Iphoto 4 and buring images to disk

I created a folder with 58 pictures in it. I burned it. I loaded this cd back into my computer to verify the photos were there (only 58). Took cd to Walgreens to print. It found 192 photos (thumbnails images maybe??). Any idea how to get those images off the cd so I can just print the 58? No real preferences for CD burning within iphoto...

A mounted CD is the empty CD showing up on your desktop when inserted into the drive. If it doesn't show up you need to open the Finder preferences and under the General pane make sure the three check boxes at the top are checked.
You can't erase a CD-R disk. Once burned it done. As previously suggested select the two photos in iPhoto you want to burn and drag to the desktop. Once on the desktop, insert a blank CD disk in the drive. Once it shows up on the desktop drag the two image files onto it. Open the disk image and make sure the two files and there and their size is that of the original image file (sometimes an alias file gets placed on the disk for some reason).
Once you've verified that the files are on the disk and are the right size drag the CD icon to the Trash icon. It will turn into the Burn icon and burn the disk. That disk will have only those two files on it.

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This is stunningly easy. Don't use iPhoto. Use an image editor.
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******A true apple fan********

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