Cannot Complete the CD Writing Wizard

[Guest Skippybox]

I am trying to write 695MB of files to a 701MB CD-RW using the CD Writing

Wizard. I have the files in the CD Burning folder, which I currently have on

my D:\ drive. I also have the D:\ drive selected under the Recording tab as

the place to have Windows store an "image" of the CD to be written. My D:\

drive has about 5.99GB of free space and my C:\ drive has about 599MB of free

space. So, according to my configuration I would figure I could write the

CD-RW under these conditions. However, when I attempt to write the CD-RW,

the wizard proceeds to prepare the image, but my free space on C:\ whittles

down to almost nothing. Eventually, I get the error: Cannot Complete the CD

Writing Wizard --- Disk D:\ does not have enough space to create temporary

files for the writing process. Click here for more information. What do you

want to do? Run the Disc Cleanup Wizard to remove unnecessary files -OR-

Save the files so that I can try again later. Obviously from that message

Windows knows I want to use D:\ for the image, but it is actually using C:\

instead. How can I fix this? Thank-you.

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: Cannot Complete the CD Writing Wizard

 

"Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:8D57E05C-FA52-4F25-8FB3-2EA246884631@microsoft.com...

>I am trying to write 695MB of files to a 701MB CD-RW using the CD Writing

> Wizard. I have the files in the CD Burning folder, which I currently have

> on

> my D:\ drive. I also have the D:\ drive selected under the Recording tab

> as

> the place to have Windows store an "image" of the CD to be written. My

> D:\

> drive has about 5.99GB of free space and my C:\ drive has about 599MB of

> free

> space. So, according to my configuration I would figure I could write the

> CD-RW under these conditions. However, when I attempt to write the CD-RW,

> the wizard proceeds to prepare the image, but my free space on C:\

> whittles

> down to almost nothing. Eventually, I get the error: Cannot Complete the

> CD

> Writing Wizard --- Disk D:\ does not have enough space to create temporary

> files for the writing process. Click here for more information. What do

> you

> want to do? Run the Disc Cleanup Wizard to remove unnecessary files -OR-

> Save the files so that I can try again later. Obviously from that message

> Windows knows I want to use D:\ for the image, but it is actually using

> C:\

> instead. How can I fix this? Thank-you.

 

What may be happening is that, if the "temp" and "tmp" variables are set to

anywhere on C:, the image is being put together there, and *then* copied to

the D drive. And it runs out of room creating the temporary image.

 

If that's the case, you would change those variables to point to a location

with more space. It would be a good idea to reboot after changing them.

 

HTH

-pk

[Guest Skippybox]

Re: Cannot Complete the CD Writing Wizard

 

Thanks for the response; very insightful. In Comand Prompt I typed SET and I

found both TMP and Temp="C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local

Settings\Temp". Are these the variables your referring to? How would

someone modify these? Can I just move the folder to the D:\ drive, or is it

more complicated? I also have a C:\TEMP, which may or may not be what you

are referring to. Also, what file or folder is the CD "image" located in on

my D:\ drive?

 

"Patrick Keenan" wrote:

> What may be happening is that, if the "temp" and "tmp" variables are set to

> anywhere on C:, the image is being put together there, and *then* copied to

> the D drive. And it runs out of room creating the temporary image.

>

> If that's the case, you would change those variables to point to a location

> with more space. It would be a good idea to reboot after changing them.

>

> HTH

> -pk

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: Cannot Complete the CD Writing Wizard

 

"Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:06B00C54-1074-49AA-8AAB-CCB50AF72246@microsoft.com...

> Thanks for the response; very insightful. In Comand Prompt I typed SET

> and I

> found both TMP and Temp="C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local

> Settings\Temp". Are these the variables your referring to?

 

They are, and that is likely the problem.

> How would

> someone modify these? Can I just move the folder to the D:\ drive,

 

That won't work, the folder would be re-created in the original location.

> or is it

> more complicated?

 

It's not complicated. I'm not at an XP system, so google "change

evironment variables XP" and you'll get results like this:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310519

 

To view or change environment variables:

1. Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.

2. Click the Advanced tab.

3. Click Environment variables.

4. Click one the following options, for either a user or a system variable:

• Click New to add a new variable name and value.

• Click an existing variable, and then click Edit to change its name or

value.

• Click an existing variable, and then click Delete to remove it.

 

 

> I also have a C:\TEMP, which may or may not be what you

> are referring to. Also, what file or folder is the CD "image" located in

> on

> my D:\ drive?

 

Didn't you say you specified the location? It may be the root if you are

just specifiying D:\.

 

Again, I'm not on an XP system at the moment, so I can't check. Make a

small image and look for it.

 

HTH

-pk

 

>

> "Patrick Keenan" wrote:

>

>> What may be happening is that, if the "temp" and "tmp" variables are set

>> to

>> anywhere on C:, the image is being put together there, and *then* copied

>> to

>> the D drive. And it runs out of room creating the temporary image.

>>

>> If that's the case, you would change those variables to point to a

>> location

>> with more space. It would be a good idea to reboot after changing

>> them.

>>

>> HTH

>> -pk

[Guest Skippybox]

Re: Cannot Complete the CD Writing Wizard

 

"Patrick Keenan" wrote:

> "Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:06B00C54-1074-49AA-8AAB-CCB50AF72246@microsoft.com...

> > Thanks for the response; very insightful. In Comand Prompt I typed SET

> > and I

> > found both TMP and Temp="C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local

> > Settings\Temp". Are these the variables your referring to?

>

> They are, and that is likely the problem.

>

> > How would

> > someone modify these? Can I just move the folder to the D:\ drive,

>

> That won't work, the folder would be re-created in the original location.

>

> > or is it

> > more complicated?

