DVD label in explorer

From: "Linea Recta"

I'm cathaloging some DVD's and for this I'm making snapshots of the
contents in explorer window.
After inserting another DVD I have to press 'renew' each time to see the
new contents, not really handy but OK.

A whole other thing is the label name! Kicking and swearing won't help,
closing and restarting explorer doesn't work either... The label keeps
displaying the name of the previous DVD. Of course I don't want to print a
cover with the wrong DVD name! How van I fix this stupid behaviour?

? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Dave
Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

On Sun, 24 Jun 2012 13:53:25 +0200, "Linea Recta"
wrote:

I'm cathaloging some DVD's and for this I'm making snapshots of the contents
in explorer window.

There are several easier (and better) ways. Here are five ways:

1. Select all the files, press and hold the shift key, then
right-click and select Copy as path.

This copies the list of file names to the clipboard.

Paste the results into any document such as a txt or doc file & print
that.

2. Go to a command prompt and issue the command
dir [drive:folder] > c:\tempfilename (you can use any name and put it
in any folder you want)

Then open notepad, open tempfilename, and print it from there.

3. Write (for example in Notepad) a 1-line text file:
DIR %1 /O >LPT1:
Save it as "printdir.bat" in the "Send To" folder.
Then, to print list of files in any folder, right-click that folder
and select Send to | printdir.bat
To include subfolders, change the command to DIR %1 /O/S >LPT1:

4. Go to
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...US;Q321379 and
follow the instructions there.

5. Download and use any of the several freeware/shareware utilities
that can do this, such as the popular
http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptdirprn.asp


And if you get a text file, you can edit and format it to your liking.

Ken

After inserting another DVD I have to press 'renew' each time to see the new
contents, not really handy but OK.

A whole other thing is the label name! Kicking and swearing won't help,
closing and restarting explorer doesn't work either... The label keeps
displaying the name of the previous DVD. Of course I don't want to print a
cover with the wrong DVD name! How van I fix this stupid behaviour?



regards,

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP

Linea Recta wrote:

I'm cathaloging some DVD's and for this I'm making snapshots of the contents
in explorer window.
After inserting another DVD I have to press 'renew' each time to see the new
contents, not really handy but OK.

A whole other thing is the label name! Kicking and swearing won't help,
closing and restarting explorer doesn't work either... The label keeps
displaying the name of the previous DVD. Of course I don't want to print a
cover with the wrong DVD name! How van I fix this stupid behaviour?

I suspect that those DVD's are home made, and someone was not
careful, and the LABEL name is the same on all of them. Correct?
Try burning a new one with a new label name and see.
Or, take a few to a new computer and see.

"Paul in Houston TX" schreef in bericht
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Linea Recta wrote:

I'm cathaloging some DVD's and for this I'm making snapshots of the
contents in explorer window.
After inserting another DVD I have to press 'renew' each time to see the
new contents, not really handy but OK.

A whole other thing is the label name! Kicking and swearing won't help,
closing and restarting explorer doesn't work either... The label keeps
displaying the name of the previous DVD. Of course I don't want to print
a cover with the wrong DVD name! How van I fix this stupid behaviour?

I suspect that those DVD's are home made,

Yes.

and someone was not
careful, and the LABEL name is the same on all of them. Correct?

Wrong. They all have a name with a unique number.

Try burning a new one with a new label name and see.
Or, take a few to a new computer and see.

regards,

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"Ken Blake, MVP" schreef in bericht
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On Sun, 24 Jun 2012 13:53:25 +0200, "Linea Recta"
wrote:

I'm cathaloging some DVD's and for this I'm making snapshots of the
contents
in explorer window.

There are several easier (and better) ways. Here are five ways:

1. Select all the files, press and hold the shift key, then
right-click and select Copy as path.

This copies the list of file names to the clipboard.

Paste the results into any document such as a txt or doc file & print
that.

2. Go to a command prompt and issue the command
dir [drive:folder] > c:\tempfilename (you can use any name and put it
in any folder you want)

Then open notepad, open tempfilename, and print it from there.

3. Write (for example in Notepad) a 1-line text file:
DIR %1 /O >LPT1:
Save it as "printdir.bat" in the "Send To" folder.
Then, to print list of files in any folder, right-click that folder
and select Send to | printdir.bat
To include subfolders, change the command to DIR %1 /O/S >LPT1:

4. Go to
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...US;Q321379 and
follow the instructions there.

5. Download and use any of the several freeware/shareware utilities
that can do this, such as the popular
http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptdirprn.asp


And if you get a text file, you can edit and format it to your liking.

Ken

Thanks for all the alternatives. I will check it out asap. I hope though,
one is able to remember the ever growing list of workarounds and
alternatives e.g. in case some day it may be necessary to reinstall Windows.

Besides all that, is it a known bug that the mentioned label name of
removables are not updated correctly?




regards,

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