Perhaps you may have more success if you copy the backed up files on the CD back on to your hard drive, then try to restore or open them from there. To do this you may have to change the file attributes when they are copied back to your hard drive. Right click the file, select PROPERTIES, and remove the selection from in front of READ ONLY. Do this step before you attempt to open or restore the backups. Lance -----Original Message----- From: genlistlass [mailto:genlistlass@hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, 18 July 2004 16:57 To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] CD rewriter playing up! Every time I back up my genealogy data to a CD, problems occur. When I try to upload my FTM files or even some Word file, often it says the file is damaged and won't open. Yet when I burnt the disc it always says its OK. Maybe the problem arises when I start burning, a window opens saying that the file names are not right and can it fix them. I always say yes and it seems to be the very long files that are in sub/sub/sub/folders, hidden in the depths of the PC. I've not been able to check whether they are the files that don't open as they flash away so fast. I'm using a Sony rewriter and Roxio Easy 6.0. "genlistlass" in UK --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0429-2, 2004-07-16 Tested on: 18/07/2004 7:35:57 PM avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2004 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com

> Perhaps you may have more success if you copy the backed up files on the > CD back on to your hard drive, then try to restore or open them from > there. To do this you may have to change the file attributes when they > are copied back to your hard drive. Right click the file, select > PROPERTIES, and remove the selection from in front of READ ONLY. Do this > step before you attempt to open or restore the backups. > > Lance Cannot seem to do that. When I try I get an error message: "Error Copying File or Folder Cannot copy @#$%^ file: Windows is unable to find the file. This item might have already been deleted or moved. Press F5 to refresh the view of this folder." I tried changing the "Read only " properties also but that didn't work either. I think something's seriously wrong with either the CD writer of the Roxio software working with Win ME. I've tried reloading both the rewriter and the Roxio but that didn't work........Stumped! genlistlass, UK