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Which has a dvd drive, I'm trying to write some files to the DVD
disk but the machine keeps telling me there's no dik in drive.

I had wondered if it needed formating but, try as I might I cannot
find anything which looks remotely like a format command.

So, how the hell, do you either persuade the machine there is a
disk in the drive, or how do you format it?

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alan

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DVD-Rom's are not burners they only allow you to view DVD's.
In order to burn cd's you will need a CD-RW to burn cd's or a DVD-RW to burn
DVD's.

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River Rat




"Alan Holmes" <alan.holmes@virgin.net> wrote in message
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Which has a dvd drive, I'm trying to write some files to the DVD
disk but the machine keeps telling me there's no dik in drive.

I had wondered if it needed formating but, try as I might I cannot
find anything which looks remotely like a format command.

So, how the hell, do you either persuade the machine there is a
disk in the drive, or how do you format it?

--
alan

reply to alan(dot)holmes27(at)virgin(dot)net

 

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Windows XP does not natively support DVD writing. If your computer has a
DVD burner (and not a DVD-ROM CD-RW combo), then there is software that will
burn to DVD. I would suggest you refer to the Owners Manual that came with
the computer. Despite other answers that you have received, a CD-RW drive
will not burn a DVD-RW disk.

Bobby

"Alan Holmes" <alan.holmes@virgin.net> wrote in message
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>
> Which has a dvd drive, I'm trying to write some files to the DVD
> disk but the machine keeps telling me there's no dik in drive.
>
> I had wondered if it needed formating but, try as I might I cannot
> find anything which looks remotely like a format command.
>
> So, how the hell, do you either persuade the machine there is a
> disk in the drive, or how do you format it?
>
> --
> alan
>
> reply to alan(dot)holmes27(at)virgin(dot)net
>
>

 

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To amplifiy on the last response: The "owners manual" may be on a CD, on
the hard drive, exist only as a help file within the DVD-writing software,
or in the rarest of cases be on paper.


"Alan Holmes" <alan.holmes@virgin.net> wrote in message
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>
> Which has a dvd drive, I'm trying to write some files to the DVD
> disk but the machine keeps telling me there's no dik in drive.
>
> I had wondered if it needed formating but, try as I might I cannot
> find anything which looks remotely like a format command.
>
> So, how the hell, do you either persuade the machine there is a
> disk in the drive, or how do you format it?
>
> --
> alan
>
> reply to alan(dot)holmes27(at)virgin(dot)net
>
>

 

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"Alan Holmes" <alan.holmes@virgin.net> wrote in message
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>
> Which has a dvd drive, I'm trying to write some files to the DVD
> disk but the machine keeps telling me there's no dik in drive.
>
> I had wondered if it needed formating but, try as I might I cannot
> find anything which looks remotely like a format command.
>
> So, how the hell, do you either persuade the machine there is a
> disk in the drive, or how do you format it?

WinXP only comes with S/W for writing CDR or CDRW not DVDs. You are probably
getting this error because it's looking for a writable CD. Most DVD writers
come bundled with programs to write DVDs or both CD and DVD..

What programs came with your PC?

 

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"River_Rat" <nospam@nospam> wrote in message
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> DVD-Rom's are not burners they only allow you to view DVD's.
> In order to burn cd's you will need a CD-RW to burn cd's or a DVD-RW to
> burn
> DVD's.

It is supposed to be a burner.

>
> --
> Good Day
> River Rat
>
>
>
>
> "Alan Holmes" <alan.holmes@virgin.net> wrote in message
> news:xqJke.16237$yY4.3561@newsfe5-win.ntli.net...
>
> Which has a dvd drive, I'm trying to write some files to the DVD
> disk but the machine keeps telling me there's no dik in drive.
>
> I had wondered if it needed formating but, try as I might I cannot
> find anything which looks remotely like a format command.
>
> So, how the hell, do you either persuade the machine there is a
> disk in the drive, or how do you format it?
>
> --
> alan
>
> reply to alan(dot)holmes27(at)virgin(dot)net
>
>
>

 

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Look in the Device Manager under the Rom Drives and it will list the CD-Roms
and if they are RW's.
Right Click My Computer>Properties>Hardware tab>Device Manager

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Good Day
River Rat




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"River_Rat" <nospam@nospam> wrote in message
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> DVD-Rom's are not burners they only allow you to view DVD's.
> In order to burn cd's you will need a CD-RW to burn cd's or a DVD-RW to
> burn
> DVD's.

