Connie, Heather made several good points in her reply that to make sure
nothing else is running in the background (Ctrl+Alt+Del and close other
programs down) and disconnect from the internet etc., etc, etc.

However, in my experience, "track following errors" and similar have been
caused by 'media' issues - hence my suggestion of changing to a different
brand of CD. Another thought here is that your CD-ROM burner *may* be aging
(How old is it and has it had a lot of use?). It might also benefit from a
lens-cleaning session. A lens cleaner can be bought from your local PC or
Hi-Fi store.

You say that :-

... I select about 90 files (using CD-RW) of which about 60
are *correct* and can be copied onto the new PC.

Have you tried the 30 failures on their own, or in a different batch(es) -
or do those same 30 files ALWAYS fail?

I realise that you were generalising, but you can see the point I'm trying
to make.

Now a little more worrying is your comment :-

software programs (Simply Accounting) for example that I want to move to
the
new PC and if they contain any sound files that will bugger up the
transfer.
I moved one program and have found that the exe file extension was not
included at the end of a file name and consequently I can't get that
program
to open. I used the "createCD" utility.

Firstly - if I understand you correctly - you can't just 'move' a working
(installed) program to another PC. You CAN move (or copy) its data, of
course, but you MUST re-install the program on the 'new' machine to enable
it to function properly.

But again, you mentioned :-

I moved one program and have found that the exe file extension
was not included ..

which appears to confirm my previous assertion that :-

I don't *think* that the problems are necessarily due to
you trying to copy/burn .mp3 files.

Uninstall/Re-install Easy CD? - Well it certainly wouldn't do any harm - and
*may* just fix it g
Aging/dirty CD-ROM burner and/or media incompatibilities are certainly high
on my list of suspects.

Remember, there are other ways of transferring data from your old HDD to
your new XP box, but worry about that if you come completely unstuck with
your CD burning method.

BTW - If you want to find out EVERYTHING you will ever need to know about
CD-Recording issues, try Andy McFadden's site:-
http://www.cdrfaq.org/
and don't have nightmares g Good luck

Mart



"SSAP" wrote in message
...
Heather and Mart:
Well, I have been picking away at moving the mp3's. I select about 90
files
(using CD-RW) of which about 60 are *correct* and can be copied onto the
new
PC. Have set defaults to "Verify" and write speed of 2X

The error messages I gave previously are still showing up during the
closing
session. I just work backwards up the list until I find the last one that
is
workable.

I can accept this way to do it but am now wondering about pertinant (sp)
software programs (Simply Accounting) for example that I want to move to
the
new PC and if they contain any sound files that will bugger up the
transfer.
I moved one program and have found that the exe file extension was not
included at the end of a file name and consequently I can't get that
program
to open. I used the "createCD" utility.

Any comments of why the exe file extension (could be other ext missed
also-
I have checked thoroughly yet) didn't get included as part of the transfer
(copy) - it is listed as .exe on the CD I used to move it. Would the
virus
(nortons BTW) program have had something to do with this failure to
properly
copy?

"Heather" wrote: Baffled, Connie....but I keep getting the nagging
thought and have to
ask.....did you burn the mp3's as *data*. In the same manner as you
would
back up your files and documents.

Yes (I think so) - used the "dataCD" and drug-in all files the same way

Empty your temp & TIF folder first.....then scandisk and defrag.
Just to double check - when you are speaking off deleting *Temp* files you
are referring to C:\WINDOWS\TEMP , but not the file folder itself ...
correct?
The disk cleanup included the removal of files from the TIF and a few
other
folders which I followed with the scandisk and defrag.

I am also using the Verbatim CD-RW (silver on one side, grayish on other)
and shut down everything (unneeded programs, internet etc) using CAD.

I will finish moving the mp3's (and deleting ... all 924 of them!!) from
one music folder before my next cleaning/defrag and then I'll look up
Roxio 6


I'm getting dangerously close to information overload

But thanks for all the suggestions - your continued help is appreciated,
so
please keep suggesting!

Connie




"Heather" wrote: Baffled, Connie....but I keep getting the nagging
thought
and have to ask.....did you burn the mp3's as *data*. In the same
manner
as you would back up your files and documents.

And I will add to some of Mart's good suggestions. See inline....

"Mart" wrote in message
...
Connie, just a very quick 'first thoughts' for a long post.

I don't *think* that the problems are necessarily due to you trying to
copy/burn .mp3 files.

A couple of suggestions to try/eliminate first:-

1) Defrag your HDD first - but as you don't have (very) much spare
capacity this might not really help.

Empty your temp & TIF folder first.....then scandisk and defrag.

2) Try burning at a lower (slowest) speed and/or a different brand of
CD-R's.

Excellent idea....try using say 4X instead of 6X (can't remember how fast
Adaptec 4 burns.

I will also add 2 important things that I learned while using Adaptec 4
and
WinME. Use only CD's that have either a silver or blue recording side.
I
found that Verbatim were usually very good. Gold surfaces, as in Kodak
Gold, will not record.....or wouldn't for me. Took me a long time to
figure
that one out.

And MOST IMPORTANT of all......use CAD to shut down unneeded programs and
disconnect from the Internet just before recording. I have a sneaking
suspicion that programs like Zone Alarm and your AV muck stuff up if they
try to connect to home base, or react to a probe. I ALWAYS did what I
just
said.

Other than that, if you could get your hands on a copy of Roxio 6, I
think
it might just do the trick. I bought it on eBay for $10 Cdn. and it was
worth $50!! Solved all my problems.

Cheers....Heather