I'm using XP Professional.When I drag a file to "D" drive in order to burn a
CD for back-up, I get the message box: Problem Copying "Windows encountered a
problem when trying to copy this folder. What do you want Windows to do?" The
only alternatives are: Retry, Skip & Cancel....nothing is resolved by either
of these alternatives. I can't find any Help relavent to this particular
issue. I have no problem restoring files on this computer from backup CD's
written on a former computer using Nero and I can burn Audio CD's using WMP,
so I know the CD-ROM is working. Thanx for any help.
--
Layne

Layne wrote:
> I'm using XP Professional.When I drag a file to "D" drive in order to burn a
> CD for back-up, I get the message box: Problem Copying "Windows encountered a
> problem when trying to copy this folder. What do you want Windows to do?" The
> only alternatives are: Retry, Skip & Cancel....nothing is resolved by either
> of these alternatives. I can't find any Help relavent to this particular
> issue. I have no problem restoring files on this computer from backup CD's
> written on a former computer using Nero and I can burn Audio CD's using WMP,
> so I know the CD-ROM is working. Thanx for any help.

When this occurs is it on a blank cd, or one that had previously burned data on it? If it
is not blank, older versions of files are not actually deleted from the CD, and so newer
versions of files require additional space.

KB,
Thanx for the response. It's w/a new CD-R in the drive. However, I can't
even drag the file to the D:\ address, much less write it to the CD.
Consequently, I don't think the problem can be w/the CD or CD-ROM. Any ideas?

--
Layne


"KB" wrote:

> Layne wrote:
> > I'm using XP Professional.When I drag a file to "D" drive in order to burn a
> > CD for back-up, I get the message box: Problem Copying "Windows encountered a
> > problem when trying to copy this folder. What do you want Windows to do?" The
> > only alternatives are: Retry, Skip & Cancel....nothing is resolved by either
> > of these alternatives. I can't find any Help relavent to this particular
> > issue. I have no problem restoring files on this computer from backup CD's
> > written on a former computer using Nero and I can burn Audio CD's using WMP,
> > so I know the CD-ROM is working. Thanx for any help.
>
> When this occurs is it on a blank cd, or one that had previously burned data on it? If it
> is not blank, older versions of files are not actually deleted from the CD, and so newer
> versions of files require additional space.
>

Maybe your setup requires you to format the CD before copying the files.

Bquinn


"Layne" <layne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C57871C4-BCA7-4077-9B5E-85A24909D310@microsoft.com...
: KB,
: Thanx for the response. It's w/a new CD-R in the drive. However, I can't
: even drag the file to the D:\ address, much less write it to the CD.
: Consequently, I don't think the problem can be w/the CD or CD-ROM. Any
ideas?
:
: --
: Layne
:
:
: "KB" wrote:
:
: > Layne wrote:
: > > I'm using XP Professional.When I drag a file to "D" drive in order to
burn a
: > > CD for back-up, I get the message box: Problem Copying "Windows
encountered a
: > > problem when trying to copy this folder. What do you want Windows to
do?" The
: > > only alternatives are: Retry, Skip & Cancel....nothing is resolved by
either
: > > of these alternatives. I can't find any Help relavent to this
particular
: > > issue. I have no problem restoring files on this computer from backup
CD's
: > > written on a former computer using Nero and I can burn Audio CD's
using WMP,
: > > so I know the CD-ROM is working. Thanx for any help.
: >
: > When this occurs is it on a blank cd, or one that had previously burned
data on it? If it
: > is not blank, older versions of files are not actually deleted from the
CD, and so newer
: > versions of files require additional space.
: >

Or maybe, the OP is using the default Windows XP burning
software which does not do drag and drop.



"Wquinn" <wquinn1@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
news:%236iuVeF%23FHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
| Maybe your setup requires you to format the CD before
copying the files.
|
| Bquinn
|
|
| "Layne" <layne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| news:C57871C4-BCA7-4077-9B5E-85A24909D310@microsoft.com...
| : KB,
| : Thanx for the response. It's w/a new CD-R in the drive.
However, I can't
| : even drag the file to the D:\ address, much less write
it to the CD.
| : Consequently, I don't think the problem can be w/the CD
or CD-ROM. Any
| ideas?
| :
| : --
| : Layne
| :
| :
| : "KB" wrote:
| :
| : > Layne wrote:
| : > > I'm using XP Professional.When I drag a file to "D"
drive in order to
| burn a
| : > > CD for back-up, I get the message box: Problem
Copying "Windows
| encountered a
| : > > problem when trying to copy this folder. What do you
want Windows to
| do?" The
| : > > only alternatives are: Retry, Skip &
Cancel....nothing is resolved by
| either
| : > > of these alternatives. I can't find any Help
relavent to this
| particular
| : > > issue. I have no problem restoring files on this
computer from backup
| CD's
| : > > written on a former computer using Nero and I can
burn Audio CD's
| using WMP,
| : > > so I know the CD-ROM is working. Thanx for any help.
| : >
| : > When this occurs is it on a blank cd, or one that had
previously burned
| data on it? If it
| : > is not blank, older versions of files are not actually
deleted from the
| CD, and so newer
| : > versions of files require additional space.
| : >
|
|

"Layne" <layne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4E3730F4-D3B2-440B-8836-DC563726EF29@microsoft.com...
> I'm using XP Professional.When I drag a file to "D" drive in order to burn
a
> CD for back-up, I get the message box: Problem Copying "Windows
encountered a
> problem when trying to copy this folder. What do you want Windows to do?"
The
> only alternatives are: Retry, Skip & Cancel....nothing is resolved by
either
> of these alternatives. I can't find any Help relavent to this particular
> issue. I have no problem restoring files on this computer from backup CD's
> written on a former computer using Nero and I can burn Audio CD's using
WMP,
> so I know the CD-ROM is working. Thanx for any help.
> --
> Layne

Have you tried "copy" and "paste" instead of dragging?
Blair

Try right clicking the files you want to send to the cd then select "Send
To" then select the cd burner.

"Layne" <layne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4E3730F4-D3B2-440B-8836-DC563726EF29@microsoft.com...
> I'm using XP Professional.When I drag a file to "D" drive in order to burn
> a
> CD for back-up, I get the message box: Problem Copying "Windows
> encountered a
> problem when trying to copy this folder. What do you want Windows to do?"
> The
> only alternatives are: Retry, Skip & Cancel....nothing is resolved by
> either
> of these alternatives. I can't find any Help relavent to this particular
> issue. I have no problem restoring files on this computer from backup CD's
> written on a former computer using Nero and I can burn Audio CD's using
> WMP,
> so I know the CD-ROM is working. Thanx for any help.
> --
> Layne