>

> It's not complicated. I'm not at an XP system, so google "change

> evironment variables XP" and you'll get results like this:

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310519

>

> To view or change environment variables:

> 1. Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.

> 2. Click the Advanced tab.

> 3. Click Environment variables.

> 4. Click one the following options, for either a user or a system variable:

> • Click New to add a new variable name and value.

> • Click an existing variable, and then click Edit to change its name or

> value.

> • Click an existing variable, and then click Delete to remove it.

 

Thanks for your help so far. I changed the location of the environmental

variables to a place on the D:\ drive (Was I only supposed to change the

path, or move the folder, too?). Unfortunately, this did not solve the

problem. When I tried the wizard again, the free space on C:\ still fell to

zero and D:\ was unaffected. I tried looking around for another place on C:\

that could be problematic, and I located a file in C:\WINDOWS\Temp called

'18era6ad.TMP', which happens to appear only when the wizard is running OK.

The file grows slowly to about 572MB, so it must be it. However, even with

hidden files and folders visible, the file isn't. I could only 'see' it

through my back-up program, so it must be super hidden. So what are my

options now? By the way, should I undo our previous step of changing the

environmental variables?

> > Also, what file or folder is the CD "image" located in on my D:\ drive?

>

> Didn't you say you specified the location? It may be the root if you are

> just specifiying D:\.

>

> Again, I'm not on an XP system at the moment, so I can't check. Make a

> small image and look for it.

 

Under the recording tab, you can only specify which drive (not a path) you

would like the 'image' stored on. So, that is why I don't know where the

image would be placed on a drive. You said it could be in the 'root', but I

never see any file there during the wizard's operation except my pagefile.sys

file. Since, the D:\ drive never appears to lose free space, I figure the

image isn't being written there or written there yet. I will have to try a

small image and see what happens.

> >

> > "Patrick Keenan" wrote:

> >

> >> What may be happening is that, if the "temp" and "tmp" variables are set

> >> to

> >> anywhere on C:, the image is being put together there, and *then* copied

> >> to

> >> the D drive. And it runs out of room creating the temporary image.

> >>

> >> If that's the case, you would change those variables to point to a

> >> location

> >> with more space. It would be a good idea to reboot after changing

> >> them.

> >>

> >> HTH

> >> -pk

[Guest Skippybox]

Re: Cannot Complete the CD Writing Wizard

 

Are you around Patrick Keenan? Here's the update to my problem, 'Cannot

Complete the CD Writing Wizard --- Disk D:\ does not have enough space to

create temporary files for the writing process', where my C:\ drive actually

is being used for CD writing preparation. If anyone else has any

suggestions, I'd appreciate them as well.

 

"Patrick Keenan" wrote:

> "Skippybox" wrote:

> > Thanks for the response; very insightful. In Comand Prompt I typed SET

> > and I

> > found both TMP and Temp="C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local

> > Settings\Temp". Are these the variables your referring to?

>

> They are, and that is likely the problem.

>

> > How would

> > someone modify these? Can I just move the folder to the D:\ drive,

>

> That won't work, the folder would be re-created in the original location.

>

> > or is it

> > more complicated?

>

> It's not complicated. I'm not at an XP system, so google "change

> evironment variables XP" and you'll get results like this:

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310519

 

Thanks for your help so far. I changed the location of the environmental

variables to a place on the D:\ drive (Was I only supposed to change the

path, or move the folder, too?). Unfortunately, this did not solve the

problem. When I tried the wizard again, the free space on C:\ still fell to

zero and D:\ was unaffected. I tried looking around for another place on C:\

that could be problematic, and I located a file in C:\WINDOWS\Temp called

'18era6ad.TMP', which happened to appear only when the wizard was running

OK.

The file grows slowly to about 572MB, so it must be it. However, even with

hidden files and folders visible, the file isn't. I could only 'see' it

through my back-up program, so it must be super hidden. So what are my

options now? By the way, should I undo our previous step of changing the

environmental variables?

> > Also, what file or folder is the CD "image" located in on my D:\ drive?

>

> Didn't you say you specified the location? It may be the root if you are

> just specifiying D:\.

>

> Again, I'm not on an XP system at the moment, so I can't check. Make a

> small image and look for it.

 

Under the recording tab, you can only specify which drive (not a path) you

would like the 'image' stored on. So, that is why I don't know where the

image would be placed on a drive. You said it could be in the 'root', but I

never see any file there during the wizard's operation except my pagefile.sys

file. Since, the D:\ drive never appears to lose free space, I figure the

image isn't being written there or written there yet. I will have to try a

small image and see what happens.

> > "Patrick Keenan" wrote:

> >

> >> What may be happening is that, if the "temp" and "tmp" variables are set

> >> to

> >> anywhere on C:, the image is being put together there, and *then* copied

> >> to

> >> the D drive. And it runs out of room creating the temporary image.

> >>

> >> If that's the case, you would change those variables to point to a

> >> location

> >> with more space. It would be a good idea to reboot after changing

> >> them.

[Guest Skippybox]

Cannot Complete the CD Writing Wizard

 

My problem is still unresolved, so I am hoping someone might have some

insight on this:

 

I am trying to write 695MB to a 701MB CD-RW using the CD Writing

Wizard. I have the D:\ drive selected as the place to have Windows store an

"image" of the CD to be written. My D:\ drive has about 5.99GB of free space

and my C:\ drive has about 599MB of free space. So, according to my

configuration I would figure I could write the CD-RW under these conditions.

 

However, when I attempt to write the CD-RW, the wizard proceeds to prepare

the image, but my free space on C:\ whittles down to almost nothing and D:\

remains unchanged. Eventually, I get the error: Cannot Complete the CD

Writing Wizard --- Disk D:\ does not have enough space to create temporary

files for the writing process.

