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Thread ID: 36763 2003-08-19 20:53:00 DVD Writer software Marty2001 (421) Press F1
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168759 2003-08-20 08:27:00 Yes thanks everyone
It is being read in DVDs and the DVDs are DVD +R. There are instructions with the DVD saying DVD-R and some other formats will not work. DVD +RW and DVD+R are supposed to work
A normal CD Rom would not read them because the files are 1GB
I will see if I can get Roxio Easy DVD/CD Creator 6 to work.
Marty
Marty2001 (421)
168760 2003-08-20 08:33:00 I didn't say that he was using a CD-Rom... but emphasising the fact that no matter what compatibility settings you use, due to the fact that it is in a completely different format, it wouldn't be able to be read.

In other words, even though you have a DVD-Rom, AFAIK it can't read DVD+R/RW formats.

Lo.
Lohsing (219)
168761 2003-08-20 23:16:00 I have a Sony dual format DVD Writer in my desktop PC. I could only locate DVD-R blanks at first, so did my back ups to them. I then found that my laptop DVD-ROM drive could not read them. Grrrr.

I have had to locate DVD+R blanks and redo the backups - now the laptop can read them.

I have also found that I cannot clone a DVD-R data disc to a DVD+R disc - I have to copy the files onto my hard drive and then burn from there to a DVD+R disc.

Good thing I didn't buy a DVD-R writer - I didn't realise that the laptop was not compatible. I wonder how many people will make that mistake where they are using more than one DVD ROM drive...

John
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