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718304 2008-11-06 22:35:00 Hi All

Maryann recorded a lot of photos onto a DVD-RW. Her Comp is not available at the moment . I Have an Imation DVD player/recorder, but her discs wont run on it. If I put one in, it spins up then the comp locks up. I have to reboot.

What could be causing this?? Thanks. PJ


PS 6th Wedding Aniversary today. Not bad for a couple of reconditioned oldies eh? PJ
Poppa John (284)
718305 2008-11-06 22:38:00 Dont use DVD-RW. Use DVD+ or -

RW's arent reliable, and dont/wont play on most dvd's

Most standalone DVD players wont play DVD-RW either

Its probably, because it isnt finalised
Speedy Gonzales (78)
718306 2008-11-06 22:47:00 I agree with Speedy. The disc most probably needs to be finalised but, of course, you don't want to finalise a RW otherwise it is no longer a RW. So burn your pics to another (not RW) and make certain that you finalise and it should work. Roscoe (6288)
718307 2008-11-06 23:14:00 Well you can finalise RW's. BUT with DVD's, (and CD's), blanks arent meant to be formatted.

Before you write to them, whatever program you use will do whatever.

So / and, if you want to play it in a standalone player, it definitely wont play it
Speedy Gonzales (78)
718308 2008-11-07 00:27:00 depending on your dvd burner, you can set the book type of the dvd-rw/+rw to dvd-rom. Older set top players will recognise it as a dvd-rom and may help with compatibility.

Not all dvd burners can do this though.
utopian201 (6245)
718309 2008-11-07 00:32:00 I still wouldnt use / bother with RW's Speedy Gonzales (78)
718310 2008-11-29 21:33:00 HEEEEELP! I made a slight typing error with this post . . . :blush:

I SHOULD have typed DVD+RW .

Any help with this will be appreciated as Maryann wanting to finish off a photo book to send to UK!

If she can 'get at' the photos, I may get a nice roast dinner, when she finishes aforementioned book . :groan:
Poppa John (284)
718311 2008-11-29 21:39:00 Use + or -. Not RW's + or - Speedy Gonzales (78)
718312 2008-11-29 23:19:00 Speedy...Too late for that, the data is already on RW+ disc. The question is, how to get at it. PJ Poppa John (284)
718313 2008-11-29 23:42:00 Further .

The Imation is a multi Player/recorder. The drive in the computer is CD only.
I tried a Photo CD created by Maryann's computer & it also locks up the computer in both the CD player & the Imation Multi. I have to reboot my computer.

Is it possible that Maryann's comp is redording in a "Language" that my comp has not got? (Does that make sense?) PJ
Poppa John (284)
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