CD / DVD disk formating question! MY pc is 3yrs old.My burner using Bclip 5 won't format just R's only RW-huh?
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A CD-R cannot be formatted. It is a "write once read many" media which comes preformatted and data can only be added to it but never deleted. In order to delete/format you will require a CDRW which uses a different technology altogether. try using a CDRW and it should work fine.\n\nYou can still use your CD-Rs for backing up your data. Just don't try formatting... simply burn it using the burner software that you have.
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If you have a DVD+/-R drive, you can read the disk off a +R disk and copy it to a -R disk.  Check in your DVD burner software for a "disk Copy" utility.
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Check the documentation that came with the DVD-RW. These DVD burners can be sorta picky about what brand name Cd's and DVDs they will burn. If you try the brands they recommend and the problems persist, try downloading the firmware from the DVD-RW manufacturer's web site for that model burner. That should be your LAST resort though!
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use Nero... option: format dvd
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Windows Media isn't the best burning format...I've always had lots of problems with it...use iTunes, it makes burning cd's so easy!
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nope,not unless its a cd-rw/dvd-rw if not then no,most cd-burners are just strictly cd burners.i think cd-rw/dvd-rw are ussually called combo burners.
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It is probably either misaligned or otherwise "hosed"...\n\nSince these drives are now inexpensive (around $30 or less) I would replace it either with another CDRW or, better yet, a DVDRW for about $50 or so!
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1. use cd lens cleaner \n2. try using other cds\n3. as it is cd/dvd rw Try to write
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You Shoud Try avi. Thats what most professionals use when burning DVD's. Don't Believe Me?Put A DVD In Your Computer And Open It Up In My Computer You Will See That The Format Is avi. So That Should Work. I've Tried It Myself
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buddy u can use nero, or nti cd maker 7. its better than the software u are currentry using. plz vote my answer as best if u liked it and u were successful. thanks. download the burning softwares from www.lionsworld.tk or www.lionsworld.6x.to
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Just use a cd-rw.  That's it.  good fun :-)
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I use CD-RW discs, but not to re-record audio or music. I do reuse them for data. I don't have Roxio ( I have Nero) but the theory is the same. If Roxio does not recognize one in the CD burner drive, then you won't be able to erase or reformat it. Make sure the disc is clean, no fingerprints or marks on the recording side, and if you wipe them, wipe with a soft cloth from the center hole out to the edge, not round and round, or you could score the disc and render it unusuable. \n\nTake the disc out, clean it, close the drive door and try again. If you do this several times and the drive still does not recognize the disc, you won't be able to re-use it. \n\nHow old is your Roxio software? My Nero was old, but when I upgraded it, it worked fine. That's one possible solution. Sorry I don't have more.
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Is the drive you are trying to format still the 'boot' disk?\n\nYou need to be booting on the new drive before you can format the 'old' disc.\n\n///
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There is either something wrong with your burner or its possible that the cd or dvd has copywrite stuff added to them so that you cant download it right. They do that to protect the copywrite material.
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If it's for a desktop/external?  Look at the outside cd-tray.  It will say something like either "DVD-rom" or "DVD +/- RW" or something like that.  If it says "DVD +/- RW" or "+/- R" or any combo containing the ending of RW  or R then, yes, it's a burner.
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Check the drivers for your DVD burner, or try a different program.  If it works in other apps, then perhaps Ulead needs an update.  One other possibility, is you may be using the wrong type of media (disc).  Check the specs for compatible discs for your drive, and make sure you don't use 16x if you can only write at 8x.
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player readers have evolved in last 3/4 years.dvd's the same.my burned dvd's only play on machines from late '04 +.\nbe sure to be using a cleaner disc,$10 @ shack.best of luck\n(use r not rw)