DVD won't burn DVD Media!

[Ed]

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I got a DVD burner and I'm having problems with it. It
burns a CD normally, plays DVD videos and all but when I
put a blank DVD in it it doesn't do anything, I mean, It
tries to read it but finally stops and when I try to burn
files or video on a blank dvd the program keeps saying to
inserv a blank dvd in the drive but the dvd is already
there! Here are my Burner and Blank DVDs Specs:

BURNER:
DVD-R Write Speed
4x
DVD-RW Rewrite Speed
2X
DVD Read Speed
12x
DVD Access Time
130 ms
Compatible Writable Media
CD-R
CD-RW
DVD-R
DVD-RW
Writing Modes
Disc-at-Once
Incremental Recording
Packet writing
Restricted overwriting
Session-at-Once
Track-at-Once

BLANK DVD MEDIA:
Format
DVD-R
Capacity
4.7GB
Write Speed
4x
Quantity
25 Disks
Packaging
Spindle

PLEASE! HELP ME OUT!

 

[Guest]

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What DVD burning/recording program did you install?

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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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"Ed" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
news:7bf301c43167$cea61580$a501280a@phx.gbl...
|I got a DVD burner and I'm having problems with it. It
| burns a CD normally, plays DVD videos and all but when I
| put a blank DVD in it it doesn't do anything, I mean, It
| tries to read it but finally stops and when I try to burn
| files or video on a blank dvd the program keeps saying to
| inserv a blank dvd in the drive but the dvd is already
| there! Here are my Burner and Blank DVDs Specs:
|
| BURNER:
| DVD-R Write Speed
| 4x
| DVD-RW Rewrite Speed
| 2X
| DVD Read Speed
| 12x
| DVD Access Time
| 130 ms
| Compatible Writable Media
| CD-R
| CD-RW
| DVD-R
| DVD-RW
| Writing Modes
| Disc-at-Once
| Incremental Recording
| Packet writing
| Restricted overwriting
| Session-at-Once
| Track-at-Once
|
| BLANK DVD MEDIA:
| Format
| DVD-R
| Capacity
| 4.7GB
| Write Speed
| 4x
| Quantity
| 25 Disks
| Packaging
| Spindle
|
| PLEASE! HELP ME OUT!

 

[Guest]

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"Ed" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7bf301c43167$cea61580$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> I got a DVD burner and I'm having problems with it. It
> burns a CD normally, plays DVD videos and all but when I
> put a blank DVD in it it doesn't do anything, I mean, It
> tries to read it but finally stops and when I try to burn
> files or video on a blank dvd the program keeps saying to
> inserv a blank dvd in the drive but the dvd is already
> there! Here are my Burner and Blank DVDs Specs:
>
> BURNER:
> DVD-R Write Speed
> 4x
> DVD-RW Rewrite Speed
> 2X
> DVD Read Speed
> 12x
> DVD Access Time
> 130 ms
> Compatible Writable Media
> CD-R
> CD-RW
> DVD-R
> DVD-RW
> Writing Modes
> Disc-at-Once
> Incremental Recording
> Packet writing
> Restricted overwriting
> Session-at-Once
> Track-at-Once
>
> BLANK DVD MEDIA:
> Format
> DVD-R
> Capacity
> 4.7GB
> Write Speed
> 4x
> Quantity
> 25 Disks
> Packaging
> Spindle
>
> PLEASE! HELP ME OUT!

