I am having a problem with my CD drive that looks like a software issue. The
basic background is that I can use the "D" drive to play music CD's but am
unable to write text to the CD and when I try to "save as" from Word, I get
the following error message
"Incorrect Function
You do not have access to the folder 'D:\'. See your administrator for
access to this folder"
The CD which was working six months ago is a Samsung CDRW/DVD SM-308B
DVD/CD-ROM drive that is OEM with the IBM unit. Since I generally save
day-to-day files to a floppy, I seldom use the CD for storage but am in need
of it now for some large file creations.
I have run a "Troubleshoot" on the hardware and it comes back as working
without problems. I have also checked for software updates but the driver is
current. I have searched the Microsoft Knowledge base to find a relative
solution but the problems do not appear to resemble mine. I have no idea
where to look for an answer and most importantly a "fix" so if there is
someone in here who can guide me it would be appreciated. It is possible
that it is an easy fix but I am not the brightest penny when it comes to
registries and buried files so if you have a solution, perhaps I could ask
you to be specific in your guidance.
"DCM" <dcm@mhacorp.com> wrote in message
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> O/S Windows XP Home Edition
>
> I am having a problem with my CD drive that looks like a software issue.
> The basic background is that I can use the "D" drive to play music CD's
> but am unable to write text to the CD and when I try to "save as" from
> Word, I get the following error message
>
> "Incorrect Function
> You do not have access to the folder 'D:\'. See your administrator for
> access to this folder"
>
> The CD which was working six months ago is a Samsung CDRW/DVD SM-308B
> DVD/CD-ROM drive that is OEM with the IBM unit. Since I generally save
> day-to-day files to a floppy, I seldom use the CD for storage but am in
> need of it now for some large file creations.
> I have run a "Troubleshoot" on the hardware and it comes back as working
> without problems. I have also checked for software updates but the driver
> is current. I have searched the Microsoft Knowledge base to find a
> relative solution but the problems do not appear to resemble mine. I have
> no idea where to look for an answer and most importantly a "fix" so if
> there is someone in here who can guide me it would be appreciated. It is
> possible that it is an easy fix but I am not the brightest penny when it
> comes to registries and buried files so if you have a solution, perhaps I
> could ask you to be specific in your guidance.
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
From Word do your "Save As" to your PC first - eg in My Document. Then open
Windows Explorer, find the file you've just saved, and drag-and-drop it to
your D:\-drive icon. You should get a notification from the System Tray
(bottom-right, near the clock) that you have files waiting to be written.
Add any more you want, then click on the balloon to write.
I did as you recommended. Opened My Documents in Explored and dragged it
over to the CD Drive and now I am now getting an error "Windows encountered
a problem trying to copy this file. What do you want to do?" After "RETRY"
five times, I cancelled out.
"Olórin" <uyguytfytfytf@hgfhgf.com> wrote in message
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> "DCM" <dcm@mhacorp.com> wrote in message
> news:O8PU7OBvIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> O/S Windows XP Home Edition
>>
>> I am having a problem with my CD drive that looks like a software issue.
>> The basic background is that I can use the "D" drive to play music CD's
>> but am unable to write text to the CD and when I try to "save as" from
>> Word, I get the following error message
>>
>> "Incorrect Function
>> You do not have access to the folder 'D:\'. See your administrator for
>> access to this folder"
>>
>> The CD which was working six months ago is a Samsung CDRW/DVD SM-308B
>> DVD/CD-ROM drive that is OEM with the IBM unit. Since I generally save
>> day-to-day files to a floppy, I seldom use the CD for storage but am in
>> need of it now for some large file creations.
>> I have run a "Troubleshoot" on the hardware and it comes back as working
>> without problems. I have also checked for software updates but the driver
>> is current. I have searched the Microsoft Knowledge base to find a
>> relative solution but the problems do not appear to resemble mine. I have
>> no idea where to look for an answer and most importantly a "fix" so if
>> there is someone in here who can guide me it would be appreciated. It is
>> possible that it is an easy fix but I am not the brightest penny when it
>> comes to registries and buried files so if you have a solution, perhaps I
>> could ask you to be specific in your guidance.
>>
>> Thank you for your help.
>>
>
> From Word do your "Save As" to your PC first - eg in My Document. Then
> open Windows Explorer, find the file you've just saved, and drag-and-drop
> it to your D:\-drive icon. You should get a notification from the System
> Tray (bottom-right, near the clock) that you have files waiting to be
> written. Add any more you want, then click on the balloon to write.
>
"DCM" <dcm@mhacorp.com> wrote in message
news:O8PU7OBvIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> O/S Windows XP Home Edition
>
> I am having a problem with my CD drive that looks like a software issue.
> I get the following error message
>
> "Incorrect Function
> You do not have access to the folder 'D:\'. See your administrator for
> access to this folder"
>
>
> Thank you for your help.
I've seen that error when recording was not enabled for the drive. I didn't
change it, Windows just dropped the setting. (you know Windows <shrug>)
Right click the drive and choose Properties, on the Recording tab ensure
that "Enable CD recording on this drive" is checked.
