Copying files to CD with Windows 8

Ronnie E

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Okay, here are the simple instructions from "Windows 8 for Dummies" (p. 109):

1. Insert the blank CD into your disc burner. Then click or tap the Notification Box that appears in the screen's upper-right corner.

2. When the Notification box asks how you'd like to proceed, click the box's Burn Files to a Disc option.

Windows 8 displays a Burn a Disc dialog box and asks you to create a title for the disc.

So I insert a blank CD into my new Dell Inspiron's D drive. Nothing happens. No "Notification box" or anything else appears in the screen's upper-right corner. So what am I supposed to do, please?
 

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Try selecting the files you want to burn then right click and select send to your dvd drive. See if that works.
 

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Good, that worked. Now it shows "files ready to be written to the disc." No instructions. Should I now click on the Share tab and click on Burn to Disc?
 

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hi,go to control panel open auto play ,and go to blank disk and set to burn files to disk
 

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I clicked on "Burn to disc" under Share, and got the message that Windows can't read the disc in Drive D. Says if it's unformatted, it must first be formatted.

Why can't Windows 8 read a blank Memorex CD-R? My Windows XP didn't have to format them, it just copied onto them.
 

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It should read them, mine does. Do you have the latest firmware for your drive and the latest Windows 8 updates?

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Isn't Windows 8 supposed to update automatically? Windows XP did. A few days ago I clicked on the Music tile, and it said that this app needs an update. There were several others. I clicked on update, and it said they were "pending." Does that mean installing? Everytime I would go to the Store after that, in the upper right corner it said "installing 7 updates." I just checked and now it says "installing 2 updates." I don't know if it's the last of the 7 or what.

How do I check to see if the D Drive needs an update?

I was able to copy files onto a CD-RW. But I wonder why it takes Windows 8 several minutes to format the CD-RW before it will copy files onto it, when Windows XP would simply copy the files. Is this progress?
 

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The D drive in my Dell Inspiron is described as a DVD RW. Does that mean that a CD-R will not even work in it, only a CD-RW? If so, I've been royally cheated.
 

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The D drive in my Dell Inspiron is described as a DVD RW. Does that mean that a CD-R will not even work in it, only a CD-RW? If so, I've been royally cheated.

,no that's not what it means ,it should read the cd-r disks..
the problem is that with win8 you can choose to use a cd like a usb thumb drive. {or a cd that will work in any cd player} ,it formats the disk and you can use it again to add more file until you finalise the disk.
what type of disk are you trying to create, what type od files are you trying to burn to the disk
 
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I'm trying to copy Final Draft, Word, and pdf back-up files onto CDs. With Windows XP I always used CD-Rs, because I want them permanent as they are, not rewriteable on CD-RWs. (The files can be replaced on CD-Rs when revised.) I assumed when Windows 8 asked me if I wanted usb thumb drive (?) which was rewriteable that that was for CD-RWs, and the other was for what I wanted, CD-Rs that cannot be changed, so that's what I chose in trying to copy onto a CD-R, and Windows 8 tells me it can't read the disc.
 

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I suggest trying a third party burner like CDBurnerXP to see if it works. If it does, then at least you know it is the Windows interface. If it doesn't, I would think you have either a hardware problem or your Win8 is messed up.

Do you have any other discs to try? Are you only trying one particular disc?

Grabbing at straws here. Try deleting the drive in Device Manager and reboot. Let it be re-installed. See if that works.
 

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fist let me say I erred in my last post ,i show the dvd aouto play setting and should have shown the cd-r ,its lower in the list ,and if you set it to burn file to cd-r .you get the box popup shown in this image .just choose to play in cd/dvd player
 

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Well, for the time being at least, my computer is now burning CD-Rs, though I don't know why. I don't know what I did to correct the problem. But it no longer asks me which method to use, the usb or the cd/dvd player method. At least it didn't the last time.

According to Windows 8 for Dummies, when you insert a CD in the D drive, a Notification Box appears in the upper right corner of the screen. You click or tap this box to choose the Burn to Disc option. Does this box appear on your computer? It does not on mine. I would think that this missing step would prevent my computer from burning a disc, but it doesn't.
 

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Well, for the time being at least, my computer is now burning CD-Rs, though I don't know why. I don't know what I did to correct the problem. But it no longer asks me which method to use, the usb or the cd/dvd player method. At least it didn't the last time.

According to Windows 8 for Dummies, when you insert a CD in the D drive, a Notification Box appears in the upper right corner of the screen. .

yes I get that for many different file types ,not sure when it stops giving that message, i think it will prompt every time you install a new/different app ,.but I don't bother with it because I have all the programs set as default that I want to use for all file types .you can do that in control panel ,Defaults Programs .quickest way to control panel and many other functions can be found by right click on the windows icon on the taskbar ,lower left corner
 

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It's again not working. Right now the screen shows the folder on the disc and "Files waiting to be written to the disc." There are three of them waiting. I check them, go to Share, click on "Burn to disc," and nothing happens. Any suggestions?
 

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May work now. I went to the control panel, when I finally found it, and it said "take no action" for blank CDs. I changed it to burn file to disc, and then copied a file with no problem.

I don't understand why the manufacturer would set it at "take no action" to start with. Any conceivable reason?
 

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I don't understand why the manufacturer would set it at "take no action" to start with. Any conceivable reason?
none I would know of ,why do they do any of the things they do , LOL
 

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I don't understand why the manufacturer would set it at "take no action" to start with. Any conceivable reason?

At the very least, its a safety net for you. For blank cd & dvd it prevents automatic burning when the tray closes. Good if your selection isn't complete or permanent yet.

For cd & dvd with media, at the very least it prevent "AutoRun"s from running malware to trash your pc with malware scripts etc.

For cd & dvd with media like music, video, games, documents etc. it gives you the option of those starting automatically when the tray closes.

In all cases, mine is set to ask me. 4 secs all it takes.

I could be wrong too.
 

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