It is supposed to be a burner.

>
> --
> Good Day
> River Rat
>
>
>
>
> "Alan Holmes" <alan.holmes@virgin.net> wrote in message
> news:xqJke.16237$yY4.3561@newsfe5-win.ntli.net...
>
> Which has a dvd drive, I'm trying to write some files to the DVD
> disk but the machine keeps telling me there's no dik in drive.
>
> I had wondered if it needed formating but, try as I might I cannot
> find anything which looks remotely like a format command.
>
> So, how the hell, do you either persuade the machine there is a
> disk in the drive, or how do you format it?
>
> --
> alan
>
> reply to alan(dot)holmes27(at)virgin(dot)net
>
>
>

 

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And once again, for the benfit of the OP, if the disks are CD-RW drives, it
has nothing to do with burning DVDs. A CD-RW drive cannot born to any form
of DVD. To burn to DVD, one needs a DVD burner.

To clarify:

A DVD-CD-R/W drive can READ DVD discs, and can read CD Discs and can write
to CD-R and CD-RW discs.

A DVD-R/W drive can read DVD discs, CD discs, and can write to DVD-R, DVD-RW
and CDr and CD-RW discs.

A DVD+R/W drive can read DVD discs, CD discs, and can write to DVD+R, DVD+RW
and CDr and CD-RW discs.

A DVD+/-R/W drive can read DVD discs, CD discs, and can write to DVD-R,
DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW and CDr and CD-RW discs.

River_Rat seems to be under the impression that a CD-R/RW drive can write to
DVD discs, which is completely wrong.

Bobby

"River_Rat" <nospam@nospam> wrote in message
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> Look in the Device Manager under the Rom Drives and it will list the
> CD-Roms
> and if they are RW's.
> Right Click My Computer>Properties>Hardware tab>Device Manager
>
> --
> Good Day
> River Rat
>
>
>
>
> "Alan Holmes" <alan.holmes@virgin.net> wrote in message
> news:HXMke.19770$sE4.104@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net...
>
> "River_Rat" <nospam@nospam> wrote in message
> news:1196pccojmuatfd@corp.supernews.com...
>> DVD-Rom's are not burners they only allow you to view DVD's.
>> In order to burn cd's you will need a CD-RW to burn cd's or a DVD-RW to
>> burn
>> DVD's.
>
> It is supposed to be a burner.
>
>>
>> --
>> Good Day
>> River Rat
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Alan Holmes" <alan.holmes@virgin.net> wrote in message
>> news:xqJke.16237$yY4.3561@newsfe5-win.ntli.net...
>>
>> Which has a dvd drive, I'm trying to write some files to the DVD
>> disk but the machine keeps telling me there's no dik in drive.
>>
>> I had wondered if it needed formating but, try as I might I cannot
>> find anything which looks remotely like a format command.
>>
>> So, how the hell, do you either persuade the machine there is a
>> disk in the drive, or how do you format it?
>>
>> --
>> alan
>>
>> reply to alan(dot)holmes27(at)virgin(dot)net
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

 

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Did you put a "Dik" in the drive to see it it would get written on?


"Alan Holmes" <alan.holmes@virgin.net> wrote in message
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>
> Which has a dvd drive, I'm trying to write some files to the DVD
> disk but the machine keeps telling me there's no dik in drive.
>
> I had wondered if it needed formating but, try as I might I cannot
> find anything which looks remotely like a format command.
>
> So, how the hell, do you either persuade the machine there is a
> disk in the drive, or how do you format it?
>
> --
> alan
>
> reply to alan(dot)holmes27(at)virgin(dot)net
>
>

 

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what software are you using to write files to dvd? are you sure it's a DVD
Burner, not just a DVD-ROM?

"Alan Holmes" <alan.holmes@virgin.net> wrote in message
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>
> Which has a dvd drive, I'm trying to write some files to the DVD
> disk but the machine keeps telling me there's no dik in drive.
>
> I had wondered if it needed formating but, try as I might I cannot
> find anything which looks remotely like a format command.
>
> So, how the hell, do you either persuade the machine there is a
> disk in the drive, or how do you format it?
>
> --
> alan
>
> reply to alan(dot)holmes27(at)virgin(dot)net
>
>