CD-RW Hang writing large files

I have a Dell 8200 desktop with a GCE-8400B CD-RW drive I use for backup.
When I try to copy larger files (28+megs) from the C drive, it will start
the transfer, then hang. When the hang occurs, I try to end the "copy" task
to get out of it, but it will not work. I can't unload the cd or do a
shutdown because it is waiting for something in Windows to complete. I can
backup a folder containing hundreds of small files without a problem. But,
if there is a large file in the folder, it will hang. Any ideas where to
look? Charles Ranheim

what os, what software are you using? what method are you using to copy to
to the cd? direct copy using the file system or using easy cd-creator or
nero? roxio's (formerly adaptec) is nortorious for the problems with
directx. you can try updating the software but would be far better off to
learn how to use easy cd creator to acomplish the same task.. or better,
just get a copy of nero to use instead of roxio/adaptec (be sure to
uninstall roxio and reboot prior to installing nero).

"cranheim" wrote in message
m...
I have a Dell 8200 desktop with a GCE-8400B CD-RW drive I use for backup.
When I try to copy larger files (28+megs) from the C drive, it will start
the transfer, then hang. When the hang occurs, I try to end the "copy"
task
to get out of it, but it will not work. I can't unload the cd or do a
shutdown because it is waiting for something in Windows to complete. I can
backup a folder containing hundreds of small files without a problem. But,
if there is a large file in the folder, it will hang. Any ideas where to
look? Charles Ranheim

correction: directx should read directcd.

"Christopher Muto" wrote in message
...
what os, what software are you using? what method are you using to copy
to
to the cd? direct copy using the file system or using easy cd-creator or
nero? roxio's (formerly adaptec) is nortorious for the problems with
directx. you can try updating the software but would be far better off to
learn how to use easy cd creator to acomplish the same task.. or better,
just get a copy of nero to use instead of roxio/adaptec (be sure to
uninstall roxio and reboot prior to installing nero).

"cranheim" wrote in message
m...
I have a Dell 8200 desktop with a GCE-8400B CD-RW drive I use for
backup.
When I try to copy larger files (28+megs) from the C drive, it will
start
the transfer, then hang. When the hang occurs, I try to end the "copy"
task
to get out of it, but it will not work. I can't unload the cd or do a
shutdown because it is waiting for something in Windows to complete. I
can
backup a folder containing hundreds of small files without a problem.
But,
if there is a large file in the folder, it will hang. Any ideas where to
look? Charles Ranheim

"Christopher Muto" wrote in message
...
correction: directx should read directcd.

"Christopher Muto" wrote in message
...
what os, what software are you using? what method are you using to copy
to
to the cd? direct copy using the file system or using easy cd-creator
or
nero? roxio's (formerly adaptec) is nortorious for the problems with
directx. you can try updating the software but would be far better off
to
learn how to use easy cd creator to acomplish the same task.. or better,
just get a copy of nero to use instead of roxio/adaptec (be sure to
uninstall roxio and reboot prior to installing nero).

"cranheim" wrote in message
m...
I have a Dell 8200 desktop with a GCE-8400B CD-RW drive I use for
backup.
When I try to copy larger files (28+megs) from the C drive, it will
start
the transfer, then hang. When the hang occurs, I try to end the "copy"
task
to get out of it, but it will not work. I can't unload the cd or do a
shutdown because it is waiting for something in Windows to complete. I
can
backup a folder containing hundreds of small files without a problem.
But,
if there is a large file in the folder, it will hang. Any ideas where
to
look? Charles Ranheim


I have a Dell PC running Windows XP Home edition. From what I can see, I
have Roxio Easy CD Creator 5, a complimentary copy installed by Dell. I have
a formatted RW-CD in my GCE-8400B CD-RW drive. I just right click on a file
in the C drive, select copy, go to the F drive, and paste. It works fine as
long as the files are small (Under 20megs)
Charles Ranheim

that's much more clear. and you now know you have a consistent way to
duplicate the error. sounds bad, but actually it is good. try to locate
the roxio easy cd program and copy the same file to your disk (preferably a
new disk as cdr/rw can become corrupt and this may be your only problem -
that is a individual cdr/rw that is damaged ). the easy cd program should
not too hard to figure out. it splits the screen into two halves, one with
your hard drives file list and the other with a list of the files that you
want to put on your cd. drag the files over to compose a set of files you
want on your cd and then burn it... report back if this method works, or if
the old method works with a new cdr/rw. if it works then you know your
hardware is all good and that you have a software problem... and in all
likelihood that software problem goes by the name of roxio. update it or
replace it. if it doesn't work then fill us in on the details of your
computer (processor speed, memory, etc). good luck.

