Unable to write to blank DVD+RW

[Guest]

Hi, I just bought 15x Blank DVD+RW from Tesco, they are MR.DVDs that they
have just started selling. I wanted these to copy just over 50Gb of files n
stuff so I can format my hard drive. But for some reason I am unable to send
anything to the DVD Rom while these DVDs are in. It just says preparing to
copy thats stays for a minute or two then vanishes and thats it. My DVD drive
is a Philips DVDR824P DVD+RW recorder. It is enabled to write to dvds so I
haven't got a clue what is wrong. Your help will be much appreciated. Many
Thanks, Lee

PS… I have just tired to burn files on to the DVD using Nero, CD Burner XP
Pro 3
and without success. So I put in a blank TDK DVD+R that I have spare and
noticed that when you open the CD folder obviously its blank but does tell
you the capacity: 4,700,372,992 bytes - 4.37GB where as the new DVD+RW show
Capacity: 0 and 0GB. So I guess the DVD+RW is not reading these DVD+RWs and I
should just give up and try and take them back to Tesco for a refund and buy
a more reputable brand.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Using Nero, perform a full erase of your new DVDs, then try
recording to them.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| Hi, I just bought 15x Blank DVD+RW from Tesco, they are MR.DVDs that they
| have just started selling. I wanted these to copy just over 50Gb of files n
| stuff so I can format my hard drive. But for some reason I am unable to send
| anything to the DVD Rom while these DVDs are in. It just says preparing to
| copy thats stays for a minute or two then vanishes and thats it. My DVD drive
| is a Philips DVDR824P DVD+RW recorder. It is enabled to write to dvds so I
| haven't got a clue what is wrong. Your help will be much appreciated. Many
| Thanks, Lee
|
| PS… I have just tired to burn files on to the DVD using Nero, CD Burner XP
| Pro 3
| and without success. So I put in a blank TDK DVD+R that I have spare and
| noticed that when you open the CD folder obviously its blank but does tell
| you the capacity: 4,700,372,992 bytes - 4.37GB where as the new DVD+RW show
| Capacity: 0 and 0GB. So I guess the DVD+RW is not reading these DVD+RWs and I
| should just give up and try and take them back to Tesco for a refund and buy
| a more reputable brand.
|

 

[Guest]

Hi, thanks for the advice but unfortunately it didnt't solve the problem
thanks anyway

 

[Harry Ohrn]

You could try uninstalling and reinstalling Nero or looking for a more
recent update to Nero

 

[Thomas Wendell]

Windows doesn't understand writing to DVDs, only to CDs. To write DVDs, you
MUST use a 3rd party prog, like Nero...


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