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97234 2002-11-08 06:54:00 have just brought new cd recorder and it came with nero software
and installed it
i tried to make a back up copy of a game i just brought before my
little boy gets hold of it
i used the wizzard and every thing worked fine untill it was time
to write it
it then it says that the cd-r is not formatted and then aborts
have tried at least 5 different cd-rs but all of them with the same
result
i have e-mailed nero support and still no reply
have i wasted my money or can any one help me please
holden (2488)
97235 2002-11-08 07:02:00 If you haven't already, try a different brand of CD-Rs...it might be possible that the CDs you're trying to write to are all faulty. Make sure that your CD recorder is properly installed; the hardware and the software for it (if needed). Might also try uninstalling Nero and then installing it again. Hervard (405)
97236 2002-11-08 09:08:00 Some game CD's and others have copy protection.

Try using CloneCD instead of Nero.

Also check that your CDWriter is connected as a Master on the Secondary IDE.

I normally use CloneCD for this and write an Image file to the hard drive.
I then write the Image to the CD.

What make CDWriter do you have and what operating system do you use?

A google search will take you to the CloneCD software. Something like www.elby.com AIRI. Elaborate Bytes anyway.
Elephant (599)
97237 2002-11-08 10:52:00 Sounds like InCD - turn it off before you do it.

SiK
SoniKalien (792)
97238 2002-11-09 01:31:00 the cd recorder is a ricoh 24X10x40 and the os is me holden (2488)
97239 2002-11-09 01:40:00 With new copy protection, you will definitley need Clone CD or similar. Clonyxxl will also give you info on the protection level of CD's. Search via google. http://www.clony.tk Haven't checked this but post back if not.
Bye
Peter H (220)
97240 2002-11-09 01:51:00 if u just wanna see if ur writer works .. just backup some files off yr hdd to yr writer :D or copy an unprotected disk .. mashimaro (2168)
97241 2002-11-09 02:31:00 For Clomyxxl try here. Other link has changed. voodoofiles.com
Bye
Peter H (220)
97242 2002-11-09 07:07:00 First you need to format the cds with Incd. Is there an icon in your system tray for this? Click on it to run Incd. Then if you still have troubles (like I did) you will need to try a different brand of cd. I bought a pack of five cdrws and none worked, bought one of another brand and formatted no problems. Then however when I went to burn to the disc everything locked up, requireing a reboot. As mentioned elsewhere I think it may pay to close down Incd before attempting to burn to the disc. Hope my experience's are of some help as finding info on all this proved difficult to find. Danger (287)
97243 2002-11-09 20:40:00 I have never formatted a CD-R disk yet, only CD-RW disks.

As other people have suggested, try copying something else, such as a music CD, to see if the problem is with the disk or your writer or the program. If you can copy a music CD then it may just be game CD giving you problems. What did you actually choose to copy it as? It should have been Data.

Are you trying to copy from CD-ROM straight to CD-R or do you put the game disk in your burner for Nero to save temporarily to your hard drive, then, when it tells you to, you put the CD-R disk in to burn? If this is not how you do it, then give it a try.
Susan B (19)
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