Q1: My drive is recognized by Windows (Device Manager, My Computer), but unfortunately it can't read / write any DVDs. When I insert a disc, the program I use will report that there is no disc in the drive. It only recognizes CDs, but not DVDs. In this case the drive might be defect. Please contact your dealer (place of purchase) for assistance Please check the jumper setting on the rear of both the CD-RW and DVDRW to make sure there is no conflict with other peripheral devices.

There are many more variables surrounding the successful production of a Video CD or DVD than when creating a standard data or music CD or DVD. The reflective properties of the media become a larger variable when creating a Video CD or DVD, due in part to the type of laser used to read it. Problems can usually be attributed to: See similar questions...

The Washington State Legislature passed a law in 1991 banning outdoor burning. Garbage burning and burn barrels have been illegal everywhere in Washington since 2000. See similar questions...

Yes – we can burn an original DVD for you, however, we cannot duplicate your DVDs. For more information, please see the services page. See similar questions...

Yes, you can burn Unbox videos to a DVD or other removable computer storage device for the purpose of backing up your videos. However, Unbox videos burned to a DVD will not be readable by a DVD player. See similar questions...

Simply cease to use CD / DVD as a direct target for your backup operations. Set up GRBackPro to run your scheduled events and let it create backups to your hard drive automatically. Every week or month you can copy the backup copies created with GRBackPro to your CD / DVD device manually, with your favorite CD / DVD recording software or Windows XP built-in CD / DVD recording feature. If it's really necessary to run automatic CD / DVD backups, consider buying a good packet-writing tool. See similar questions...

Yes! All of the lab machines have the necessary software and hardware installed. Here are step-by-step instructions for using the CD/DVD burners: Copy the files you wish to place on the CD to the D: drive. Only files on the computer itself can be burned onto a CD; we don't advise burning files from a network drive such as H: or T: as this can result in write failures. Run the Roxio Easy CD Creator software, and then insert a blank disk into the drive. See similar questions...

Yes, DivX titles can be burned to DVD and watched using a DivX certified DVD player during the rental period. After the rental period, the DivX title will no longer be viewable. See similar questions...

Our video downloads are not intended for video DVD burning, as they are not intended to be DVD releases, but you may burn a compilation of video tracks to DVD if you have a DVD burner and DVD burning software which can import MPEG-4 video. Contact your DVD burning software manufacturer for details. See similar questions...

In the Options dialog, simply press the "Export" button and choose "Save to Hard Drive". The movie will be saved on your hard drive for previewing with a software DVD player. You can simply drag the "VIDEO_TS" folder into the software player's window to play the DVD. You can then burn the movie by going back to the Options dialog and in the "Source" field choose "Load From Hard Drive" and selecting the folder with the movie. See similar questions...

Here are the step by step instructions to convert and burn your .AVI movie to a blank DVD/ CD that will be playable on your home DVD player. PLEASE NOTE: You will need to have AT LEAST 9.7 GB of free space in your hard drive before you will be able to encode a file We recommend that you download the following codec bundle pack in order to enable all software to manipulate your multimedia files. To download the software needed to convert your . See similar questions...

In this case, you can try to use (info by sylv11) "RecordNow Max", a Nero competitor in the world of burning. You can test it if you have any problem. More the speed is high, more you're going to have reading problem, write errors and the longevity will be reduced. And try to use and burn "quickly" (quickly means to burn them without waiting 1 year after buying them) your supports, the quality degrades in time of non-use. Thanks at Wolf83 for those remarks. See similar questions...

Many DVD movies will fit onto one DVD disk, but on occasion, you will need/want to split the DVD onto two DVD recordable disks. See similar questions...

When I downloaded a demo tape on here it downloaded onto PKZIP and I'm trying to put it onto a cd but I don't know how. Please help. See similar questions...

You will need to use DVD creation software to re-author them to DVD format, then burn them to DVD with a DVD burner. I've used WinDVD Creator in the past and it works well for most file types. Just about any off-the-shelf DVD creation software should do the job. See similar questions...