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ALLISON · Jan 28, 2010

:cry I am not what u would call cd smart so....
i have a cd writer and a dvd rom in da machine. nero is installed...
i have tried using cd-rw,cd-r and dvd+rw to no avail. i am wanting to burn
down loaded videos(not write protected and they are legal) to any of the above discs....each time i try (after the video goes thru a realllly long burn)
i get the message telling me i am using the wrong type of disc :cry
anybody out there that can get me started on the right track, hmmm?
thanks in advance,:wave

plodr · Jan 28, 2010

1. Brand and model of computer?
2. Operating sustem running?
3. look in device manager under cd and see if you can discover the model
4. If the DVD is ROM it will not be able to burn anything; that's why the make and model of computer helps. We can find the specs and learn if your DVD drive is only a reader or a burner too.
5. Burning software tried?

ALLISON · Jan 29, 2010

:-o oops...sorry. haven't been here in a while..4got specs..here they are

hp pavilion 7935
windows xp
samsung dvd-rom sd616f
tsst corp cd/dvdw sh-s182d

plodr · Jan 29, 2010

The samsung dvd-rom sd616f is only a reader.
The sh-s182d is also showing as a Samsung brand. I looked up tsst corp and it seems to be Toshiba Samsung.
The chart at the bottom of this page, shows what is supported and the speeds.
http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Reviews/Specific.aspx?ArticleId=17757

I do not use Nero so I can't help you troubleshoot that.

Now if you are downloading video, my first thought is that it could be very large. Some videos need dual layer DVDs which your burner does not support.
Right click the video and check the size.
DVD-R and DVD+R disks will hold 4.7GB. Is your video smaller than that?

What is the extension on the video you are burning?

What version of Nero are you using?

Have you tried any other burning programs?

ALLISON · Jan 30, 2010

vid is only 701mb in an avi format. the nero is nero suite 6...the other dvd burner on the system is sonic mydvd which is even cranker. i might add this is on a spare set up i have(donated by son-in-law) in my basement that is on a wireless net work and i use it to access the net and buy and download vids as i dont want to tie up may main system on the net which is compaq presario with memory upgrade for autocad, mastercam, solidworks and other engineering software that needs a bunch of memory to quickly do all the drawing and design junk i usually do.
thanks for taking an interest :wave

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