Vista - Can't write to CD

06-19-2009

When I try to copy a file to my D drive (CD), it keeps presenting me with a
message "Please insert a disk into drive D:" The thing is, I know it works
in a way, because I previously had copied a file FROM disk D. I'm now using
an empty CD, because when I tried to copy a file onto the original source
CD, it told me I couldn't because there were read-only files on it.

I've tried various combinations of having the CD in the drive when I bring
up the PC. Can't get past this.

Any ideas?

TIA
LAS

06-19-2009

"Laurel" <FakeMail@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Any ideas?

The optical drive emulated in Virtual PC is read-only, not read-write.

--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

06-19-2009

Check this newsgroup for 'CD burning'

"Laurel" <FakeMail@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> When I try to copy a file to my D drive (CD), it keeps presenting me with
> a message "Please insert a disk into drive D:" The thing is, I know it
> works in a way, because I previously had copied a file FROM disk D. I'm
> now using an empty CD, because when I tried to copy a file onto the
> original source CD, it told me I couldn't because there were read-only
> files on it.
>
> I've tried various combinations of having the CD in the drive when I bring
> up the PC. Can't get past this.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> TIA
> LAS
>

06-19-2009	#1 (permalink)
Laurel n/a posts	Can't write to CD When I try to copy a file to my D drive (CD), it keeps presenting me with a message "Please insert a disk into drive D:" The thing is, I know it works in a way, because I previously had copied a file FROM disk D. I'm now using an empty CD, because when I tried to copy a file onto the original source CD, it told me I couldn't because there were read-only files on it. I've tried various combinations of having the CD in the drive when I bring up the PC. Can't get past this. Any ideas? TIA LAS
My System Specs

06-19-2009	#2 (permalink)
Mark Rae [MVP] n/a posts	Re: Can't write to CD "Laurel" <FakeMail@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23xq7ByP8JHA.3544@xxxxxx Quote: > Any ideas? The optical drive emulated in Virtual PC is read-only, not read-write. -- Mark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net
My System Specs

06-19-2009	#3 (permalink)
jorgensen n/a posts	Re: Can't write to CD Check this newsgroup for 'CD burning' "Laurel" <FakeMail@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23xq7ByP8JHA.3544@xxxxxx Quote: > When I try to copy a file to my D drive (CD), it keeps presenting me with > a message "Please insert a disk into drive D:" The thing is, I know it > works in a way, because I previously had copied a file FROM disk D. I'm > now using an empty CD, because when I tried to copy a file onto the > original source CD, it told me I couldn't because there were read-only > files on it. > > I've tried various combinations of having the CD in the drive when I bring > up the PC. Can't get past this. > > Any ideas? > > TIA > LAS >
My System Specs

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