cd transfer Cannot copy file. The parameter is incorrect.

I copied a directory from my old computer onto CD. Not I am trying to
copy those files to my new computer. Some transfer just fine.

Some say: Cannot copy file. The parameter is incorrect.

Some say Invalid MS-DOS function.

Please tell me about transferring files from one system to another via
CDs.

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On Fri, 01 Apr 2005 16:49:54 GMT, wrote:

>I copied a directory from my old computer onto CD. Not I am trying to
>copy those files to my new computer. Some transfer just fine.
>
>Some say: Cannot copy file. The parameter is incorrect.
>
>Some say Invalid MS-DOS function.
>
>Please tell me about transferring files from one system to another via
>CDs.

I think there's a link here that's posted every so often about asking
GOOD questions that include details - like how was the original CD
burned, what media, what O/S are you trying to copy to, etc.
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Evan Platt

On Fri, 01 Apr 2005 09:18:23 -0800,
Evan Platt <evan@*******************************> wrote:

>On Fri, 01 Apr 2005 16:49:54 GMT, wrote:
>
>>I copied a directory from my old computer onto CD. Not I am trying to
>>copy those files to my new computer. Some transfer just fine.
>>
>>Some say: Cannot copy file. The parameter is incorrect.
>>
>>Some say Invalid MS-DOS function.
>>
>>Please tell me about transferring files from one system to another via
>>CDs.
>
>I think there's a link here that's posted every so often about asking
>GOOD questions that include details - like how was the original CD
>burned, what media, what O/S are you trying to copy to, etc.

I burned a Memorex CD-RW on my Me system. All the files look good on
the CD. Now I am trying to copy them to my XP system. Many transfer
just fine. Some do not.

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wrote:
> I burned a Memorex CD-RW on my Me system. All the files look good on
> the CD. Now I am trying to copy them to my XP system. Many transfer
> just fine. Some do not.
>
>
Some pitfalls to avoid:
Path too long...
This should not be a problem in Windows, but still it seems to be
sometimes. When the full path length on the CD (from the drive letter
through folder levels and including the file name) approaches 120
characters, I have experienced problems with several Windows versions
(-95, NT4, XP). This is not consistent though. Sometimes it works and
sometimes not.
* To remedy, try to limit the length of folder and file names, and don't
nest them too deeply. If you no longer have access to the original
source, try mounting a folder containing the inaccessible files to a new
drive letter, and access the files through this "virtual drive".

Illegal characters ...
In my experience, Windows versions are quite inconsistent in the
handling of "special characters". I.e. one special character encoded in,
say, Windows NT4, might be a quite different character decoded in, say,
Windows 2000. I've observed incompatibilities in the encoding scheme all
the way from MSDOS. Specifically:
MSDOS-6 to Win3.1
Win3.1 to Win95
Win95 to Win98 (!)
Win98 to Win2000
WinNT to WinXP
All my installations have been basic Norwegian language versions,
accepting default selections for encoding/decoding schemes (such as
character set and keyboard).
* To remedy, use only letters from the english alphabet, numbers and
underscore in file and folder names. Avoid national characters, comma,
hyphen, percent sign, etc. To be on the safe side, even avoid spaces.
(use underscore for all delimiting characters).

Multisession discs ...
Did you burn all your files in one pass? Some CD players have trouble
reading some multisession CDs. Particularly if ...
- the same file or folder names are reused, in which case files should
be overwritten and folders should be merged.
- the CD is not "closed" (still open for a new burning session).

The above is based on personal experience. Note that I haven't verified
that these pitfalls were actually the reasons for my problems, but the
indicated remedies did coincide with a problem solved.

Keme

This helps. Thank you.

On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 01:55:29 +0200,
Keme <> wrote:

> wrote:
>> I burned a Memorex CD-RW on my Me system. All the files look good on
>> the CD. Now I am trying to copy them to my XP system. Many transfer
>> just fine. Some do not.
>>
>>
>Some pitfalls to avoid:
>Path too long...
>This should not be a problem in Windows, but still it seems to be
>sometimes. When the full path length on the CD (from the drive letter
>through folder levels and including the file name) approaches 120
>characters, I have experienced problems with several Windows versions
>(-95, NT4, XP). This is not consistent though. Sometimes it works and
>sometimes not.
>* To remedy, try to limit the length of folder and file names, and don't
>nest them too deeply. If you no longer have access to the original
>source, try mounting a folder containing the inaccessible files to a new
>drive letter, and access the files through this "virtual drive".
>
>Illegal characters ...
>In my experience, Windows versions are quite inconsistent in the
>handling of "special characters". I.e. one special character encoded in,
>say, Windows NT4, might be a quite different character decoded in, say,
>Windows 2000. I've observed incompatibilities in the encoding scheme all
>the way from MSDOS. Specifically:
>MSDOS-6 to Win3.1
>Win3.1 to Win95
>Win95 to Win98 (!)
>Win98 to Win2000
>WinNT to WinXP
>All my installations have been basic Norwegian language versions,
>accepting default selections for encoding/decoding schemes (such as
>character set and keyboard).
>* To remedy, use only letters from the english alphabet, numbers and
>underscore in file and folder names. Avoid national characters, comma,
>hyphen, percent sign, etc. To be on the safe side, even avoid spaces.
>(use underscore for all delimiting characters).
>
>Multisession discs ...
>Did you burn all your files in one pass? Some CD players have trouble
>reading some multisession CDs. Particularly if ...
>- the same file or folder names are reused, in which case files should
>be overwritten and folders should be merged.
>- the CD is not "closed" (still open for a new burning session).
>
>The above is based on personal experience. Note that I haven't verified
>that these pitfalls were actually the reasons for my problems, but the
>indicated remedies did coincide with a problem solved.

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