File Transfer Wizard Problems

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I am having the same problem. ie Transfer wizard does not recognize my DVD

Disc 1 and asked me to put in correct disc. My Computer does not list the

files on any of the 3 discs. It did before I reinstalled windows.

It does read ordinary CDs.

Can anyone help??



"brit35" wrote:



> Try downloading KB896344 from MS Update - Custom downloads and then use FAST.

> It worked for me.

>

> "John" wrote:

>

> > I have recently reinstalled Windows XP on my home PC after suffering

> > inexplicable crashes and, before commencing, used the "File & Settings

> > Transfer Wizard" to back up my files etc onto a DVD. After completing the

> > reinstall and attempting to restore the backup files I get a message telling

> > me: "the location that you specified does not contain stored information"

> > when pointing the wizard to the USMT2.UNC folder. If I try the Root

> > directory I get the message: "Insert disk 1" and clicking OK gives the

> > message "Disk inserted is not the correct one". The USMT2.UNC folder

> > contains 877MB in 2 files -'status' ( 1kb) and 'IMG00001.DAT' (898,310kb) so

> > the files must be there!

> >

> > Can anyone tell me if there is any way top access the "dat" file to extract

> > the files. I am desperate as all my digital photos are in here!!

> >

> > Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am desperate!
 
RGB wrote

I am having the same problem. ie Transfer wizard does not recognize my DVD

Disc 1 and asked me to put in correct disc. My Computer does not list the

files on any of the 3 discs. It did before I reinstalled windows.

It does read ordinary CDs.

Can anyone help??



"brit35" wrote:



> Try downloading KB896344 from MS Update - Custom downloads and then use FAST.

> It worked for me.

>

> "John" wrote:

>

> > I have recently reinstalled Windows XP on my home PC after suffering

> > inexplicable crashes and, before commencing, used the "File & Settings

> > Transfer Wizard" to back up my files etc onto a DVD. After completing the

> > reinstall and attempting to restore the backup files I get a message telling

> > me: "the location that you specified does not contain stored information"

> > when pointing the wizard to the USMT2.UNC folder. If I try the Root

> > directory I get the message: "Insert disk 1" and clicking OK gives the

> > message "Disk inserted is not the correct one". The USMT2.UNC folder

> > contains 877MB in 2 files -'status' ( 1kb) and 'IMG00001.DAT' (898,310kb) so

> > the files must be there!

> >

> > Can anyone tell me if there is any way top access the "dat" file to extract

> > the files. I am desperate as all my digital photos are in here!!

> >

> > Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am desperate!
 
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> I am having the same problem. ie Transfer wizard does not recognize my DVD

> Disc 1 and asked me to put in correct disc. My Computer does not list the

> files on any of the 3 discs. It did before I reinstalled windows.

> It does read ordinary CDs.




These symptoms suggest the drive now is defective and

should be replaced (or you can add a DVD drive and reserve

this one for CDs.)



--

Don Phillipson

Carlsbad Springs

(Ottawa, Canada)
 
"RGB" wrote in message

news:440807EB-B7EA-4B58-AFA1-ED0269EF9736@microsoft.com...



> I am having the same problem. ie Transfer wizard does not recognize my DVD

> Disc 1 and asked me to put in correct disc. My Computer does not list the

> files on any of the 3 discs. It did before I reinstalled windows.

> It does read ordinary CDs.




These symptoms suggest the drive now is defective and

should be replaced (or you can add a DVD drive and reserve

this one for CDs.)



--

Don Phillipson

Carlsbad Springs

(Ottawa, Canada)
 
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