--
D
I'm not an MVP a VIP nor do I have ESP.
I was just trying to help.
Please use your own best judgment before implementing any suggestions or
advice herein.
No warranty is expressed or implied.
Your mileage may vary.
See store for details.
What kind of disk do you have in that drive?? CD, CD-R or CD-RW ??
CD = no writing
CD-R = should have worked as Olórin adviced (no direct save)
CD-RW = either as CD-R , or, if formatted (with Ahead's InCD or Roxio's
equivalent), as a big floppy
--
Tumppi
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A lot learned from these newsgroups
Helsinki, FINLAND
(translations from/to FI not always accurate
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"DCM" <dcm@mhacorp.com> kirjoitti
viestissä:ejKOYzBvIHA.4736@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I did as you recommended. Opened My Documents in Explored and dragged it
>over to the CD Drive and now I am now getting an error "Windows encountered
>a problem trying to copy this file. What do you want to do?" After "RETRY"
>five times, I cancelled out.
>
> "Olórin" <uyguytfytfytf@hgfhgf.com> wrote in message
> news:O$I0$fBvIHA.5244@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> "DCM" <dcm@mhacorp.com> wrote in message
>> news:O8PU7OBvIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> O/S Windows XP Home Edition
>>>
>>> I am having a problem with my CD drive that looks like a software issue.
>>> The basic background is that I can use the "D" drive to play music CD's
>>> but am unable to write text to the CD and when I try to "save as" from
>>> Word, I get the following error message
>>>
>>> "Incorrect Function
>>> You do not have access to the folder 'D:\'. See your administrator for
>>> access to this folder"
>>>
>>> The CD which was working six months ago is a Samsung CDRW/DVD SM-308B
>>> DVD/CD-ROM drive that is OEM with the IBM unit. Since I generally save
>>> day-to-day files to a floppy, I seldom use the CD for storage but am in
>>> need of it now for some large file creations.
>>> I have run a "Troubleshoot" on the hardware and it comes back as working
>>> without problems. I have also checked for software updates but the
>>> driver is current. I have searched the Microsoft Knowledge base to find
>>> a relative solution but the problems do not appear to resemble mine. I
>>> have no idea where to look for an answer and most importantly a "fix" so
>>> if there is someone in here who can guide me it would be appreciated. It
>>> is possible that it is an easy fix but I am not the brightest penny when
>>> it comes to registries and buried files so if you have a solution,
>>> perhaps I could ask you to be specific in your guidance.
>>>
>>> Thank you for your help.
>>>
>>
>> From Word do your "Save As" to your PC first - eg in My Document. Then
>> open Windows Explorer, find the file you've just saved, and drag-and-drop
>> it to your D:\-drive icon. You should get a notification from the System
>> Tray (bottom-right, near the clock) that you have files waiting to be
>> written. Add any more you want, then click on the balloon to write.
>>
>
>
DCM wrote:
> O/S Windows XP Home Edition
>
> I am having a problem with my CD drive that looks like a software
> issue. The basic background is that I can use the "D" drive to play
> music CD's but am unable to write text to the CD and when I try to
> "save as" from Word, I get the following error message
>
> "Incorrect Function
> You do not have access to the folder 'D:\'. See your administrator
> for access to this folder"
>
> The CD which was working six months ago is a Samsung CDRW/DVD
> SM-308B DVD/CD-ROM drive that is OEM with the IBM unit. Since I
> generally save day-to-day files to a floppy, I seldom use the CD
> for storage but am in need of it now for some large file creations.
> I have run a "Troubleshoot" on the hardware and it comes back as
> working without problems. I have also checked for software updates
> but the driver is current. I have searched the Microsoft Knowledge
> base to find a relative solution but the problems do not appear to
> resemble mine. I have no idea where to look for an answer and most
> importantly a "fix" so if there is someone in here who can guide me
> it would be appreciated. It is possible that it is an easy fix but
> I am not the brightest penny when it comes to registries and buried
> files so if you have a solution, perhaps I could ask you to be
> specific in your guidance.
> Thank you for your help.
First - what is the Make and Model of the CD drive in question. Is it even
a CD-writer?
Second - what third party software do you have installed that allows you to
write to a CD like you would a floppy diskette/thumb drive/other portable
read-write media. That is not a feature of Windows XP natively.
The disk I am trying to write to is a Memorex High Speed CD-RW Rewriteable
12X 700MB 80Min
To answer Shenan Stanley:
The make and model of the CD is Samsung CDRW/DVD SM-308B DVD/CD-ROM
It is the original CD that came with the IBM NetVista
I do not have any other software programmes that involve writing to CD
I am getting the impression that this is down to the way I am doing this
somehow. Before when I saved to a CD, I am sure I would "Save As", then
select "D" drive and it would then automatically save it to an icon on my
desk for future burning to the CD which does not happen now. I simply get
the errors noted early.
Thank you for your continued attention to this. It really is driving me mad.
