PSDs and Broken Files

Have added text as a layer to lots of JPEGS in the course of which automatically changed photos to PSDs. Because the backup to CDs was going to need far too many CDs, decided to delete all layers, which I did and then backed up to CDs. I then discovered that the CDs would not open the individual photos, only dispaying a camera sign and PSD. I then tried changing the format back to JPEG, but ended up with "broken" thumbnails and no photo and could not even open the original which I had duplicated, Apart from deleting some 700 photos in that catalogue and importing them again from my Memory Cards, which I luckily had not erased, what should I have done, or do ? I use WinXP and can still view the photos with Elements 5 on PC, except for those broken. Help!!!!

Hi - Thankyou for taking the time to reply to my query, I appreciate that.
As we travel a bit and take lots of photos, I deleted on PC down to 700 kept from 1700+ taken on a recent trip. For the first time I decided to add the various place names etc (as you do forget over time) to the individual photos as a text layer. Time consuming but no problem. When I finished that, to save disk space and risk losing the photos if my PC crashed, I started to back up to CD to discover back up would require 21 CDs. I then went back and deleted all the text layers which reduced the number of required CD.s to 10, which were finalised and verified, again no problem, expecting to display the photos as a slideshow.
Apparently Windows does not like PSD files as neither Windows Live Photo Gallery or Windows Picture and Fax Viewer will display the photos saved to the CD, they will only show the CD name ie. Greenland 2009 but nothing else. Documents My Pictures only displays thumbnails with a camera picture with PSD on it. However I have Googles Picasa 3 which will allow me display the photos on the CD as a slideshow. but unfortunately in no particular order. I have tried changing the format back to JPEGS in Elements Editor and OK'd the change which appeared to be accepted but stll show as PSDs when I switch back to Organiser (also show as PSDs in Properties) where I have for each photo, one broken thumbnail and one awaiting editing to be completed. I have not yet found a way of completing the "edit" without first deleting the broken thumbnail, and of course I then lose the photo to the Recycle Bin.
Although PSE, does display each photo individually, I am not sure if it is displaying from the CD or if it is switching to the photos still on my hard drive. I would need to try a careful experiment!
Not being PC technically minded I would have thought that Microsoft would recognise PSD files and Photoshop, since Elements convert JPEGs to PSDs, could allow PSDs to be changed back to JPEGs. Perhaps they do but PSE8 and WIN 7 is needed!
Anyway, thanks again. Alan Gordon

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