 

Someone suggested changing my "temp" and "tmp" variables because the image

could be being put together there (C:\) before being copied to D:\. However,

I changed those and it didn't make a difference.

 

I tried looking around for another place on C:\ that could be problematic,

and I located a file in C:\WINDOWS\Temp called '18era6ad.TMP', which happened

to appear only when the wizard was running. The file grows slowly to about

572MB, so it must be it. However, even with hidden files and folders

visible, the file isn't. I could only 'see' it through my back-up program,

so it must be super hidden.

 

So what should I do now to resolve the error? Thank-you!

[Guest Unknown]

Re: Cannot Complete the CD Writing Wizard

 

Have you done a disk cleanup and defrag before attempting this? Can you

temporarily delete something on the C drive as a test case?

"Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:256E038A-7CFB-4302-8683-D1DF850D76CD@microsoft.com...

> My problem is still unresolved, so I am hoping someone might have some

> insight on this:

>

> I am trying to write 695MB to a 701MB CD-RW using the CD Writing

> Wizard. I have the D:\ drive selected as the place to have Windows store

> an

> "image" of the CD to be written. My D:\ drive has about 5.99GB of free

> space

> and my C:\ drive has about 599MB of free space. So, according to my

> configuration I would figure I could write the CD-RW under these

> conditions.

>

> However, when I attempt to write the CD-RW, the wizard proceeds to prepare

> the image, but my free space on C:\ whittles down to almost nothing and

> D:\

> remains unchanged. Eventually, I get the error: Cannot Complete the CD

> Writing Wizard --- Disk D:\ does not have enough space to create temporary

> files for the writing process.

>

> Someone suggested changing my "temp" and "tmp" variables because the image

> could be being put together there (C:\) before being copied to D:\.

> However,

> I changed those and it didn't make a difference.

>

> I tried looking around for another place on C:\ that could be problematic,

> and I located a file in C:\WINDOWS\Temp called '18era6ad.TMP', which

> happened

> to appear only when the wizard was running. The file grows slowly to

> about

> 572MB, so it must be it. However, even with hidden files and folders

> visible, the file isn't. I could only 'see' it through my back-up

> program,

> so it must be super hidden.

>

> So what should I do now to resolve the error? Thank-you!

[Guest Skippybox]

Re: Cannot Complete the CD Writing Wizard

 

Thanks for replying! I have done a disk cleanup and there is nothing left to

clean-up on C:\. I don't see how defragmenting would make more space, only

increase performance, if at all.

 

I can write a CD if there is about as much space on the C:\ drive as the CD

I'm burning. I'm low on space on C:\ and would prefer to burn CD's using

only my D:\ drive, which is far roomier (I don't want to waste 1GB on C:\ and

another 2GB on D:\ just for a CD burn).

 

This is why this problem is so strange because I chose to create the image

on D:\. Why is Windows using C:\ for this too? It seems like a waste to tie

up both drives' space. How can I force Windows to prepare the image on D:\

exclusively? Can I change something else or move 'C:\Windows\Temp'?

 

"Unknown" wrote:

> Have you done a disk cleanup and defrag before attempting this? Can you

> temporarily delete something on the C drive as a test case?

> "Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:256E038A-7CFB-4302-8683-D1DF850D76CD@microsoft.com...

> > My problem is still unresolved, so I am hoping someone might have some

> > insight on this:

> >

> > I am trying to write 695MB to a 701MB CD-RW using the CD Writing

> > Wizard. I have the D:\ drive selected as the place to have Windows store

> > an

> > "image" of the CD to be written. My D:\ drive has about 5.99GB of free

> > space

> > and my C:\ drive has about 599MB of free space. So, according to my

> > configuration I would figure I could write the CD-RW under these

> > conditions.

> >

> > However, when I attempt to write the CD-RW, the wizard proceeds to prepare

> > the image, but my free space on C:\ whittles down to almost nothing and

> > D:\

> > remains unchanged. Eventually, I get the error: Cannot Complete the CD

> > Writing Wizard --- Disk D:\ does not have enough space to create temporary

> > files for the writing process.

> >

> > Someone suggested changing my "temp" and "tmp" variables because the image

> > could be being put together there (C:\) before being copied to D:\.

> > However,

> > I changed those and it didn't make a difference.

> >

> > I tried looking around for another place on C:\ that could be problematic,

> > and I located a file in C:\WINDOWS\Temp called '18era6ad.TMP', which

> > happened

> > to appear only when the wizard was running. The file grows slowly to

> > about

> > 572MB, so it must be it. However, even with hidden files and folders

> > visible, the file isn't. I could only 'see' it through my back-up

> > program,

> > so it must be super hidden.

> >

> > So what should I do now to resolve the error? Thank-you!

[Guest Galen Somerville]

Re: Cannot Complete the CD Writing Wizard

 

Not familiar with CD Writing Wizard but most burning software, under options

or preferences, allows you to change the Temporary folder to whatever you

want.

 

Even though you told it to use D:, it's still writing stuff to it's

temporary folder.

 

Galen

 

"Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:E9694B37-44BA-4D0A-ABA5-D9ADC94E9CE2@microsoft.com...

> Thanks for replying! I have done a disk cleanup and there is nothing left

> to

> clean-up on C:\. I don't see how defragmenting would make more space,

> only

> increase performance, if at all.

>

> I can write a CD if there is about as much space on the C:\ drive as the

> CD

> I'm burning. I'm low on space on C:\ and would prefer to burn CD's using

> only my D:\ drive, which is far roomier (I don't want to waste 1GB on C:\

> and

> another 2GB on D:\ just for a CD burn).

