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More info?)
Yes thanks Wesley, I understand.
B.W.
"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:uaugbtUtFHA.2968@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> B.W.,
>
> They are supposed to be deleted, but as with anything, a combination of
> things can happen and they may not be deleted.
>
> Windows XP’s inbuilt CD-burning software gives the impression that the
> files
> are being written to the disk right away when dragging and dropping them
> to
> the CD drive’s icon, or by right-clicking them, taking Send To, and
> selecting CD Drive x: as the destination. But this is not the case.
> Doing
> this simply stashes copies of these files on the hard disk, in a “staging
> area” (%homepath%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\CD Burning).
>
> They are only written to the CD when you take an explicit action. This may
> be:
> • right-click on the drive’s icon and take Write files to CD; or,
> • open a window on the drive and take Write Files to CD in the Folder
> actions to be seen in the bar on the left of the window.
>
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.htm
>
> If you do not take an explicit action, like above, they will probably
> remain
> in the CD Burning folder, as an example.
>
> I use a 3rd party burning software, which works differently.
>
> BTW,
> %homepath% is an environment variable that is the path to the user's home
> directory.
>
> Typing or pasting %homepath% into the Start | Run box opens to the
> Documents
> and Settings folder on whatever drive it is located on and the logged in
> user.
>
> I.e. C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:newscache$3uwimi$pxh$1@elise.onthenet.com.au,
> B.W. <bwaller@norex.com.auxx (drop the xx)> hunted and pecked:
>> Thank you, this is where I found the temp storage area for files for cd
>> burning.
>>
>> C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Local Settings\Application
>> Data\Microsoft\CD Burning
>>
>> I then found there wasn't anything being held there anyway, does XP
>> actually store the files here permanently or does Win XP delete them at
>> closedown?
>>
>> B.W.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:O0L$fE1sFHA.1136@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> %homepath%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\CD Burning
>>> or
>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Local Settings\Application
>>> Data\Microsoft\CD Burning
>>>
>>> Paste this in the Start | Run box and click OK...
>>>
>>> %homepath%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\CD Burning
>>>
>>> To delete...
>>> Select everthing in the right hand pane (Ctrl + A) and hit your Delete
>>> key.
>>>
>>> See...
>>> 7. SETTINGS FOR THE INBUILT SOFTWARE
>>> here...
>>> Burning CDs in Windows XP
>>>
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.htm
>>>
>>> 2. THE INBUILT SYSTEM IN WINDOWS XP
>>>
>>> --
>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>
>>> Wes
>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>
>>> In news:eXrEKS0sFHA.1028@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl,
>>> B.W. <bwaller@norex.com.auxx (drop the xx)> hunted and pecked:
>>>> I understand that when you use XP's feature to burn files to CD they
>>>> are
>>>> first of all stored in a temporary area. I feel I have in the past
>>>> started to burn some files but then not proceeded and maybe these files
>>>> are still being held in this temp storage area. Where is it and how
>>>> would I delete these files I don't want to burn now?
>>>>
>>>> TIA
>>>>
>>>> B.W.
>
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