"cranheim" wrote in message
. com...

"Christopher Muto" wrote in message
...
correction: directx should read directcd.

"Christopher Muto" wrote in message
...
what os, what software are you using? what method are you using to
copy
to
to the cd? direct copy using the file system or using easy cd-creator
or
nero? roxio's (formerly adaptec) is nortorious for the problems with
directx. you can try updating the software but would be far better off
to
learn how to use easy cd creator to acomplish the same task.. or
better,
just get a copy of nero to use instead of roxio/adaptec (be sure to
uninstall roxio and reboot prior to installing nero).

"cranheim" wrote in message
m...
I have a Dell 8200 desktop with a GCE-8400B CD-RW drive I use for
backup.
When I try to copy larger files (28+megs) from the C drive, it will
start
the transfer, then hang. When the hang occurs, I try to end the
"copy"
task
to get out of it, but it will not work. I can't unload the cd or do
a
shutdown because it is waiting for something in Windows to complete.
I
can
backup a folder containing hundreds of small files without a
problem.
But,
if there is a large file in the folder, it will hang. Any ideas
where
to
look? Charles Ranheim


I have a Dell PC running Windows XP Home edition. From what I can see, I
have Roxio Easy CD Creator 5, a complimentary copy installed by Dell. I
have
a formatted RW-CD in my GCE-8400B CD-RW drive. I just right click on a
file
in the C drive, select copy, go to the F drive, and paste. It works fine
as
long as the files are small (Under 20megs)
Charles Ranheim

This may sound dumb, but is the Roxio software even involved when I just do
a copy and paste operation, or is it just a windows function? Remember, I
just highlight the file on the C drive, then select copy. I then select the
RW-CD and select paste. I do not do the copy from any Roxio program screens.
I do not know if Roxio is even running at the time I do the copy and paste.
By the way, I tried two different RW-CDs to write to in case one of them was
bad. They fail the same way.
Charles Ranheim

"Christopher Muto" wrote in message
...
that's much more clear. and you now know you have a consistent way to
duplicate the error. sounds bad, but actually it is good. try to locate
the roxio easy cd program and copy the same file to your disk (preferably
a
new disk as cdr/rw can become corrupt and this may be your only problem -
that is a individual cdr/rw that is damaged ). the easy cd program should
not too hard to figure out. it splits the screen into two halves, one
with
your hard drives file list and the other with a list of the files that you
want to put on your cd. drag the files over to compose a set of files you
want on your cd and then burn it... report back if this method works, or
if
the old method works with a new cdr/rw. if it works then you know your
hardware is all good and that you have a software problem... and in all
likelihood that software problem goes by the name of roxio. update it or
replace it. if it doesn't work then fill us in on the details of your
computer (processor speed, memory, etc). good luck.

"cranheim" wrote in message
. com...

"Christopher Muto" wrote in message
...
correction: directx should read directcd.

"Christopher Muto" wrote in message
...
what os, what software are you using? what method are you using to
copy
to
to the cd? direct copy using the file system or using easy
cd-creator
or
nero? roxio's (formerly adaptec) is nortorious for the problems
with
directx. you can try updating the software but would be far better
off
to
learn how to use easy cd creator to acomplish the same task.. or
better,
just get a copy of nero to use instead of roxio/adaptec (be sure to
uninstall roxio and reboot prior to installing nero).

"cranheim" wrote in message
m...
I have a Dell 8200 desktop with a GCE-8400B CD-RW drive I use for
backup.
When I try to copy larger files (28+megs) from the C drive, it
will
start
the transfer, then hang. When the hang occurs, I try to end the
"copy"
task
to get out of it, but it will not work. I can't unload the cd or
do
a
shutdown because it is waiting for something in Windows to
complete.
I
can
backup a folder containing hundreds of small files without a
problem.
But,
if there is a large file in the folder, it will hang. Any ideas
where
to
look? Charles Ranheim


I have a Dell PC running Windows XP Home edition. From what I can see, I
have Roxio Easy CD Creator 5, a complimentary copy installed by Dell. I
have
a formatted RW-CD in my GCE-8400B CD-RW drive. I just right click on a
file
in the C drive, select copy, go to the F drive, and paste. It works
fine
as
long as the files are small (Under 20megs)
Charles Ranheim

yes as DirectCD is apart of Roxio and DirectCD makes the CD Burner driver
with a CDRW in it as another drive



