-RS- wrote:
> Ken Weitzel wrote:
>
>>
>>> Hi RS...
>>
>>
>> Sorry to hear of your loss. Couple of suggestions, if I may?
>>
>> How about copying the entire cd in one swell foop to a directory
>> on your hard drive? Perhaps you'll be able to see some or all
>> of them that way.
>>
>> Then again, perhaps the copy will continue only so far and hang.
>> If so, you'll probably get at least some of your pics.
>>
>> If that doesn't work for you then if the pics are sufficiently
>> important to you, you might want to try loading the whole
>> thing into a hex editor. Search out jpeg headers and footers,
>> and copy each and every one into a new file with a unique name.
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>> Ken
>>
>
> Yes, I was doing a folder-by-folder copy from the CDR onto the hard disk
> when it first complained that it could not copy certain files. What
> would be a good way to do a one-fell-swoop copy of the CDR to the hard
> drive? "X-copy" ? I have not used that for some time, but I must have a
> DOS reference book somewhere ... to help me get the parameters right 
.
>
> The Hex editor idea would probably be the best idea I've heard so far
> ... if I was familiar with such editors. I didn't quite follow your
> suggestion about the headers and footers: Are they the part that is
> likely to be damaged? Do I want to keep them ... or the stuff that is
> between the header & footer ?? Perhaps I can find a true geek
> (programmer who does machine-level programming) to help me ! Yes, the
> images are important: a very fancy wedding in the Punjab, India that I
> was invited to take photos at.
>
> -RS-
Hi...
Good, making progress. We now know that it's the media
itself that's at fault. You either bought a flawed blank CD,
or the burner wasn't up to par, or finally that it somehow
was damaged a bit in storage/transportation.
I'd humbly suggest that were it mine, I'd try reading it again.
Each time the "retry" option came up I'd click it over and over
again. Keep at it until your clicking finger gets sore
I've seen success finally after a dozen tries.
Should that not work, I'd next try enlisting neighbors, friends,
and family. Visit for a coffee, and see if their reader won't
read it. Try for a mix of qualities if you can find them;
from the latest and greatest 52x combo dvd/cd reader to the
oldest slowest available. There is a possibility that the
one in India may have been just a bit different from ours.
Worth trying.
If still no luck, examine the cd carefully in bright sunlight.
Fingerprints? A stuck speck of dust? A tiny scratch?
Remember that the most sensitive surface is not the one you'd
expect - the "label" side is far and away the most critical.
If you find marks, I'd recommend cleaning it by washing hands
thoroughly. Then with a gentle flow of lukewarm body temp
water wetting the cd - both sides. Touch a bar of hand soap
with the tip of your finger, and *gently* wipe the cd. Wipe
from the center outwards to the rim. Both sides. Then rinse
well with gently tepid water. *Pat* dry with a lint free cloth.
Don't rub.
Then repeat the your reader; other readers thing.
If still nothing, then a hex editor is quite simple to use.
I'd recommend winhex, though there are others. They'll give
you a free demo to try, though it will be crippled (won't save)
It will show you what it will do once paid for while crippled.
A jpeg header is an essential part of the file; it includes
information about how the file is compressed. Every jpeg
begins with (hex) FFD8, and ends with FFD9.
One final thought, another fellow here has (or hopefully had)
a sorta similar problem (though hd based) He appeared to be
dedicated and skilled, and may be willing to share what he's
learned with you. He used a "no-spam" kind of address, but
if you write another message with the subject PING: PlainBill
he may notice it and offer to help you out.
Hopefully others too will offer suggestions.
Take care.
Ken<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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