"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:OKSgqHKvIHA.4876@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> DCM wrote:
>> O/S Windows XP Home Edition
>>
>> I am having a problem with my CD drive that looks like a software
>> issue. The basic background is that I can use the "D" drive to play
>> music CD's but am unable to write text to the CD and when I try to
>> "save as" from Word, I get the following error message
>>
>> "Incorrect Function
>> You do not have access to the folder 'D:\'. See your administrator
>> for access to this folder"
>>
>> The CD which was working six months ago is a Samsung CDRW/DVD
>> SM-308B DVD/CD-ROM drive that is OEM with the IBM unit. Since I
>> generally save day-to-day files to a floppy, I seldom use the CD
>> for storage but am in need of it now for some large file creations.
>> I have run a "Troubleshoot" on the hardware and it comes back as
>> working without problems. I have also checked for software updates
>> but the driver is current. I have searched the Microsoft Knowledge
>> base to find a relative solution but the problems do not appear to
>> resemble mine. I have no idea where to look for an answer and most
>> importantly a "fix" so if there is someone in here who can guide me
>> it would be appreciated. It is possible that it is an easy fix but
>> I am not the brightest penny when it comes to registries and buried
>> files so if you have a solution, perhaps I could ask you to be
>> specific in your guidance.
>> Thank you for your help.
>
> First - what is the Make and Model of the CD drive in question. Is it
> even a CD-writer?
>
> Second - what third party software do you have installed that allows you
> to write to a CD like you would a floppy diskette/thumb drive/other
> portable read-write media. That is not a feature of Windows XP natively.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
Perhaps another clue! I have just attempted to copy a picture to a CD (a
Memorex High Speed CD-RW) and the screen is prompting me to insert a Disk
into the drive when there is one there already. Is it possible that I am
attempting to use the wrong CD? And, if so, what CD should I be using?
There is no indication on the package that the CD is already formatted or
NOT formatted so I have no way of knowing.
"DCM" <dcm@mhacorp.com> wrote in message
news:O8PU7OBvIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> O/S Windows XP Home Edition
>
> I am having a problem with my CD drive that looks like a software issue.
> The basic background is that I can use the "D" drive to play music CD's
> but am unable to write text to the CD and when I try to "save as" from
> Word, I get the following error message
>
> "Incorrect Function
> You do not have access to the folder 'D:\'. See your administrator for
> access to this folder"
>
> The CD which was working six months ago is a Samsung CDRW/DVD SM-308B
> DVD/CD-ROM drive that is OEM with the IBM unit. Since I generally save
> day-to-day files to a floppy, I seldom use the CD for storage but am in
> need of it now for some large file creations.
> I have run a "Troubleshoot" on the hardware and it comes back as working
> without problems. I have also checked for software updates but the driver
> is current. I have searched the Microsoft Knowledge base to find a
> relative solution but the problems do not appear to resemble mine. I have
> no idea where to look for an answer and most importantly a "fix" so if
> there is someone in here who can guide me it would be appreciated. It is
> possible that it is an easy fix but I am not the brightest penny when it
> comes to registries and buried files so if you have a solution, perhaps I
> could ask you to be specific in your guidance.
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
You can't just use a program to Save a file to a CD you have to use a CD
burning program to burn a set of files to the CD.
There are many freeware and shareware CD burning programs out there and a
quick Google search on "free CD burner" should get you a good list of them
to try out.
Later, Ray Parrish
"DCM" <dcm@mhacorp.com> wrote in message
news:O8PU7OBvIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> O/S Windows XP Home Edition
>
> I am having a problem with my CD drive that looks like a software issue.
> The basic background is that I can use the "D" drive to play music CD's
> but am unable to write text to the CD and when I try to "save as" from
> Word, I get the following error message
>
> "Incorrect Function
> You do not have access to the folder 'D:\'. See your administrator for
> access to this folder"
>
-- http://www.writingsoftheschizophrenic.com My poetry in web pages http://rayparrish.spaces.live.com/ Ray's Space, poetry, shareware and
freeware downloads http://rayparrish.blogspot.com/ Chris Ray with poetry for today.
> There are many freeware and shareware CD burning programs out there and a
> quick Google search on "free CD burner" should get you a good list of them
> to try out.
>
> Later, Ray Parrish
>
> "DCM" <dcm@mhacorp.com> wrote in message
> news:O8PU7OBvIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> O/S Windows XP Home Edition
>>
>> I am having a problem with my CD drive that looks like a software issue.
>> The basic background is that I can use the "D" drive to play music CD's
>> but am unable to write text to the CD and when I try to "save as" from
>> Word, I get the following error message
>>
>> "Incorrect Function
>> You do not have access to the folder 'D:\'. See your administrator for
>> access to this folder"
>>
> --
> http://www.writingsoftheschizophrenic.com My poetry in web pages
> http://rayparrish.spaces.live.com/ Ray's Space, poetry, shareware and
> freeware downloads
> http://rayparrish.blogspot.com/ Chris Ray with poetry for today.
"Incorrect Function" for CD burning 
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