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Old December 17th 08, 06:13 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
beallflower
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with xp I cant format a disk in my dvd r. I am the administrator . Even using
disk management the format option is hidden. I can copy if I want to use
roxio. But Windows wont let me .
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Old December 17th 08, 06:21 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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"beallflower" wrote in message
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with xp I cant format a disk in my dvd r. I am the administrator . Even
using
disk management the format option is hidden. I can copy if I want to use
roxio. But Windows wont let me .


XP won't natively write to a DVD. You need to use Roxio's software (you
already have it installed.)

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Old December 17th 08, 06:21 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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beallflower said this on 12/17/2008 12:13 AM:
with xp I cant format a disk in my dvd r. I am the administrator . Even using
disk management the format option is hidden. I can copy if I want to use
roxio. But Windows wont let me .


Is it an RW media? Only RW media can be formatted. DVD+/-R's you
simply write to.
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Old December 17th 08, 06:21 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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beallflower wrote:

with xp I cant format a disk in my dvd r. I am the administrator . Even using
disk management the format option is hidden. I can copy if I want to use
roxio. But Windows wont let me .


You don't need to format it. That's why it won't let you.
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Old December 17th 08, 06:22 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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"beallflower" wrote in message
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with xp I cant format a disk in my dvd r. I am the administrator .
Even using
disk management the format option is hidden. I can copy if I want to
use
roxio. But Windows wont let me .


Windows XP does not allow for writing to DVDs (without the use of
third-party software like Roxio).


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Old December 17th 08, 09:19 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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"beallflower" wrote in message
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with xp I cant format a disk in my dvd r. I am the administrator . Even
using
disk management the format option is hidden. I can copy if I want to use
roxio. But Windows wont let me .


Windows XP has no native ability to write to DVD media (except DVD-RAM).

In order to write data to DVD disks you require a third party utility such
as Nero or Roxio's Easy media creator. However, to write a DVD in the
standard way, it is not necessary to format the disc first, you just write
your data using your chosen utility and it takes care of everything.

The only time you need to format a disk before you use it is if you use one
of the packet writing systems. These essentially format the disc in such a
way that it appears to Windows just like any other rewritable media (such as
your hard disc or a USB thumb drive). Although these utilities will format
both 'R' and 'RW'* media to use in this way, the space occupied by deleted
or modified files obviously cannot be recovered from the former. 'R' media
can be closed so that it looks like a regular DVD.

If you really want to use DVDs in this way, then use the DVD+RW media in
preference to DVD-RW. There are two reasons. One is that the media becomes
available for use almost as soon as the formatting process has started and
can be interrupted at any time (DVD-RW must be fully formatted before it can
be used - and it takes a long time). The other is that DVD+RW contains
technology that removes the risk that a data write misses the intended
location and trashes the disc. In general terms packet writing of these
discs is not recommended these days because there is media in abundance that
is far better at the job. If you must and if you drive supports the media,
use DVD-RAM for this purpose.

* Nero's In-CD will not work with 'R' media.


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Old December 18th 08, 12:16 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:13:01 -0800, beallflower
wrote:

with xp I cant format a disk in my dvd r. I am the administrator . Even using
disk management the format option is hidden. I can copy if I want to use
roxio. But Windows wont let me .


Windows won't let you do ANYTHING with a DVD as it has no built in
capabilities to handle them.

It also won't let you "format" a CDR. It will let you write files to
one, but you need a third party packet writing program as you have
discovered.
 




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