Author Topic: **** Windows XP!!! (Read 1042 times)

Wolfala · « **on:** March 10, 2004, 05:30:02 PM »

****ING XP!!!!!!!!! I went into the My Pictures folder to do burn a CD within explorer. So I clicked select all on the folders I wanted to burn - had it cued up in the taskbar - and then decided I didn't want to burn them. Do I said delete files from the cue. Then the CD Writing Wizard comes up with a box asking if you want to save the files to burn at a later time or delete the files that are waiting to be written. I didn't want them burnt - so I said delete them. LITTLE DID I KNOW - that it actually trashed every single ****ing picture and file I had selected - regardless if it was a movie or a jpeg so I can't view them anymore! What kind of gangster **** is this????

HELP!!!

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 10, 2004, 05:31:23 PM »

Did you check the trash bin? If they are not in there you are in trouble...

Wolfala · « **Reply #2 on:** March 10, 2004, 05:32:08 PM »

They aren't to be found.....I still see the files...its just that PS and whatever else comes up doesn't think they are good anymore.

Martlet · « **Reply #3 on:** March 10, 2004, 05:33:39 PM »

Yeah. It sounds like it's all Windows XP's fault. They only asked you numerous times if you wanted to delete the stupid files.

Wolfala · « **Reply #4 on:** March 10, 2004, 05:35:54 PM »

If thats the case - why do they all still exist in the pictures folder - thumbnails and all and just not work?

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 10, 2004, 05:39:26 PM »

Wolfala
Did it change the file extension on them?

Are they no longer .jpg etc?

Wolfala · « **Reply #6 on:** March 10, 2004, 05:41:57 PM »

From what I can tell they are all still jpeg - their size has not changed - i did rename with the dos 3 letter to no effect. Every file cued - whether a zip, avi or jpg comes up completely ****ed.

Martlet · « **Reply #7 on:** March 10, 2004, 05:42:55 PM »

My bad. You didn't say they were still visible. You said "trashed", which I mistakenly took in it's literal meaning.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 10, 2004, 05:46:36 PM »

hmm try moving them to a new folder? Also try opening them from a pic viewer instead of double clicking on them?

You could also try doing a system restore.

capt. apathy · « **Reply #9 on:** March 10, 2004, 05:48:57 PM »

try to select them again and go ahead and finish the burn. they might end up in good shape on the cd, so you can replace them.

it's worth a try and the worst that could happen is you are out the time it takes to burn them.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 10, 2004, 05:49:50 PM »

Wolf
The system restore sounds drastic but it really is not and may help if all else fails.

Wolfala · « **Reply #11 on:** March 10, 2004, 05:58:13 PM »

Leeme try to burn them and see if I luck out. I did a restore to a point yesterday - had no effect. Did a new login - tech support is useless - on the phone with him right now.

Wolfala · « **Reply #12 on:** March 10, 2004, 06:06:12 PM »

OK burn with the current batch didn't work.

neckbone · « **Reply #13 on:** March 10, 2004, 06:14:05 PM »

Woflala, just use this as a new opprotunity to go get more porn... I mean, are we talking really rare, vintage stuff?

Sandman · « **Reply #14 on:** March 10, 2004, 06:40:35 PM »

Backup?