>

> This is why this problem is so strange because I chose to create the image

> on D:\. Why is Windows using C:\ for this too? It seems like a waste to

> tie

> up both drives' space. How can I force Windows to prepare the image on

> D:\

> exclusively? Can I change something else or move 'C:\Windows\Temp'?

>

> "Unknown" wrote:

>

>> Have you done a disk cleanup and defrag before attempting this? Can you

>> temporarily delete something on the C drive as a test case?

>> "Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:256E038A-7CFB-4302-8683-D1DF850D76CD@microsoft.com...

>> > My problem is still unresolved, so I am hoping someone might have some

>> > insight on this:

>> >

>> > I am trying to write 695MB to a 701MB CD-RW using the CD Writing

>> > Wizard. I have the D:\ drive selected as the place to have Windows

>> > store

>> > an

>> > "image" of the CD to be written. My D:\ drive has about 5.99GB of free

>> > space

>> > and my C:\ drive has about 599MB of free space. So, according to my

>> > configuration I would figure I could write the CD-RW under these

>> > conditions.

>> >

>> > However, when I attempt to write the CD-RW, the wizard proceeds to

>> > prepare

>> > the image, but my free space on C:\ whittles down to almost nothing and

>> > D:\

>> > remains unchanged. Eventually, I get the error: Cannot Complete the CD

>> > Writing Wizard --- Disk D:\ does not have enough space to create

>> > temporary

>> > files for the writing process.

>> >

>> > Someone suggested changing my "temp" and "tmp" variables because the

>> > image

>> > could be being put together there (C:\) before being copied to D:\.

>> > However,

>> > I changed those and it didn't make a difference.

>> >

>> > I tried looking around for another place on C:\ that could be

>> > problematic,

>> > and I located a file in C:\WINDOWS\Temp called '18era6ad.TMP', which

>> > happened

>> > to appear only when the wizard was running. The file grows slowly to

>> > about

>> > 572MB, so it must be it. However, even with hidden files and folders

>> > visible, the file isn't. I could only 'see' it through my back-up

>> > program,

>> > so it must be super hidden.

>> >

>> > So what should I do now to resolve the error? Thank-you!

[Guest Skippybox]

Re: Cannot Complete the CD Writing Wizard

 

Thanks for the comparison. The CD Writing Wizard is the CD burning program

included with Windows XP, so there isn't an option to change its Temporary

Folder, which sounds like it's the same as the operating system. The only

thing apparently that I can change is which drive the image is placed on.

Still, the Temporary Folder, I believe, is still creating the image on C:\

and copying it to D:\, so it's taking up twice as much space over two drives,

instead of using just D:\ for the whole thing. What I need to do is figure

out how to modify the location of the C:\WINDOWS\Temp folder or something

else. What should I do? I need to preserve my free space on C:\ for future

software updates.

 

"Galen Somerville" wrote:

> Not familiar with CD Writing Wizard but most burning software, under options

> or preferences, allows you to change the Temporary folder to whatever you

> want.

>

> Even though you told it to use D:, it's still writing stuff to it's

> temporary folder.

>

> Galen

>

> "Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:E9694B37-44BA-4D0A-ABA5-D9ADC94E9CE2@microsoft.com...

> > Thanks for replying! I have done a disk cleanup and there is nothing left

> > to

> > clean-up on C:\. I don't see how defragmenting would make more space,

> > only

> > increase performance, if at all.

> >

> > I can write a CD if there is about as much space on the C:\ drive as the

> > CD

> > I'm burning. I'm low on space on C:\ and would prefer to burn CD's using

> > only my D:\ drive, which is far roomier (I don't want to waste 1GB on C:\

> > and

> > another 2GB on D:\ just for a CD burn).

> >

> > This is why this problem is so strange because I chose to create the image

> > on D:\. Why is Windows using C:\ for this too? It seems like a waste to

> > tie

> > up both drives' space. How can I force Windows to prepare the image on

> > D:\

> > exclusively? Can I change something else or move 'C:\Windows\Temp'?

> >

> > "Unknown" wrote:

> >

> >> Have you done a disk cleanup and defrag before attempting this? Can you

> >> temporarily delete something on the C drive as a test case?

> >> "Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> news:256E038A-7CFB-4302-8683-D1DF850D76CD@microsoft.com...

> >> > My problem is still unresolved, so I am hoping someone might have some

> >> > insight on this:

> >> >

> >> > I am trying to write 695MB to a 701MB CD-RW using the CD Writing

> >> > Wizard. I have the D:\ drive selected as the place to have Windows

> >> > store

> >> > an

> >> > "image" of the CD to be written. My D:\ drive has about 5.99GB of free

> >> > space

> >> > and my C:\ drive has about 599MB of free space. So, according to my

> >> > configuration I would figure I could write the CD-RW under these

> >> > conditions.

> >> >

> >> > However, when I attempt to write the CD-RW, the wizard proceeds to

> >> > prepare

> >> > the image, but my free space on C:\ whittles down to almost nothing and

> >> > D:\

> >> > remains unchanged. Eventually, I get the error: Cannot Complete the CD

> >> > Writing Wizard --- Disk D:\ does not have enough space to create

> >> > temporary

> >> > files for the writing process.

> >> >

> >> > Someone suggested changing my "temp" and "tmp" variables because the

> >> > image

> >> > could be being put together there (C:\) before being copied to D:\.

> >> > However,

> >> > I changed those and it didn't make a difference.

> >> >

> >> > I tried looking around for another place on C:\ that could be

> >> > problematic,

> >> > and I located a file in C:\WINDOWS\Temp called '18era6ad.TMP', which

> >> > happened

> >> > to appear only when the wizard was running. The file grows slowly to

> >> > about

> >> > 572MB, so it must be it. However, even with hidden files and folders

> >> > visible, the file isn't. I could only 'see' it through my back-up

> >> > program,

> >> > so it must be super hidden.

