Can't use DVD+RW

[S]

I've used a DVD+RW in the past to back-up my photos. I'm not sure if I've
done it before on this PC (I changed about 6 months ago).

When I put in the DVD+RW, it seems to read it as a CD. If I try to delete a
file, it gives an error about something being "read only".

When I try to add a folder, it says it can't do it on this "CD".

Thanks for any help.

 

[Tom Willett]

Do you have a DVD writer on this computer?

| I've used a DVD+RW in the past to back-up my photos. I'm not sure if I've
| done it before on this PC (I changed about 6 months ago).
|
| When I put in the DVD+RW, it seems to read it as a CD. If I try to delete
a
| file, it gives an error about something being "read only".
|
| When I try to add a folder, it says it can't do it on this "CD".
|
| Thanks for any help.
|
|

 

[bud]

I've used a DVD+RW in the past to back-up my photos. I'm not sure if I've
done it before on this PC (I changed about 6 months ago).

When I put in the DVD+RW, it seems to read it as a CD. If I try to delete
a file, it gives an error about something being "read only".

When I try to add a folder, it says it can't do it on this "CD".

Thanks for any help.

Did you get software with the burner? XP by itself doesn't support DVD.
You'll need packet writing software.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I've used a DVD+RW in the past to back-up my photos. I'm not sure if
I've done it before on this PC (I changed about 6 months ago).

When I put in the DVD+RW, it seems to read it as a CD. If I try to
delete a file, it gives an error about something being "read only".

When I try to add a folder, it says it can't do it on this "CD".

Windows has no native ability to write to DVDs. Have you installed
appropriate software to do this?

 

[S]

Windows has no native ability to write to DVDs. Have you installed
appropriate software to do this?

Maybe not. However, on my old computer the DVD+RW would just show up as a
drive and I could drag and drop files. Are you saying that I would have to
go through another program to put files on the DVD or just that I need to
install drivers?

I'll look into installing the software...

 

[S]

Also, it seems like something is wrong because when I open the folder, it
says "Files on the CD". I am using a DVD+RW in my DVD+-RW drive.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Maybe not. However, on my old computer the DVD+RW would just show up
as a drive and I could drag and drop files.

Then you had installed software to do this. Otherwise it couldn't possibly
have worked.

Are you saying that I
would have to go through another program to put files on the DVD or

Yes.

just that I need to install drivers?

No, not drivers. You need a program like Nero.

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I'll look into installing the software...

 

[Roger Blake]

Windows has no native ability to write to DVDs. Have you installed
appropriate software to do this?

The exception would be DVD-RAM, XP can format DVD-RAM discs with the
FAT32 filesystem and write directly to them.