actually burn the files to CD. MS purchased the software from some outfit and included it in XP, but I can't remember the name of the original.
XP stages the files and gives you a popup that you can click on to actually burn the files to CD. MS purchased the software from some outfit and included it in XP, but I can't remember the name of the original.
#8
Posted 12 May 2008 - 11:37 AM
just like incd...I have had clients that thought their stuff was backed up using windows "send To " only to discover
(to their horror) that other computers don't even see the data...I'm pretty sue its packet writing but even if it isn't the results can be the same...just my 2 cents worth
a little more research says its a .ISO image that xp's cd writing uses...more here..
(to their horror) that other computers don't even see the data...I'm pretty sue its packet writing but even if it isn't the results can be the same...just my 2 cents worth
a little more research says its a .ISO image that xp's cd writing uses...more here..
Edited by happyrck, 12 May 2008 - 11:48 AM.
#9
Posted 12 May 2008 - 01:25 PM
It uses the ISO 9660 file system, but so does all other CD burning software, be it Nero or Roxio, NTI, etc.
Try it. It writes bog standard CDs and from what I can see, you can add additional files a few times but will run out of room for the session data if done too many times. It is not packet writing software, just a very basic CD burner.
I think the problem the OP is having is that it doesn't close the session, nor do I see any way to close the session using it (though it may be that I just don't know how to close tell it to close the sesson), so I believe that is why the files on the CD are not viewable on "some" other computers.
http://windowsitpro....ng-feature.html
Try it. It writes bog standard CDs and from what I can see, you can add additional files a few times but will run out of room for the session data if done too many times. It is not packet writing software, just a very basic CD burner.
I think the problem the OP is having is that it doesn't close the session, nor do I see any way to close the session using it (though it may be that I just don't know how to close tell it to close the sesson), so I believe that is why the files on the CD are not viewable on "some" other computers.
http://windowsitpro....ng-feature.html
#10
Posted 14 May 2008 - 10:34 PM
Just download the evaluation version of ISOBuster and recover the files from your cd. I think at least you can get your data back. If at all any data has been written to the disk, ISOBuster will help you out.
Edited by prasharry2k5, 14 May 2008 - 10:39 PM.
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