> >> >

> >> > So what should I do now to resolve the error? Thank-you!

[Guest Galen Somerville]

Re: Cannot Complete the CD Writing Wizard

 

As someone else mentioned, you need to change your Environment Variables for

Temp and Tmp to point to the D: drive.

 

Galen

 

"Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:BDC35917-2E04-46FC-B717-2B20B08DE10F@microsoft.com...

> Thanks for the comparison. The CD Writing Wizard is the CD burning

> program

> included with Windows XP, so there isn't an option to change its Temporary

> Folder, which sounds like it's the same as the operating system. The only

> thing apparently that I can change is which drive the image is placed on.

> Still, the Temporary Folder, I believe, is still creating the image on C:\

> and copying it to D:\, so it's taking up twice as much space over two

> drives,

> instead of using just D:\ for the whole thing. What I need to do is

> figure

> out how to modify the location of the C:\WINDOWS\Temp folder or something

> else. What should I do? I need to preserve my free space on C:\ for

> future

> software updates.

>

> "Galen Somerville" wrote:

>

>> Not familiar with CD Writing Wizard but most burning software, under

>> options

>> or preferences, allows you to change the Temporary folder to whatever you

>> want.

>>

>> Even though you told it to use D:, it's still writing stuff to it's

>> temporary folder.

>>

>> Galen

>>

>> "Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:E9694B37-44BA-4D0A-ABA5-D9ADC94E9CE2@microsoft.com...

>> > Thanks for replying! I have done a disk cleanup and there is nothing

>> > left

>> > to

>> > clean-up on C:\. I don't see how defragmenting would make more space,

>> > only

>> > increase performance, if at all.

>> >

>> > I can write a CD if there is about as much space on the C:\ drive as

>> > the

>> > CD

>> > I'm burning. I'm low on space on C:\ and would prefer to burn CD's

>> > using

>> > only my D:\ drive, which is far roomier (I don't want to waste 1GB on

>> > C:\

>> > and

>> > another 2GB on D:\ just for a CD burn).

>> >

>> > This is why this problem is so strange because I chose to create the

>> > image

>> > on D:\. Why is Windows using C:\ for this too? It seems like a waste

>> > to

>> > tie

>> > up both drives' space. How can I force Windows to prepare the image on

>> > D:\

>> > exclusively? Can I change something else or move 'C:\Windows\Temp'?

>> >

>> > "Unknown" wrote:

>> >

>> >> Have you done a disk cleanup and defrag before attempting this? Can

>> >> you

>> >> temporarily delete something on the C drive as a test case?

>> >> "Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> >> news:256E038A-7CFB-4302-8683-D1DF850D76CD@microsoft.com...

>> >> > My problem is still unresolved, so I am hoping someone might have

>> >> > some

>> >> > insight on this:

>> >> >

>> >> > I am trying to write 695MB to a 701MB CD-RW using the CD Writing

>> >> > Wizard. I have the D:\ drive selected as the place to have Windows

>> >> > store

>> >> > an

>> >> > "image" of the CD to be written. My D:\ drive has about 5.99GB of

>> >> > free

>> >> > space

>> >> > and my C:\ drive has about 599MB of free space. So, according to my

>> >> > configuration I would figure I could write the CD-RW under these

>> >> > conditions.

>> >> >

>> >> > However, when I attempt to write the CD-RW, the wizard proceeds to

>> >> > prepare

>> >> > the image, but my free space on C:\ whittles down to almost nothing

>> >> > and

>> >> > D:\

>> >> > remains unchanged. Eventually, I get the error: Cannot Complete the

>> >> > CD

>> >> > Writing Wizard --- Disk D:\ does not have enough space to create

>> >> > temporary

>> >> > files for the writing process.

>> >> >

>> >> > Someone suggested changing my "temp" and "tmp" variables because the

>> >> > image

>> >> > could be being put together there (C:\) before being copied to D:\.

>> >> > However,

>> >> > I changed those and it didn't make a difference.

>> >> >

>> >> > I tried looking around for another place on C:\ that could be

>> >> > problematic,

>> >> > and I located a file in C:\WINDOWS\Temp called '18era6ad.TMP', which

>> >> > happened

>> >> > to appear only when the wizard was running. The file grows slowly

>> >> > to

>> >> > about

>> >> > 572MB, so it must be it. However, even with hidden files and

>> >> > folders

>> >> > visible, the file isn't. I could only 'see' it through my back-up

>> >> > program,

>> >> > so it must be super hidden.

>> >> >

>> >> > So what should I do now to resolve the error? Thank-you!

[Guest Skippybox]

Re: Cannot Complete the CD Writing Wizard

 

I appreciate your response. The original responder did mention that. I did

change my environmental variables, which were both set as 'C:\Documents and

Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Temp' to the D:\ drive. After verifying the

change after a reboot, the problem persisted. I don't think this folder even

was being used by the CD Writing Wizard. That is why I looked elsewhere,

ending up finding the C:\WINDOWS\temp folder. The problem appears to be with

this folder. How do I change that? Thanks-you for your attempts! They are

much appreciated.

 

"Galen Somerville" wrote:

> As someone else mentioned, you need to change your Environment Variables for

> Temp and Tmp to point to the D: drive.

>

> Galen

>

> "Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:BDC35917-2E04-46FC-B717-2B20B08DE10F@microsoft.com...

> > Thanks for the comparison. The CD Writing Wizard is the CD burning

> > program

> > included with Windows XP, so there isn't an option to change its Temporary

> > Folder, which sounds like it's the same as the operating system. The only

> > thing apparently that I can change is which drive the image is placed on.

