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    Cant burn ISO to a DVD... HELP !!

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by christian12345, Dec 17, 2008.

  1. christian12345

    christian12345 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    I've got an .ISO file (4.38GB) that I would like to burn onto a regular DVD-R disc (4.7GB).

    The problem is that it wont burn. I've tryed almost every free burning program and Nero.

    I've burned bigger .ISO files before succesfully.


    Please HELP.
     
    christian12345, Dec 17, 2008
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  2. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    Hi.

    A standard blank DVD-R is showing up as 4.38gb free in Vista32 , I suppose the difference from 4.7gb is the FAT, if your ISO file is slightly over this size have you tried overburing it with Nero.

    But you would think it would be made to fit a standard DVD-R
    Regards

    John.
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Dec 17, 2008
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  3. jcovelli

    jcovelli Notebook Deity

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  4. Gregory

    Gregory disassemble?

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    • At what point is it failing to burn?
    • Does the burning program recognize the drive as a burner?
    • Does the burning program recognize the DVD as recordable media?
    • Do you have any error messages coming up? If so, what do they say?
     
    Gregory, Dec 17, 2008
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  5. christian12345

    christian12345 Notebook Enthusiast

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    1. When I click burn.
    2. Yes.
    3. Yes.
    4. Just says not enough space.

    This is really not cool. The disc should have 300MB free space after the burning... :confused:
     
    christian12345, Dec 17, 2008
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  6. Gregory

    Gregory disassemble?

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    Try using InfraRecorder. Take a screen shot of any error message that pops up or post exactly what it says. Also, is the disc you are attempting to burn empty? What type is it (DVD+R,DVD-R,DVD+RW,DVD-RW) & what brand?
     
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    purplegreendave Has a notebook.

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    The size of an iso is NOT the size the files will occupy on the disk
     
    purplegreendave, Dec 17, 2008
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    christian12345 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks Gregory :D

    It worked. And without a problem too. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
     
    christian12345, Dec 18, 2008
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