burning dvd's

I've come across a dvd that won't let me burn......I've encounter this
problem with a music cd as well.....I burn music and cd's all the time but
a few won't act right....any one know what the deal is on this and how I
should address this issue?

I have had a problem with burning cds,both data and music. They fail to burn,
or they become corrupt. I can't read them in 98, also a direct access
component crashes when auto play tries to read a disk I burned. I downloaded
Q320174, but it wouldn't install over service pack 2. I need to backup a file
now and then, but with this problem it has become impossible. please help me.

"macmajor" wrote:

I've come across a dvd that won't let me burn......I've encounter this
problem with a music cd as well.....I burn music and cd's all the time but
a few won't act right....any one know what the deal is on this and how I
should address this issue?

macmajor" wrote in message
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| I've come across a dvd that won't let me burn......I've encounter this
| problem with a music cd as well.....I burn music and cd's all the time
but
| a few won't act right....any one know what the deal is on this and how I
| should address this issue?

What kind of DVD? What process are you using to burn the disk? Are you
trying to copy a commercial DVD?

"Raymond J. Johnson Jr." wrote:

macmajor" wrote in message
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| I've come across a dvd that won't let me burn......I've encounter this
| problem with a music cd as well.....I burn music and cd's all the time
but
| a few won't act right....any one know what the deal is on this and how I
| should address this issue?

What kind of DVD? What process are you using to burn the disk? Are you
trying to copy a commercial DVD?


I was trying to burn a movie dvd.......also I ran across a music cd I wanted but my efforts to burn these new items failed......I've been trying this using realplayer

"macmajor" wrote in message
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| "Raymond J. Johnson Jr." wrote:
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| macmajor" wrote in message
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| | I've come across a dvd that won't let me burn......I've encounter this
| | problem with a music cd as well.....I burn music and cd's all the
time
| but
| | a few won't act right....any one know what the deal is on this and how
I
| | should address this issue?
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| What kind of DVD? What process are you using to burn the disk? Are you
| trying to copy a commercial DVD?
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| I was trying to burn a movie dvd.......also I ran across a music cd I
wanted but my efforts to burn these new items failed......I've been trying
this using realplayer

If you were trying to copy a commercial encrypted DVD it won't work unless
you remove the encryption. There are programs available (Google) but be
aware that it's not legal, thanks to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of
1998, which made "fair use" of DVDs illegal. For CD copying, I don't know
about Real Player or its capabilities. You're bound to be better off with a
third-party app such as Nero. You can use Windows Media PLayer to rip CD
audio to your hard drive.

Forget Realplayer for jobs like this.... search the web for DVD Shrink and
DVD Decrypter, they are both freeware. DVD Shrink will reduce double layer
DVDs so they can be burned to a single layer DVD, which is what most home
systems still have. Once you've reencoded the DVD, DVD Decrypter will burn
it for you. The process can be a bit confusing at first, but with a little
study it's easy as pie.

For music look for Exact Audio Copy.

For both jobs, it's not (usually) just like copying a file... it's a
multi-step process which takes a bit of leaning.... but hell, you wouldn't
own a computer if you weren't into learning!!


"macmajor" wrote in message
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I was trying to burn a movie dvd.......also I ran across a music cd I
wanted but my efforts to burn these new items failed......I've been trying
this using realplayer