> > Still, the Temporary Folder, I believe, is still creating the image on C:\

> > and copying it to D:\, so it's taking up twice as much space over two

> > drives,

> > instead of using just D:\ for the whole thing. What I need to do is

> > figure

> > out how to modify the location of the C:\WINDOWS\Temp folder or something

> > else. What should I do? I need to preserve my free space on C:\ for

> > future

> > software updates.

> >

> > "Galen Somerville" wrote:

> >

> >> Not familiar with CD Writing Wizard but most burning software, under

> >> options

> >> or preferences, allows you to change the Temporary folder to whatever you

> >> want.

> >>

> >> Even though you told it to use D:, it's still writing stuff to it's

> >> temporary folder.

> >>

> >> Galen

> >>

> >> "Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> news:E9694B37-44BA-4D0A-ABA5-D9ADC94E9CE2@microsoft.com...

> >> > Thanks for replying! I have done a disk cleanup and there is nothing

> >> > left

> >> > to

> >> > clean-up on C:\. I don't see how defragmenting would make more space,

> >> > only

> >> > increase performance, if at all.

> >> >

> >> > I can write a CD if there is about as much space on the C:\ drive as

> >> > the

> >> > CD

> >> > I'm burning. I'm low on space on C:\ and would prefer to burn CD's

> >> > using

> >> > only my D:\ drive, which is far roomier (I don't want to waste 1GB on

> >> > C:\

> >> > and

> >> > another 2GB on D:\ just for a CD burn).

> >> >

> >> > This is why this problem is so strange because I chose to create the

> >> > image

> >> > on D:\. Why is Windows using C:\ for this too? It seems like a waste

> >> > to

> >> > tie

> >> > up both drives' space. How can I force Windows to prepare the image on

> >> > D:\

> >> > exclusively? Can I change something else or move 'C:\Windows\Temp'?

> >> >

> >> > "Unknown" wrote:

> >> >

> >> >> Have you done a disk cleanup and defrag before attempting this? Can

> >> >> you

> >> >> temporarily delete something on the C drive as a test case?

> >> >> "Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> >> news:256E038A-7CFB-4302-8683-D1DF850D76CD@microsoft.com...

> >> >> > My problem is still unresolved, so I am hoping someone might have

> >> >> > some

> >> >> > insight on this:

> >> >> >

> >> >> > I am trying to write 695MB to a 701MB CD-RW using the CD Writing

> >> >> > Wizard. I have the D:\ drive selected as the place to have Windows

> >> >> > store

> >> >> > an

> >> >> > "image" of the CD to be written. My D:\ drive has about 5.99GB of

> >> >> > free

> >> >> > space

> >> >> > and my C:\ drive has about 599MB of free space. So, according to my

> >> >> > configuration I would figure I could write the CD-RW under these

> >> >> > conditions.

> >> >> >

> >> >> > However, when I attempt to write the CD-RW, the wizard proceeds to

> >> >> > prepare

> >> >> > the image, but my free space on C:\ whittles down to almost nothing

> >> >> > and

> >> >> > D:\

> >> >> > remains unchanged. Eventually, I get the error: Cannot Complete the

> >> >> > CD

> >> >> > Writing Wizard --- Disk D:\ does not have enough space to create

> >> >> > temporary

> >> >> > files for the writing process.

> >> >> >

> >> >> > Someone suggested changing my "temp" and "tmp" variables because the

> >> >> > image

> >> >> > could be being put together there (C:\) before being copied to D:\.

> >> >> > However,

> >> >> > I changed those and it didn't make a difference.

> >> >> >

> >> >> > I tried looking around for another place on C:\ that could be

> >> >> > problematic,

> >> >> > and I located a file in C:\WINDOWS\Temp called '18era6ad.TMP', which

> >> >> > happened

> >> >> > to appear only when the wizard was running. The file grows slowly

> >> >> > to

> >> >> > about

> >> >> > 572MB, so it must be it. However, even with hidden files and

> >> >> > folders

> >> >> > visible, the file isn't. I could only 'see' it through my back-up

> >> >> > program,

> >> >> > so it must be super hidden.

> >> >> >

> >> >> > So what should I do now to resolve the error? Thank-you!

>

>

>

[Guest Galen Somerville]

Re: Cannot Complete the CD Writing Wizard

 

Well, as your finding out, some built in windows features have minimal

capabilities.

 

It's time for you to get some real CD/DVD burning software such as Nero.

 

Galen

 

"Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:67CE11D5-A45E-425E-9E03-2EDB1144D4B3@microsoft.com...

>I appreciate your response. The original responder did mention that. I

>did

> change my environmental variables, which were both set as 'C:\Documents

> and

> Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Temp' to the D:\ drive. After verifying

> the

> change after a reboot, the problem persisted. I don't think this folder

> even

> was being used by the CD Writing Wizard. That is why I looked elsewhere,

> ending up finding the C:\WINDOWS\temp folder. The problem appears to be

> with

> this folder. How do I change that? Thanks-you for your attempts! They

> are

> much appreciated.

>

> "Galen Somerville" wrote:

>

>> As someone else mentioned, you need to change your Environment Variables

>> for

>> Temp and Tmp to point to the D: drive.

>>

>> Galen

>>

>> "Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:BDC35917-2E04-46FC-B717-2B20B08DE10F@microsoft.com...

>> > Thanks for the comparison. The CD Writing Wizard is the CD burning

>> > program

>> > included with Windows XP, so there isn't an option to change its

>> > Temporary

>> > Folder, which sounds like it's the same as the operating system. The

>> > only

>> > thing apparently that I can change is which drive the image is placed

>> > on.

