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Today's Tips 07/18/2006
Copy Files And Folders To A CD In Windows XP!
To copy files and folders to a CD:
1. Insert a blank writable CD into the CD recorder.
2. Double-click My Computer, and then click the files or folders that
you want to copy to the CD. To select more than one file, hold down the
CTRL key while you click the files you want.
3. Click any of the following options:
- Copy this file
- Copy this folder
- Copy the selected items
4. In the Copy Items dialog box, click the CD recording drive, and then
click Copy.
5. In My Computer, double-click the CD recording drive.
Windows displays a temporary area where the files are held before they
are copied to the CD. Check that the files and folders that you intend
to copy to the CD are displayed under Files Ready to Be Written to the
CD.
6. Under CD Writing Tasks, click Write to CD.
7. After the CD Writing Wizard starts, follow the instructions in the
wizard.
8. When the process is finished, the wizard displays a check box for you
to choose to create another CD like the one you just made.
If you want to create multiple copies of the same CD, click Yes, write
these files to another CD and insert another blank, writable CD into the
CD recorder. Follow the instructions in the wizard.
NOTE: After you copy files or folders to the CD, it is useful to view
the CD to confirm that the files are copied.
Gary Chambers
Encrypt A Folder To Protect Files You May Be
Working With!
NOTE: You can encrypt files and folders only on volumes that use the
NTFS file system.
1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then
click Windows Explorer.
2. Locate and right-click the folder that you want, and then click
Properties.
3. On the General tab, click Advanced.
4. Under Compress or Encrypt attributes, select the Encrypt contents to
secure data check box, and then click OK.
5. Click OK.
6. In the Confirm Attribute Changes dialog box that appears, use one of
the following steps:
- If you want to encrypt only the folder, click Apply changes to this
folder only, and then click OK.
- If you want to encrypt the existing folder contents along with the
folder, click Apply changes to this folder, subfolders and files, and
then click OK.
The folder becomes an encrypted folder. New files that you create in
this folder are automatically encrypted. Note that this does not prevent
others from viewing the contents of the folder. This prevents others
from opening items in the encrypted folder.
For example, if another user attempts to open a Microsoft Word document
that has been created in the encrypted folder, the following message
appears:
Word cannot open the document: Username does not have access privileges
(drive:\filename.doc)
If another user attempts to copy or move a document from the encrypted
folder to another location on the hard disk, the following message
appears:
Error Copying File or Folder
Cannot copy Filename: Access is denied.
Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is
not currently in use.
APPLIES TO:
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Gary Chambers
Mysteriously Colored Filenames In XP Home!
The font color of many of the filenames (not folder names) in Windows
Explorer has changed for no apparent reason from the default black to a
bright sapphire blue. The filenames in a given folder can be black,
blue, or both.
This phenomenon is not new, but for some reason quite a few readers have
written about it recently. The blue color is not harmful in any way.
Windows XP supports the NTFS file system, which in turn supports NTFS
file compression. By default, NTFS-compressed files are displayed in a
color, specifically the bright blue you mention.
You say you haven't compressed any files, but if you've used the Disk
Cleanup applet, you've probably done so without realizing it. The Disk
Cleanup applet includes an option called Compress old files, which saves
space. You probably selected that option without realizing that it would
change the appearance of the filenames in Windows Explorer.
If you prefer, you can select Folder Options from Windows Explorer's
Tools menu, click on the View tab, and uncheck the item that says
Display compressed files and folders with alternate color. But now that
you know the cause of the color change, you may want to retain this
visual indication that a file is compressed.
Gary Chambers |
