Re: DVD Re-writer help please/pmj?

I've got my Nero SmartStart CDRom to get all ready to burn my data
onto a blank DVD.

Hold on a mo!...

Slow down a bit...
Can you tell us what Version of Nero you have & also what CD (or DVD)
ReWriter you have?

It's Nero Express 6.6 and it came with two discs - Nero OEM Suite and
CyberLink PowerDVD 5, so I hope that helps. The discs are Imation DVD-R 8x
4.7GB - 120min. >

& also, what made you use "Nero Start Smart"?

I used Nero cos they'd put a shortcut on the desktop, so it was just easier.

Why not just use the actual Nero Burning Rom thing?

Isn't that I've been doing and failing at?

Yes, I know that "Start Smart" thing claims to be simple, but that's only
cos it hides the stuff that you really need to know about!

If you use the ordinary Nero Burning Rom Program (I assume that's
the one that came with the CD/DVD ReWriter that you've just had
fitted?), then you can work your way through the various Options
& soon get it all sorted.
Nero also has plenty of "Information" stuff, which will check the
CD/DVD Drive & also check the CD/DVD Disk (Media) that you are using.

... So far, so good. When I click on "Add", a list of all My
Docs etc come up on the screen so I've clicked on "My Pictures",
clicked on all the photies in there, and started the burning of same,
then got error messages on the screen.

Well, did you choose (somewhere along the line) the Option to:
"Make a Data CD/DVD"?

I thought that might have been the problem pmj. Yesterday I clicked on the
"Burn a CD" button, but today I used the "Make a Data Disk" and used a
different blank DVD-R. I seemed to get a bit further using the Wizard, but
for some reason after it went through the verifying bit, and started the
burning bit, the DVD was spat out of the poota. I didn't press the ejector
seat - honest((((

Yep - many of the Errors that can occur when doing CD (or DVD)
Burning are very complicated & Confuzzling, but generally you won't
need to get too involved with them.

Gor blimey, mate - not 'arf

When you've got the basic process sorted out, those Errors will go away.

Is that a promise?!

Were these Disks the ones that were supplied to you with the the
new Drive?
& were they supplied as being the right sort for it?

If so, then try another one.
It may just be a duff Disk.

Yes, the shop supplied the two discs, but only at the very last minute as I
was running out of the door. I have tried another disc this evening and that
didn't work either.


Check out what sort of Disks your Drive can handle.
They can be + or - & they can be ReWritable (RW) or just Recordable
(R)

It says DVD recordable media on the back of the case for video, audio and
easy access archiving.

Is it really a DVD RAM Drive?

I'm not sure, also not sure how to find out.

All this is probably absolutely no help at all pmj but I'm doing the best I
can. Is it possible to have a netMeeting towards the end of this week?

Splodge (currently very frazzled)







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