>> > Still, the Temporary Folder, I believe, is still creating the image on

>> > C:\

>> > and copying it to D:\, so it's taking up twice as much space over two

>> > drives,

>> > instead of using just D:\ for the whole thing. What I need to do is

>> > figure

>> > out how to modify the location of the C:\WINDOWS\Temp folder or

>> > something

>> > else. What should I do? I need to preserve my free space on C:\ for

>> > future

>> > software updates.

>> >

>> > "Galen Somerville" wrote:

>> >

>> >> Not familiar with CD Writing Wizard but most burning software, under

>> >> options

>> >> or preferences, allows you to change the Temporary folder to whatever

>> >> you

>> >> want.

>> >>

>> >> Even though you told it to use D:, it's still writing stuff to it's

>> >> temporary folder.

>> >>

>> >> Galen

>> >>

>> >> "Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> >> news:E9694B37-44BA-4D0A-ABA5-D9ADC94E9CE2@microsoft.com...

>> >> > Thanks for replying! I have done a disk cleanup and there is

>> >> > nothing

>> >> > left

>> >> > to

>> >> > clean-up on C:\. I don't see how defragmenting would make more

>> >> > space,

>> >> > only

>> >> > increase performance, if at all.

>> >> >

>> >> > I can write a CD if there is about as much space on the C:\ drive as

>> >> > the

>> >> > CD

>> >> > I'm burning. I'm low on space on C:\ and would prefer to burn CD's

>> >> > using

>> >> > only my D:\ drive, which is far roomier (I don't want to waste 1GB

>> >> > on

>> >> > C:\

>> >> > and

>> >> > another 2GB on D:\ just for a CD burn).

>> >> >

>> >> > This is why this problem is so strange because I chose to create the

>> >> > image

>> >> > on D:\. Why is Windows using C:\ for this too? It seems like a

>> >> > waste

>> >> > to

>> >> > tie

>> >> > up both drives' space. How can I force Windows to prepare the image

>> >> > on

>> >> > D:\

>> >> > exclusively? Can I change something else or move 'C:\Windows\Temp'?

>> >> >

>> >> > "Unknown" wrote:

>> >> >

>> >> >> Have you done a disk cleanup and defrag before attempting this? Can

>> >> >> you

>> >> >> temporarily delete something on the C drive as a test case?

>> >> >> "Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> >> >> news:256E038A-7CFB-4302-8683-D1DF850D76CD@microsoft.com...

>> >> >> > My problem is still unresolved, so I am hoping someone might have

>> >> >> > some

>> >> >> > insight on this:

>> >> >> >

>> >> >> > I am trying to write 695MB to a 701MB CD-RW using the CD Writing

>> >> >> > Wizard. I have the D:\ drive selected as the place to have

>> >> >> > Windows

>> >> >> > store

>> >> >> > an

>> >> >> > "image" of the CD to be written. My D:\ drive has about 5.99GB

>> >> >> > of

>> >> >> > free

>> >> >> > space

>> >> >> > and my C:\ drive has about 599MB of free space. So, according to

>> >> >> > my

>> >> >> > configuration I would figure I could write the CD-RW under these

>> >> >> > conditions.

>> >> >> >

>> >> >> > However, when I attempt to write the CD-RW, the wizard proceeds

>> >> >> > to

>> >> >> > prepare

>> >> >> > the image, but my free space on C:\ whittles down to almost

>> >> >> > nothing

>> >> >> > and

>> >> >> > D:\

>> >> >> > remains unchanged. Eventually, I get the error: Cannot Complete

>> >> >> > the

>> >> >> > CD

>> >> >> > Writing Wizard --- Disk D:\ does not have enough space to create

>> >> >> > temporary

>> >> >> > files for the writing process.

>> >> >> >

>> >> >> > Someone suggested changing my "temp" and "tmp" variables because

>> >> >> > the

>> >> >> > image

>> >> >> > could be being put together there (C:\) before being copied to

>> >> >> > D:\.

>> >> >> > However,

>> >> >> > I changed those and it didn't make a difference.

>> >> >> >

>> >> >> > I tried looking around for another place on C:\ that could be

>> >> >> > problematic,

>> >> >> > and I located a file in C:\WINDOWS\Temp called '18era6ad.TMP',

>> >> >> > which

>> >> >> > happened

>> >> >> > to appear only when the wizard was running. The file grows

>> >> >> > slowly

>> >> >> > to

>> >> >> > about

>> >> >> > 572MB, so it must be it. However, even with hidden files and

>> >> >> > folders

>> >> >> > visible, the file isn't. I could only 'see' it through my

>> >> >> > back-up

>> >> >> > program,

>> >> >> > so it must be super hidden.

>> >> >> >

>> >> >> > So what should I do now to resolve the error? Thank-you!

>>

>>

>>

[Guest Skippybox]

Re: Cannot Complete the CD Writing Wizard

 

Thanks for your suggestion. I just might take you up on your offer, unless I

can find another way.

 

"Galen Somerville" wrote:

> Well, as your finding out, some built in windows features have minimal

> capabilities.

>

> It's time for you to get some real CD/DVD burning software such as Nero.

>

> Galen

>

> "Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:67CE11D5-A45E-425E-9E03-2EDB1144D4B3@microsoft.com...

> >I appreciate your response. The original responder did mention that. I

> >did

> > change my environmental variables, which were both set as 'C:\Documents

> > and

> > Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Temp' to the D:\ drive. After verifying

> > the

> > change after a reboot, the problem persisted. I don't think this folder

> > even

> > was being used by the CD Writing Wizard. That is why I looked elsewhere,

> > ending up finding the C:\WINDOWS\temp folder. The problem appears to be

> > with

> > this folder. How do I change that? Thanks-you for your attempts! They

> > are

> > much appreciated.

