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    Vista DVD Burning problem

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by shalimar, Jun 17, 2008.

  1. shalimar

    shalimar Notebook Consultant

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    I burnt a data DVD full of pictures maybe a month ago. I used the option where you can keep adding materials to the DVD. I added some pictures later and that checked out fine.

    But now, when I put it into my PC, Vista reads it as a blank DVD. I tried this on another PC and still the same thing.

    Please help....
     
    shalimar, Jun 17, 2008
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  2. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    . maybe the "adding session" in the burning fried it, hitting the limit w/o knowing it
    . tried with different OS? just a wild recommendation

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jun 17, 2008
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  3. KarenA

    KarenA Notebook Evangelist

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    What program did you use to burn your DVD?
     
    KarenA, Jun 17, 2008
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  4. shalimar

    shalimar Notebook Consultant

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    I just used explorer to drag and drop the folders and clicked "burn to data disc".

    I have already tried it on a pc with XP Pro. I am still seeing the same thing.
     
    shalimar, Jun 17, 2008
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  5. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    The windows built-in burn software isnt very good. Ive had bad experiences with it since XP.

    I suggest you download a program like ImgBurn or CDBurnerXP. Its free and will probably do a better job.
     
    flipfire, Jun 17, 2008
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  6. shalimar

    shalimar Notebook Consultant

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    I will definitely do that.

    Do you have any idea on what is causing this problem? After the first burn, I still saw the pictures. After the 2nd burn, I still saw the pictures. But now, the disc is blank.
     
    shalimar, Jun 18, 2008
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  7. shalimar

    shalimar Notebook Consultant

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    bump...

    anybody?
     
    shalimar, Jun 20, 2008
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    atbnet Notebook Prophet

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    Did you use multisession each time you burned things to the DVD? Did you ever finalize the DVD? It also may have just gone bad.
     
    atbnet, Jun 20, 2008
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  9. KarenA

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    Too many session write is not good for the health of the DVD. It may make the DVD gone bad, especially you are using the built-in Windows burner, which is not good at all. Are you using DVD-R or DVD+R?
     
    KarenA, Jun 21, 2008
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  10. shalimar

    shalimar Notebook Consultant

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    Multisession was used both times. The disc was never finalized. If the DVD-R went bad, will that cause it to show it as a blank DVD in Vista/XP? Wouldnt it show as a bad disc?
     
    shalimar, Jun 22, 2008
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