Burning to a CD direct from the net? That virtually guarantees a bad CD burn. When the CD burner is writing to a disk, the data has to be available when it is writing. Downloading data from the net for a CD takes much more time than making the data available from a hard drive. If the data hasn't arrived from the net yet when the CD wants to write, you've got a "data hole" on your burning CD and automatically have a bad CD. So, always download your data from the net first to your hard drive, and then burn your CD from the data on the hard drive. You say you're trying to write directly to your CD from the net, but your puter is instead writing to your hard drive first and then burning the data to the CD. Sounds like a smart computer. :) Woody ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<>~~~~~~~~~~~~ jjc@gvtc.com writes: I am trying to download a file from the Internet and save on my CD RW. I have named the file, on the CD, and when I try to download, it goes to Drive C: Burner program, and begins saving on Drive: C. What am I doing wrong? Thanks, Janet

Yes, Woody, this Windows XP is really smart! I have worked with Windows 98SE for years, and I can say that this Windows XP is great! Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: <WoodworthW@aol.com> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 11:15 AM Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Download to CD RW > Burning to a CD direct from the net? That virtually guarantees a bad CD > burn. When the CD burner is writing to a disk, the data has to be available when > it is writing. Downloading data from the net for a CD takes much more time > than making the data available from a hard drive. If the data hasn't arrived > from the net yet when the CD wants to write, you've got a "data hole" on your > burning CD and automatically have a bad CD. So, always download your data from > the net first to your hard drive, and then burn your CD from the data on the > hard drive. > > You say you're trying to write directly to your CD from the net, but your > puter is instead writing to your hard drive first and then burning the data to > the CD. Sounds like a smart computer. :) > > Woody > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<>~~~~~~~~~~~~ > jjc@gvtc.com writes: > I am trying to download a file from the Internet and save on my CD RW. I > have named the file, on the CD, and when I try to download, it goes to Drive C: > Burner program, and begins saving on Drive: C. > > What am I doing wrong? > > Thanks, Janet > > > ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== > DO NOT open unexpected file attachments from people, even if you know them. Verify with the sender first. This may be your only line of defence, other than AV Software, against mail "viruses" > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >