Re: Burning a CD-R

In news:4B912CFF-3652-4350-909B-8CADD90E9CE8@microsoft.com,
NST63JAX <NST63JAX@discussions.microsoft.com> replied with a ;-)
> Well Michael, the option 'Copy this folder' is the right one (per
> Windows Help instructions); however, the end results is the same. Do
> you know of anyXP tech department that offers free service? I still
> get more data on the CD than wanted!
> The end results includes my hard drive as well as the specific
> highlighted folder I selected to be burned. Perhaps there is another
> software program on the market that has addressed this issue. Any
> suggestions?
>
> Bob K.
>

You are somehow selecting more than the file you want to select. I don't
have any suggestions other than practice using the mouse to copy files to
another folder.

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>> In news:2FB894D2-45F1-43CE-B800-43AA80501645@microsoft.com,
>> NST63JAX <NST63JAX@discussions.microsoft.com> replied with a ;-)
>>> Okay Ted looking better all the time.
>>>
>>> Now, if you have the time, can you tell me which way to go with this
>>> CD burning project? I have no desire to 'cut' a CD with my personal
>>> data on it for public consumption. If you have a minute, here is
>>> what takes place:
>>>
>>> After inserting a fresh CD in the burner I select the file I want to
>>> put on the CD by right clicking. This gives me the 13 options,
>>> normal for XP, at which time I select the 'Send to' option that
>>> takes me down a list of 8 to a CD icon. I click on this icon and
>>> things start happening. Eventually the CD Burn Wizzard take over
>>> and the rest is history. However, when I reinsert the CD and read
>>> it what is displayed on the monitor is a blue and white window
>>> titled 'My Computer' containing two columns. The column on the
>>> right contains the file I selected to be added to the CD. The
>>> column on the left has three subtitles: 'System Tasts,' 'Other
>>> Places' which contains 'My Documents' and all my personal files,
>>> and 'Details' which is the current item selected for viewing, I
>>> guess. So how did I manage to include all this data on the CD when
>>> all I did was click on a SINGLE file?
>>> M1Garand
>>>
>>>
>>> "Ted Zieglar" wrote:
>>>
>>
>> Help and support explains this very well, but try this.
>> Open My Documents, if you see icons for the hard drive and folders
>> in the left pane, click Folders on the toolbar so you see File and
>> Folder Tasks. Place the mouse cursor over the file you want to copy
>> to CD.
>> When you see the file become highlighted. look in the left pane for
>> add to CD or similar wording.
>> Without pressing any mouse buttons mover the cursor to the CD option
>> in the left pane and click or double click. This will add the single
>> highlighted file to the CD.
>>
>> Then you should look in Help and Support on using the mouse to
>> select files. --
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