Bevel_Drive Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 I've had my camera 5 years now and my PC is stuffed to bursting with happy holiday pics. In fact when processing new images in Photoshop, I keep getting a window pop up telling me of insufficient memory.Anyway, I decided to burn all my current stuff to disc to free up some memory. But when I go to 'My pictures', select the images, insert a disc, I get the message....E:\ is not acessible, incorrect function.Also, I've noticed that in the option window 'Burn to CD' does not appear. Somehow the CD burner has forgotten that it is a recording device??What is really confusing though, is that the same drive works fine when I attempt burning MP3 files to CD.How come this drive will accept the Grateful Dead (MP3), but not my holidays in Luxor (jpeg)!!!!What am i doing wrong? :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackrat Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 If you are using XP have you tried right clicking just one picture and seeing if the right click menu gives you the option to burn to your CDRW, using Send to.----- E.If it does highlight a picture, press Ctrl & A to select all of them and then right click and use the send to menu again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 Are you using the in-built Windows XP CD burner for doing this?If so, from my experience on a number of machines, it is far from the best software for doing that.Do you have any other optical disk burning software such as Nero? If so, use that.If you don't have Nero, you can get it at a very good price from various sources - let us know if you want that information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadyassa Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 Two freebies that make good slideshows etc.Picasairfanview Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevel_Drive Posted May 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 Thanks for the quick response everyone.I'm using the XP 'My Pictures' facility. Have just tried the right click menu, and burn to CD is not listed, in fact the E: drive is not listed as a 'send to' option either.I have seen Nero on ebay, I'll order one today. Are there any preliminary checks I can do just to make sure my drive is OK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 Are there any preliminary checks I can do just to make sure my drive is OK?I don't think so. You may need to update it from the Nero website but, recent versions (6 or 7) aren't so pernickety as older ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 If you put a blank disk in the drive do you get a box come up with options?.If you do chose open folder, and try dragging the pictures to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevel_Drive Posted May 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 If I just insert a blank disc it spins up to speed and then displays-E:\ is not acessible, incorrect function. :( Have now ordered Nero off ebay, so will wait and see.ThanksSteve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackrat Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 Have you checked in Device manager to see if there are any red or yellow marks against your CDRW?, as just putting a disk in should bring you up options of what you want to do with it in XP.It could be possible that your drive is heading to the great scrapyard in the sky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevel_Drive Posted May 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 Yes, have just checked the device manager. It says the drive is operating correctly.Thanks for the suggestion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadyassa Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 Download one of my links and try making cd in that ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevel_Drive Posted May 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 Thanks Dadyassa, I'll try that too.One thing I have noticed when trying to fix this problem is this:When I right click the faulty CD-RW drive, then click properties...I don't get a 'Recording' tab appear. Is that normal? bearing in mind the drive will burn MP3 music discs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 I have a recording tab on both of my drives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadyassa Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 I got a tab on the burner drive, but none on the player drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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