> >

> > "Galen Somerville" wrote:

> >

> >> As someone else mentioned, you need to change your Environment Variables

> >> for

> >> Temp and Tmp to point to the D: drive.

> >>

> >> Galen

> >>

> >> "Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> news:BDC35917-2E04-46FC-B717-2B20B08DE10F@microsoft.com...

> >> > Thanks for the comparison. The CD Writing Wizard is the CD burning

> >> > program

> >> > included with Windows XP, so there isn't an option to change its

> >> > Temporary

> >> > Folder, which sounds like it's the same as the operating system. The

> >> > only

> >> > thing apparently that I can change is which drive the image is placed

> >> > on.

> >> > Still, the Temporary Folder, I believe, is still creating the image on

> >> > C:\

> >> > and copying it to D:\, so it's taking up twice as much space over two

> >> > drives,

> >> > instead of using just D:\ for the whole thing. What I need to do is

> >> > figure

> >> > out how to modify the location of the C:\WINDOWS\Temp folder or

> >> > something

> >> > else. What should I do? I need to preserve my free space on C:\ for

> >> > future

> >> > software updates.

> >> >

> >> > "Galen Somerville" wrote:

> >> >

> >> >> Not familiar with CD Writing Wizard but most burning software, under

> >> >> options

> >> >> or preferences, allows you to change the Temporary folder to whatever

> >> >> you

> >> >> want.

> >> >>

> >> >> Even though you told it to use D:, it's still writing stuff to it's

> >> >> temporary folder.

> >> >>

> >> >> Galen

> >> >>

> >> >> "Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> >> news:E9694B37-44BA-4D0A-ABA5-D9ADC94E9CE2@microsoft.com...

> >> >> > Thanks for replying! I have done a disk cleanup and there is

> >> >> > nothing

> >> >> > left

> >> >> > to

> >> >> > clean-up on C:\. I don't see how defragmenting would make more

> >> >> > space,

> >> >> > only

> >> >> > increase performance, if at all.

> >> >> >

> >> >> > I can write a CD if there is about as much space on the C:\ drive as

> >> >> > the

> >> >> > CD

> >> >> > I'm burning. I'm low on space on C:\ and would prefer to burn CD's

> >> >> > using

> >> >> > only my D:\ drive, which is far roomier (I don't want to waste 1GB

> >> >> > on

> >> >> > C:\

> >> >> > and

> >> >> > another 2GB on D:\ just for a CD burn).

> >> >> >

> >> >> > This is why this problem is so strange because I chose to create the

> >> >> > image

> >> >> > on D:\. Why is Windows using C:\ for this too? It seems like a

> >> >> > waste

> >> >> > to

> >> >> > tie

> >> >> > up both drives' space. How can I force Windows to prepare the image

> >> >> > on

> >> >> > D:\

> >> >> > exclusively? Can I change something else or move 'C:\Windows\Temp'?

> >> >> >

> >> >> > "Unknown" wrote:

> >> >> >

> >> >> >> Have you done a disk cleanup and defrag before attempting this? Can

> >> >> >> you

> >> >> >> temporarily delete something on the C drive as a test case?

> >> >> >> "Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> >> >> news:256E038A-7CFB-4302-8683-D1DF850D76CD@microsoft.com...

> >> >> >> > My problem is still unresolved, so I am hoping someone might have

> >> >> >> > some

> >> >> >> > insight on this:

> >> >> >> >

> >> >> >> > I am trying to write 695MB to a 701MB CD-RW using the CD Writing

> >> >> >> > Wizard. I have the D:\ drive selected as the place to have

> >> >> >> > Windows

> >> >> >> > store

> >> >> >> > an

> >> >> >> > "image" of the CD to be written. My D:\ drive has about 5.99GB

> >> >> >> > of

> >> >> >> > free

> >> >> >> > space

> >> >> >> > and my C:\ drive has about 599MB of free space. So, according to

> >> >> >> > my

> >> >> >> > configuration I would figure I could write the CD-RW under these

> >> >> >> > conditions.

> >> >> >> >

> >> >> >> > However, when I attempt to write the CD-RW, the wizard proceeds

> >> >> >> > to

> >> >> >> > prepare

> >> >> >> > the image, but my free space on C:\ whittles down to almost

> >> >> >> > nothing

> >> >> >> > and

> >> >> >> > D:\

> >> >> >> > remains unchanged. Eventually, I get the error: Cannot Complete

> >> >> >> > the

> >> >> >> > CD

> >> >> >> > Writing Wizard --- Disk D:\ does not have enough space to create

> >> >> >> > temporary

> >> >> >> > files for the writing process.

> >> >> >> >

> >> >> >> > Someone suggested changing my "temp" and "tmp" variables because

> >> >> >> > the

> >> >> >> > image

> >> >> >> > could be being put together there (C:\) before being copied to

> >> >> >> > D:\.

> >> >> >> > However,

> >> >> >> > I changed those and it didn't make a difference.

> >> >> >> >

> >> >> >> > I tried looking around for another place on C:\ that could be

> >> >> >> > problematic,

> >> >> >> > and I located a file in C:\WINDOWS\Temp called '18era6ad.TMP',

> >> >> >> > which

> >> >> >> > happened

> >> >> >> > to appear only when the wizard was running. The file grows

> >> >> >> > slowly

> >> >> >> > to

> >> >> >> > about

> >> >> >> > 572MB, so it must be it. However, even with hidden files and

> >> >> >> > folders

> >> >> >> > visible, the file isn't. I could only 'see' it through my

> >> >> >> > back-up

> >> >> >> > program,

> >> >> >> > so it must be super hidden.

> >> >> >> >

> >> >> >> > So what should I do now to resolve the error? Thank-you!

> >>

> >>

> >>

>

>

>