Coping Files Using DVD"S

My system is XP Pro, SP 2. I had it for a year or so and assumed you could copy files to a DVD (DVD-RW) from my CD/DVD combo set up. I have no problem coping files to CD's, but can't copy to a DVD. In reading from the Help section, it doesn't appear this can be done. Any help would be appreciated.

 

If you have a DVDRW drive, you can burn to DVD's no problem. But, Windows does NOT have DVD support built in, like it does for CD's. You need a 3rd party application to burn DVD's (data or video). You may want to check online and make sure that your model of CD/DVD drive does indeed support burning DVD's. Just look in the Device Manager for the model number, then Google that number. If it does burn DVD's, and if you don't have Nero (most DVDRW drives ship with an OEM version of Nero), try BurnAware. It's free, and it'll do many of the things that Nero does, except for 1:1 copies and some other stuff... anyway, I like it alot, and it is FREE!
BurnAware: http://www.majorgeeks.com/BurnAware_Free_Edition_d5839.html

 

Thanks for the reply. I'll check it out.

 

Well in checking the Dell specs, it says I have a CD/DVD burner but may need 3rd party help as you say. I loaded BurnAware and I got it to burn my Quicken file on a brand new DVD. However, the DVD now shows full and will not accept anything else, but I know there is no way my Quicken file would fill it to capacity. I must have done something incorrectly. Any ideas what I might have done? Thanks very much for your help.

 

Such as?? Thanks for your input!

 

When the DVD was reported as full, it may have been 'closed' by BurnAware. There's a setting in there somewhere that yiou can check/uncheck to close out or "finalize" a disc. Personally, I've had no trouble at all with Burn Aware, but, it is in Beta stages, so problems can arise. Another great free CD/DVD burner is FinalBurner. And another is CDBurnerXP... here's the links:
FinalBurner: http://www.majorgeeks.com/FinalBurner_d5319.html
CDBurnerXP: http://www.majorgeeks.com/CDBurnerXP_d4242.html (requires Microsoft's .NET Framework 2.0 or newer)

 

I realize what I was doing wrong now. I was trying to copy using the right click on the file I wanted copied. I see now that you must go thru BurnAware. Maybe I'll give the others a try. Thanks again.

 

Thanks for the update!