"cranheim" wrote in message
. com...
This may sound dumb, but is the Roxio software even involved when I just
do
a copy and paste operation, or is it just a windows function? Remember, I
just highlight the file on the C drive, then select copy. I then select
the
RW-CD and select paste. I do not do the copy from any Roxio program
screens.
I do not know if Roxio is even running at the time I do the copy and
paste.
By the way, I tried two different RW-CDs to write to in case one of them
was
bad. They fail the same way.
Charles Ranheim

"Christopher Muto" wrote in message
...
that's much more clear. and you now know you have a consistent way to
duplicate the error. sounds bad, but actually it is good. try to
locate
the roxio easy cd program and copy the same file to your disk
(preferably
a
new disk as cdr/rw can become corrupt and this may be your only
problem -
that is a individual cdr/rw that is damaged ). the easy cd program
should
not too hard to figure out. it splits the screen into two halves, one
with
your hard drives file list and the other with a list of the files that
you
want to put on your cd. drag the files over to compose a set of files
you
want on your cd and then burn it... report back if this method works,
or
if
the old method works with a new cdr/rw. if it works then you know your
hardware is all good and that you have a software problem... and in all
likelihood that software problem goes by the name of roxio. update it
or
replace it. if it doesn't work then fill us in on the details of your
computer (processor speed, memory, etc). good luck.

"cranheim" wrote in message
. com...

"Christopher Muto" wrote in message
...
correction: directx should read directcd.

"Christopher Muto" wrote in message
...
what os, what software are you using? what method are you using
to
copy
to
to the cd? direct copy using the file system or using easy
cd-creator
or
nero? roxio's (formerly adaptec) is nortorious for the problems
with
directx. you can try updating the software but would be far better
off
to
learn how to use easy cd creator to acomplish the same task.. or
better,
just get a copy of nero to use instead of roxio/adaptec (be sure
to
uninstall roxio and reboot prior to installing nero).

"cranheim" wrote in message
m...
I have a Dell 8200 desktop with a GCE-8400B CD-RW drive I use
for
backup.
When I try to copy larger files (28+megs) from the C drive, it
will
start
the transfer, then hang. When the hang occurs, I try to end the
"copy"
task
to get out of it, but it will not work. I can't unload the cd or
do
a
shutdown because it is waiting for something in Windows to
complete.
I
can
backup a folder containing hundreds of small files without a
problem.
But,
if there is a large file in the folder, it will hang. Any ideas
where
to
look? Charles Ranheim


I have a Dell PC running Windows XP Home edition. From what I can see,
I
have Roxio Easy CD Creator 5, a complimentary copy installed by Dell.
I
have
a formatted RW-CD in my GCE-8400B CD-RW drive. I just right click on a
file
in the C drive, select copy, go to the F drive, and paste. It works
fine
as
long as the files are small (Under 20megs)
Charles Ranheim

No, not really. DirectCD does not even have to be running for this to work
in XP. You can uninstall Roxio and it will work in XP. XP has this
function built-in (admittedly with technology licensed from Roxio).

Tom
"Dan Sgambelluri" wrote in message
news:GJ9vb.442305$pl3.226217@pd7tw3no...
yes as DirectCD is apart of Roxio and DirectCD makes the CD Burner driver
with a CDRW in it as another drive



"cranheim" wrote in message
. com...
This may sound dumb, but is the Roxio software even involved when I just
do
a copy and paste operation, or is it just a windows function? Remember,
I
just highlight the file on the C drive, then select copy. I then select
the
RW-CD and select paste. I do not do the copy from any Roxio program
screens.
I do not know if Roxio is even running at the time I do the copy and
paste.
By the way, I tried two different RW-CDs to write to in case one of them
was
bad. They fail the same way.
Charles Ranheim

"Christopher Muto" wrote in message
...
that's much more clear. and you now know you have a consistent way to
duplicate the error. sounds bad, but actually it is good. try to
locate
the roxio easy cd program and copy the same file to your disk
(preferably
a
new disk as cdr/rw can become corrupt and this may be your only
problem -
that is a individual cdr/rw that is damaged ). the easy cd program
should
not too hard to figure out. it splits the screen into two halves, one
with
your hard drives file list and the other with a list of the files that
you
want to put on your cd. drag the files over to compose a set of files
you
want on your cd and then burn it... report back if this method works,
or
if
the old method works with a new cdr/rw. if it works then you know your
hardware is all good and that you have a software problem... and in
all
likelihood that software problem goes by the name of roxio. update it
or
replace it. if it doesn't work then fill us in on the details of your
computer (processor speed, memory, etc). good luck.

"cranheim" wrote in message
. com...

