Running XP Pro sp2

Trying to copy the 3 CDs that came with my son's new Dell laptop, because
the disks are guaranteed to be lost in the dustballs in his dorm room, and
one day, he'll need them. I have no trouble making copies of any other CDs,
but Nero simply refuses to recognize the presence of these particular disks
in the CD drawer. I can understand that MS might copy protect the Vista CD,
but it seems I should be able to copy the Dell driver & utility CD.

What happens:

- Upon inserting the CD, I get a "wanna continue?" dialog of one kind or
another. I cancel this.
- Start Nero, tell it "copy CD". The menu screen vanishes, and the CD
copying screen pops up.
- The "burn" button is greyed out, and I'm stuck. This NEVER happens with
any CDs except these.

Anyone have a clue?

Are these Vista CDs? If so, they are probably DVDs. Does your Nero copy
DVDs? Maybe you need the latest Nero upgrade?

-Paul Randall

"JoeSpareBedroom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:Cuezi.14506$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Running XP Pro sp2
>
> Trying to copy the 3 CDs that came with my son's new Dell laptop, because
> the disks are guaranteed to be lost in the dustballs in his dorm room, and
> one day, he'll need them. I have no trouble making copies of any other
> CDs, but Nero simply refuses to recognize the presence of these particular
> disks in the CD drawer. I can understand that MS might copy protect the
> Vista CD, but it seems I should be able to copy the Dell driver & utility
> CD.
>
> What happens:
>
> - Upon inserting the CD, I get a "wanna continue?" dialog of one kind or
> another. I cancel this.
> - Start Nero, tell it "copy CD". The menu screen vanishes, and the CD
> copying screen pops up.
> - The "burn" button is greyed out, and I'm stuck. This NEVER happens with
> any CDs except these.
>
> Anyone have a clue?
>

Well, I'll be darned. Right there in the small print: They *are* DVDs.
Thanks for the slap upside the head.


"Paul Randall" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Are these Vista CDs? If so, they are probably DVDs. Does your Nero copy
> DVDs? Maybe you need the latest Nero upgrade?
>
> -Paul Randall
>
> "JoeSpareBedroom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:Cuezi.14506$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Running XP Pro sp2
>>
>> Trying to copy the 3 CDs that came with my son's new Dell laptop, because
>> the disks are guaranteed to be lost in the dustballs in his dorm room,
>> and one day, he'll need them. I have no trouble making copies of any
>> other CDs, but Nero simply refuses to recognize the presence of these
>> particular disks in the CD drawer. I can understand that MS might copy
>> protect the Vista CD, but it seems I should be able to copy the Dell
>> driver & utility CD.
>>
>> What happens:
>>
>> - Upon inserting the CD, I get a "wanna continue?" dialog of one kind or
>> another. I cancel this.
>> - Start Nero, tell it "copy CD". The menu screen vanishes, and the CD
>> copying screen pops up.
>> - The "burn" button is greyed out, and I'm stuck. This NEVER happens with
>> any CDs except these.
>>
>> Anyone have a clue?
>>
>
>