Might try a different brand of DVD disk. My father bought several hundruds
on ebay, the work fine on his burner but mine just tries to read and finally
quits. (They were very cheep price).
>
>

 

[Guest]

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Ed wrote:
> I got a DVD burner and I'm having problems with it. It
> burns a CD normally, plays DVD videos and all but when I
> put a blank DVD in it it doesn't do anything, I mean, It
> tries to read it but finally stops and when I try to burn
> files or video on a blank dvd the program keeps saying to
> inserv a blank dvd in the drive but the dvd is already
> there! Here are my Burner and Blank DVDs Specs:
>
> BURNER:
> DVD-R Write Speed
> 4x
> DVD-RW Rewrite Speed
> 2X
> DVD Read Speed
> 12x
> DVD Access Time
> 130 ms
> Compatible Writable Media
> CD-R
> CD-RW
> DVD-R
> DVD-RW
> Writing Modes
> Disc-at-Once
> Incremental Recording
> Packet writing
> Restricted overwriting
> Session-at-Once
> Track-at-Once
>
> BLANK DVD MEDIA:
> Format
> DVD-R
> Capacity
> 4.7GB
> Write Speed
> 4x
> Quantity
> 25 Disks
> Packaging
> Spindle
>
> PLEASE! HELP ME OUT!
>
>
Sounds like OP is trying to burn a DVD using the native XP burning prog.
Must install nero, sonic, or other dvd burning prog.

shaka

 

[Carl]

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Are you sure you have the right DVD format type cd Some use + a some use -

--
Carl
"Ed" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7bf301c43167$cea61580$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> I got a DVD burner and I'm having problems with it. It
> burns a CD normally, plays DVD videos and all but when I
> put a blank DVD in it it doesn't do anything, I mean, It
> tries to read it but finally stops and when I try to burn
> files or video on a blank dvd the program keeps saying to
> inserv a blank dvd in the drive but the dvd is already
> there! Here are my Burner and Blank DVDs Specs:
>
> BURNER:
> DVD-R Write Speed
> 4x
> DVD-RW Rewrite Speed
> 2X
> DVD Read Speed
> 12x
> DVD Access Time
> 130 ms
> Compatible Writable Media
> CD-R
> CD-RW
> DVD-R
> DVD-RW
> Writing Modes
> Disc-at-Once
> Incremental Recording
> Packet writing
> Restricted overwriting
> Session-at-Once
> Track-at-Once
>
> BLANK DVD MEDIA:
> Format
> DVD-R
> Capacity
> 4.7GB
> Write Speed
> 4x
> Quantity
> 25 Disks
> Packaging
> Spindle
>
> PLEASE! HELP ME OUT!
>
>

 

[map]

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>-----Original Message-----
>I got a DVD burner and I'm having problems with it. It
>burns a CD normally, plays DVD videos and all but when I
>put a blank DVD in it it doesn't do anything, I mean, It
>tries to read it but finally stops and when I try to
burn
>files or video on a blank dvd the program keeps saying
to
>inserv a blank dvd in the drive but the dvd is already
>there! Here are my Burner and Blank DVDs Specs:
>
>BURNER:
>DVD-R Write Speed
>4x
>DVD-RW Rewrite Speed
>2X
>DVD Read Speed
>12x
>DVD Access Time
>130 ms
>Compatible Writable Media
>CD-R
>CD-RW
>DVD-R
>DVD-RW
>Writing Modes
>Disc-at-Once
>Incremental Recording
>Packet writing
>Restricted overwriting
>Session-at-Once
>Track-at-Once
>
>BLANK DVD MEDIA:
>Format
>DVD-R
>Capacity
>4.7GB
>Write Speed
>4x
>Quantity
>25 Disks
>Packaging
>Spindle
>
>PLEASE! HELP ME OUT!
>
>
>.
>
Try another brand of DVD disks.

 

[the_mike_man]

I'm having the same prob too, but ive tried loads of different media including sony, any ideas
btw, i have nero 7

 

[the_mike_man]

Also, my drive supports all media writing, except dvd-rom and cd-rom
Oh yeah, my dvd-r/rws read but in nero when burn-at once is disabled the burn stops at writing lead in and when burn at once is on the burn crashes at about quarter of the way through.

 

[suvayanr]

Well you need a dvd burning program, because xp can't burn dvds by itself. I would recommend Nero.