I'm trying to copy a bunch of pictures from my computer onto a DVD. When I click on the picture and drag it to the DISC icon, it SAYS error reading file, cannot read from source file or disk. I cannot even view full screen. Now I have searched this forum for help with this, and it only concerns deleting the file, which I do not want to do yet, I want to copy first then delete. I have unlocker and it doesn't seem to cant to come up and help me with this. I have used the search funtion and it cannot find the pictures either. Running windows XP SP3. What software program are you trying to use for the burning process? truenorthI am using Roxio drag to disk. The photos are jpeg and run on a kodak easyshare systemMy wife uses both of the programs you are endeavoring to use. I will tell you how she does it.She does it either by one or the other of 2 different methods.
Method 1= drag and drop the "whole " file/folder with ALL the pictures that you want to burn to the icon. (not individual photos)
Method 2= open the roxio appropriate function window and "add" the photos one at a time from the file/folder source.
In using method 1 you will end up on the burned media with the file/folder and you will need to click on it from the "explore" function in order to see all the individual pictures.
Now another question --have you previously been able to do what you have been trying to do via the method you were using? Or are you trying to do this for the 1st time? truenorthNeither of these methods will work at present. Both of these methods did work at one time. Now when I open a folder,SAY 2010-10-11, the folder will open up normally and all the pictures will be there to view. Some/all (depending on which folder I open) have the little "electric arrow" symbol in the upper right hand corner. don't know what this means, maybe it's been zipped because of lack of HD space? I've explored this but have not found the answer yet except to say that all the pictures with this icon will not open full screen or can be accessed to copy etc. It comes up as the error cannot find the file it may have been moved or re-named etc. Efforts to find these have been unsucessful.Ok I have discussed this with my in house "expert" and some suggestions will now be MADE.
1.For the existing photos that you want to copy/transfer to your disc=try doing a "save-as" function to either Photo-shop (if you have it) or MS Paint (you will be able to do some modifications to the photo in each of those programs -more in Photo shop less in Paint). Then see if you can copy/transfer them via method 2 above to your disc.
2.To see if you can remove this problem for future transfers from your camera to the HDD.Assuming that you have the Kodak software.Uninstall (via add/remove programs" the Kodak software and then REINSTALL it.Take some pictures and see what happens when you try the transfer to disc. She feels that the issue is being caused by the Kodak software as opposed to the Roxio.
A suggestion of mine if you have a DVD_RW disc i would use that until you are certain that you can successfully achieve the desired result so you don't waste DVD discs.
Doing suggestion 2 above will not solve your current photo files issue but if it works it will solve the problem for the future. I doubt that your "electric arrow" photos are zipped as that action would not happen automatically. Please keep us posted as to your progress.truenorthThe "save as" funtion is not available when I click on the picture. I cannot open it with any program and I can't drag it anywhere because it can't find it. There is a "reconnect with missing pictures" option on the list. But the instructions are vague and I can't get it to work. Do you have this on your version? I think I still have the easyshare disc but I don't think that will fix the problem. We have since gone to the method of downloading them directly to discs from the camera card at our local photo store, works well. Now I want to clean up the older photos.I will discuss your latest comments with my wife and get back to you as to whether she has this "reconnect" option. I must reiterate that i am more convinced by your statement "have since gone to the method of downloading them directly to discs from the camera card at our local photo store, works well." as evidence that your issue is with your Kodak software on your computer and again would recommend you try my earlier suggestion re uninstall/reinstall. In the meanwhile to assist you in moving forward to be eventually able to do your photo transfer WITHOUT having to go to a photo store might i suggest you go to and join this forum and others there might be able to assist you with what i believe is a Kodak easy share problem.If you do ultimately resolve this in a way that allows you to do it yourself please come back and tell us what the issue was. Part of the members participation on the CH forums is learning from the experiences of other people's issues.
http://forums.techguy.org/digital-photography-imaging/609780-kodak-easyshare-software.html
I have been assuming that your original issue was created from the circumstances of these problem photos already being in a folder on your HDD as opposed to being still in the camera.Is that so? truenorth