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    michaus55 Posts: 7, Reputation: 1
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    Feb 21, 2007, 03:51 PM
    E drive error
    I cannot copy photo files to my e drive. I get an error message saying;" drive e not accessible. Incorrect function". Any solutions?
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    Feb 22, 2007, 08:35 AM
    What device is drive E? A USB flash key? A CD drive? A card reader slot?

    Is drive E viewable in "My Computer" ? Do you get the same message when you double-click on it?
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    Feb 22, 2007, 04:23 PM
    The e drive is a cd rw drive. Apparently it is not being read as a recording device by the system.
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    Feb 22, 2007, 08:43 PM
    Are you using burning software? Such as Nero? Or what software are you using?

    Try another blank disc. Same error?

    Is the cd drive reading discs OK?
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    Feb 22, 2007, 09:42 PM
    The drive will read OK, except when I try to copy photos. I have Sonic burning software which works OK too, but whenever I attempt to copy photo files using Windows, I get the problem.
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    Feb 23, 2007, 08:05 AM
    So the CD drive is working fine. Did you try another blank cd?

    Can you copy other files (not photo files) OK? I don't see why this problem would occur with only photo files.

    If you are compiling photos to a cd, why not just use the Sonic software?

    There are a couple of other things I see also.

    1. You are trying to use a blank cd like a floppy disk, using Packet writing solutions such as InCD and DirectCD. In your case, since you have Sonic, this is the technology that may have be installed by default?

    2. You are using XP's built-in cd burning feature.

    If you are using 1. then maybe re-installing the feature will help.

    If you are using 2. then maybe the cd-burning service is turned off. Follow this link to enable it.
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    Feb 23, 2007, 08:11 AM
    Did you try to burn pic file with sonic or windows.
    It might that you disable burning function on windows
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    Feb 23, 2007, 06:07 PM
    I tried both solutions, re-installing Sonic and enabling the Windows burning feature. No luck.
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    Feb 23, 2007, 06:10 PM
    Are you using the right CD? You should be using a data CD.
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    Feb 23, 2007, 06:24 PM
    Oh yes, I'm using a data cd. Moreover, the recording tab is not showing in the properties box.
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    Feb 23, 2007, 08:02 PM
    If the recording tab is not showing, it looks like Windows believes your cd drive is just a CD/DVD-ROM. There is a registry fix for this from MS.

    Follow this link.
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    Feb 23, 2007, 09:10 PM
    I did that procedure already. Ddin't work.
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    Feb 25, 2007, 07:42 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by michaus55
    The drive will read ok, except when I try to copy photos. I have Sonic burning software which works ok too, but whenever I attempt to copy photo files using Windows, I get the problem.
    Are you saying it just reads CDs but won't burn them? Are you sure you have the capabilities to burn anything?
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    Feb 25, 2007, 11:51 AM
    Have you tried deleting then reinstalling driver
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    Feb 25, 2007, 03:59 PM
    No, I haven't tried deleting and reinsatlling the driver. How does one do that?
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