My computer's (an emachines PC with Windows XP, just so you know) CD-RW drive doesn't work properly, and I just hooked up a DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive to one of my USB ports this weekend. I've ALREADY used it to burn music CDs so I know it works with my computer. But though I figured out how to switch my Windows Media Player over from my original CD-RW drive to burning with the new drive, I can't find the way to burn picture files using this drive... it only recognizes the original drive and I can't find options for changing the default when I'm burning pictures.

Please help...Deandra Mason.....What kind of burning software are you trying to use ?

dl65  Now I feel very clueless, because I don't know the answer to that. I just select the pictures I want in the "My Pictures" FOLDER and hit "copy all to CD." But it sends them to the wrong CD drive and I don't know how to redirect it...

thanks  Deandra Mason........ok .....I know what your doing .......
Question for you ........when you have the external cd burner plugged in to the USB port ........what drive letter does it SHOW up as in "My Computer".

Look in you programs folder (or in ALL Programs ) and see if you have a program called NERO or Ahead Nero ?


let us know

dl65  The drive letter is E... I don't have Nero...

thanks  Is the CD-RW detected? You may need to install drivers for it.

Does it work outside of your copying software?If it works for copying music, then doesn't that mean it's detected? I was able to go into iTunes and Windows Media Player, and switch the default burning drive over to it, I just don't know how to do that with picture burning...Wmp can not burn jpeg/ipg files to disk......maybe you need this >>http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4055

the pic files should burn as DATA? Quote

If it works for copying music, then doesn't that mean it's detected? I was able to go into iTunes and Windows Media Player, and switch the default burning drive over to it, I just don't know how to do that with picture burning...