Re: dvd problem

From: Shenan Stanley (news_helper_at_hushmail.com)
Date: 12/06/04 

Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 09:19:14 -0600

I think your last reply gave all of us the answer..
You can write to the CD/DVD otherwise, correct? Meaning if you
write an individual file or folder to the CD/DVD using Roxio or
Nero, this gives you no problem?

Answer inline - at the bottom of the thread (snipped and copied below):

Bob wrote:
> After installing SP 2 on my XP pro machine I cannot write to DVDs.
> I can read DVDs, read and write CDs but when I try to write to DVD
> I get a "Please insert disk" message.
> All I want to do is burn a system restore DVD for backup purposes
> for the system, but when I use MS backup I get the same "insert disk"
> message.

Bob wrote:
> I did check for updates and do have the latest roxio updates for
> version 5. I also got a hotfix from ms and installed it; and then
> I just tried a demo of the newest Nero software and it too reports
> no disk when I try to write to a DVD! That fact leads me to wonder
> about a reinstall of roxio since Nero should have installed its own
> drivers, and still the problem persists.

abrams wrote:
> It may be a hardware problem with your DVD writer.
>
> Are you trying to make Windows Backup write to a DVD disk, by
> selecting the drive letter as a backup destination?

Bob wrote:
> Yes, I am trying to complete a system backup using a DVD and
> a floppy with Windows Automatic System Restore.

Windows Backup Does Not Back Up to CD-R, CD-RW, or DVD-R Devices
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315255 

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