"Christopher Muto" wrote in message
...
correction: directx should read directcd.

"Christopher Muto" wrote in message
...
what os, what software are you using? what method are you using
to
copy
to
to the cd? direct copy using the file system or using easy
cd-creator
or
nero? roxio's (formerly adaptec) is nortorious for the problems
with
directx. you can try updating the software but would be far
better
off
to
learn how to use easy cd creator to acomplish the same task.. or
better,
just get a copy of nero to use instead of roxio/adaptec (be sure
to
uninstall roxio and reboot prior to installing nero).

"cranheim" wrote in message
m...
I have a Dell 8200 desktop with a GCE-8400B CD-RW drive I use
for
backup.
When I try to copy larger files (28+megs) from the C drive, it
will
start
the transfer, then hang. When the hang occurs, I try to end
the
"copy"
task
to get out of it, but it will not work. I can't unload the cd
or
do
a
shutdown because it is waiting for something in Windows to
complete.
I
can
backup a folder containing hundreds of small files without a
problem.
But,
if there is a large file in the folder, it will hang. Any
ideas
where
to
look? Charles Ranheim


I have a Dell PC running Windows XP Home edition. From what I can
see,
I
have Roxio Easy CD Creator 5, a complimentary copy installed by
Dell.
I
have
a formatted RW-CD in my GCE-8400B CD-RW drive. I just right click on
a
file
in the C drive, select copy, go to the F drive, and paste. It works
fine
as
long as the files are small (Under 20megs)
Charles Ranheim

yep. I was assumming that he had installed Roxio so DirectCD was installed
with it.

DirectCD doesn't have to be running, it has to be installed. I didn't say
it was running though, I just said that it makes the CD Burner another
drive. I just forgot to put in Windows Explorer or My Computer. I haven't
used that way to backup my files since my old computer.


"Tom Scales" wrote in message
...
No, not really. DirectCD does not even have to be running for this to
work
in XP. You can uninstall Roxio and it will work in XP. XP has this
function built-in (admittedly with technology licensed from Roxio).

Tom
"Dan Sgambelluri" wrote in message
news:GJ9vb.442305$pl3.226217@pd7tw3no...
yes as DirectCD is apart of Roxio and DirectCD makes the CD Burner
driver
with a CDRW in it as another drive



"cranheim" wrote in message
. com...
This may sound dumb, but is the Roxio software even involved when I
just
do
a copy and paste operation, or is it just a windows function?
Remember,
I
just highlight the file on the C drive, then select copy. I then
select
the
RW-CD and select paste. I do not do the copy from any Roxio program
screens.
I do not know if Roxio is even running at the time I do the copy and
paste.
By the way, I tried two different RW-CDs to write to in case one of
them
was
bad. They fail the same way.
Charles Ranheim

"Christopher Muto" wrote in message
...
that's much more clear. and you now know you have a consistent way
to
duplicate the error. sounds bad, but actually it is good. try to
locate
the roxio easy cd program and copy the same file to your disk
(preferably
a
new disk as cdr/rw can become corrupt and this may be your only
problem -
that is a individual cdr/rw that is damaged ). the easy cd program
should
not too hard to figure out. it splits the screen into two halves,
one
with
your hard drives file list and the other with a list of the files
that
you
want to put on your cd. drag the files over to compose a set of
files
you
want on your cd and then burn it... report back if this method
works,
or
if
the old method works with a new cdr/rw. if it works then you know
your
hardware is all good and that you have a software problem... and in
all
likelihood that software problem goes by the name of roxio. update
it
or
replace it. if it doesn't work then fill us in on the details of
your
computer (processor speed, memory, etc). good luck.

"cranheim" wrote in message
. com...

"Christopher Muto" wrote in message
...
correction: directx should read directcd.

"Christopher Muto" wrote in message
...
what os, what software are you using? what method are you
using
to
copy
to
to the cd? direct copy using the file system or using easy
cd-creator
or
nero? roxio's (formerly adaptec) is nortorious for the
problems
with
directx. you can try updating the software but would be far
better
off
to
learn how to use easy cd creator to acomplish the same task..
or
better,
just get a copy of nero to use instead of roxio/adaptec (be
sure
to
uninstall roxio and reboot prior to installing nero).

