Thanks, Bill you make it look pretty straight forward. - I'll print this all out and give it a try . It does sound like I can't just copy entire folders, though. sob, sob. :)
ann William Kane wrote: > Ann, > > I don't have time to get too deep into this, but this will start you > off: > > You can drag and drop if the AHEAD software is installed, but the > catch is this: You need to be using a CD-RW disc (not a CD-R). Simply > put the CD-RW into the cd-recorder and then drag and drop files and > folders into the cd drive icon. > > If you want to use CD-R's, you need to use NERO. Open up NERO and a > wizard should automatically open, asking you questions . . . choose new > CD, data CD, and then you'll have 2 sets of file trees. One will be on > the left, and be empty, and the other will be on the right, and have > listings for all the files in your computer. The one on the left > represents what you plan to burn, so drag and drop things where you want > them. When you've got the files you want set in there, just hit the > 'burn now' icon . . . > > IL Bill > > Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > > A friend installed it for me. It is there, I can > > read stuff from the D; drive that used to be my E: > > drive, > > I can read Cd's inserted in the new CD-ROM drive. > > But the software has me totally befuddled. > > Friend who installed the drive left town > > (literally) before we actually got to try ot burn > > something. > > > > I'm an old dos girl, I thought you could just sort > > of say copy blah blah .jpg e: (wrong) > > or at least "save as" from photo deluxe. > > > > OF course I want the burner to make CD's to send > > to people - as a way of displaying my > > photos. I also thought it would be nice to make > > screen saver slide shows to sell and/or > > give to friends. I'm a dunce on this stuff. I > > thought I could wing it. > > > > The software that came with the burner is called > > NERO (hehe) and AHEAD software. > > Acrobat is included, in case you don't have it, to > > read the manual. > > > > I got this from office max for virtually nothing > > -- $70 coming back to me in rebates. > > > > So any ideas? I felt a bit less like an idiot > > when another friend told me of two > > computer savvy folks of his acquaintance (actually > > his son and his brother) complained > > of being quite confused by the software. > > > > I don't want to burn music, I don't want to do a > > video, all I want is to get files on a > > disk to back up my hard drive, to show people > > images, etc. I had thought that a > > cd could be used just like a floppy but if there > > is software around that will make it > > behave like that I'd sure like to know. > > > > annsan the easily confused > > > > -- > William Kane > http://www.KaneScience.com > IABT Advisory Board Member > http://www.iabt.net > Tinley Park High School > 6111 W. 175th Street > Tinley Park, IL 60477 > V: 708/532-1900 ext 3909 > http://www.bhsd228.com