"cranheim" wrote in message
m...
I have a Dell 8200 desktop with a GCE-8400B CD-RW drive I
use
for
backup.
When I try to copy larger files (28+megs) from the C drive,
it
will
start
the transfer, then hang. When the hang occurs, I try to end
the
"copy"
task
to get out of it, but it will not work. I can't unload the
cd
or
do
a
shutdown because it is waiting for something in Windows to
complete.
I
can
backup a folder containing hundreds of small files without a
problem.
But,
if there is a large file in the folder, it will hang. Any
ideas
where
to
look? Charles Ranheim


I have a Dell PC running Windows XP Home edition. From what I can
see,
I
have Roxio Easy CD Creator 5, a complimentary copy installed by
Dell.
I
have
a formatted RW-CD in my GCE-8400B CD-RW drive. I just right click
on
a
file
in the C drive, select copy, go to the F drive, and paste. It
works
fine
as
long as the files are small (Under 20megs)
Charles Ranheim

In XP, DirectCD doesn't even have to be installed. No Roxio product does. It
is BUILT-IN to XP.

Tom
"Dan Sgambelluri" wrote in message
news:9Wcvb.443560$6C4.202437@pd7tw1no...
yep. I was assumming that he had installed Roxio so DirectCD was
installed
with it.

DirectCD doesn't have to be running, it has to be installed. I didn't say
it was running though, I just said that it makes the CD Burner another
drive. I just forgot to put in Windows Explorer or My Computer. I
haven't
used that way to backup my files since my old computer.


"Tom Scales" wrote in message
...
No, not really. DirectCD does not even have to be running for this to
work
in XP. You can uninstall Roxio and it will work in XP. XP has this
function built-in (admittedly with technology licensed from Roxio).

Tom
"Dan Sgambelluri" wrote in message
news:GJ9vb.442305$pl3.226217@pd7tw3no...
yes as DirectCD is apart of Roxio and DirectCD makes the CD Burner
driver
with a CDRW in it as another drive



"cranheim" wrote in message
. com...
This may sound dumb, but is the Roxio software even involved when I
just
do
a copy and paste operation, or is it just a windows function?
Remember,
I
just highlight the file on the C drive, then select copy. I then
select
the
RW-CD and select paste. I do not do the copy from any Roxio program
screens.
I do not know if Roxio is even running at the time I do the copy and
paste.
By the way, I tried two different RW-CDs to write to in case one of
them
was
bad. They fail the same way.
Charles Ranheim

"Christopher Muto" wrote in message
...
that's much more clear. and you now know you have a consistent
way
to
duplicate the error. sounds bad, but actually it is good. try to
locate
the roxio easy cd program and copy the same file to your disk
(preferably
a
new disk as cdr/rw can become corrupt and this may be your only
problem -
that is a individual cdr/rw that is damaged ). the easy cd
program
should
not too hard to figure out. it splits the screen into two halves,
one
with
your hard drives file list and the other with a list of the files
that
you
want to put on your cd. drag the files over to compose a set of
files
you
want on your cd and then burn it... report back if this method
works,
or
if
the old method works with a new cdr/rw. if it works then you know
your
hardware is all good and that you have a software problem... and
in
all
likelihood that software problem goes by the name of roxio.
update
it
or
replace it. if it doesn't work then fill us in on the details of
your
computer (processor speed, memory, etc). good luck.

"cranheim" wrote in message
. com...

"Christopher Muto" wrote in message
...
correction: directx should read directcd.

"Christopher Muto" wrote in message
...
what os, what software are you using? what method are you
using
to
copy
to
to the cd? direct copy using the file system or using easy
cd-creator
or
nero? roxio's (formerly adaptec) is nortorious for the
problems
with
directx. you can try updating the software but would be far
better
off
to
learn how to use easy cd creator to acomplish the same
task..
or
better,
just get a copy of nero to use instead of roxio/adaptec (be
sure
to
uninstall roxio and reboot prior to installing nero).

"cranheim" wrote in message
m...
I have a Dell 8200 desktop with a GCE-8400B CD-RW drive I
use
for
backup.
When I try to copy larger files (28+megs) from the C
drive,
it
will
start
the transfer, then hang. When the hang occurs, I try to
end
the
"copy"
task
to get out of it, but it will not work. I can't unload the
cd
or
do
a
shutdown because it is waiting for something in Windows to
complete.
I
can
backup a folder containing hundreds of small files without
a
problem.
But,
if there is a large file in the folder, it will hang. Any
ideas
where
to
look? Charles Ranheim


I have a Dell PC running Windows XP Home edition. From what I
can
see,
I
have Roxio Easy CD Creator 5, a complimentary copy installed by
Dell.
I
have
a formatted RW-CD in my GCE-8400B CD-RW drive. I just right
click
on
a
file
in the C drive, select copy, go to the F drive, and paste. It
works
fine
as
long as the files are small (Under 20megs)
Charles Ranheim