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Problem Transfering Files onto Blank DVD

  • 03-01-2005 2:08pm
    #1
    Drag00n79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,746 ✭✭✭


    Just a problem I'm currently having, which someone might be able to help me with. A friend of mine got a new laptop last week and he wanted to transfer my 12GB or so of music files onto it. I thought the easiest way to go would be to use 3 rewritable DVD's (3 X 4.7GB would do it) and let him pick whatever he wanted. However I have never used a DVD disc to store data other than movies before and I'm having problems transferring the files onto DVD.

    I thought I could just go into Windows Explorer and drag and drop the files like putting data onto a blank CD but that doesn't work. It just says it encountered a problem transferring the file.

    I then tried Nero 5.5 which I got free with my PC but never use. But for some reason that doesn't seem to recognise the DVD Rewriter (Lite-On DVDRW SOHW-812S) I installed last summer. It only offers the CD burning facility. I know the DVD Rewriter is fine as I have backed up many DVD's before.

    Some of the files are WMA's but most are MP3's. I have WinAmp (but generally use Media Player), maybe there is something I can do with that? Is there another program I can use? Any help/ideas would be really appreciated, thanks!


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  • #2
    Auburn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 302 ✭✭Auburn


    Shamrok wrote:
    I thought I could just go into Windows Explorer and drag and drop the files like putting data onto a blank CD but that doesn't work. It just says it encountered a problem transferring the file.

    Yeah - that software only works for CDs
    Shamrok wrote:


    I then tried Nero 5.5 which I got free with my PC but never use. But for some reason that doesn't seem to recognise the DVD Rewriter (Lite-On DVDRW SOHW-812S) I installed last summer. It only offers the CD burning facility. I know the DVD Rewriter is fine as I have backed up many DVD's before.

    If the software was supplied with the machine and the machine has a CD-RW, then it will probably only have CD writing capabilities.

    You will need to just get some DVD writing software. Don't know any free ones off hand. Have a google for freeware DVD writing software.


  • #3
    Drag00n79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,746 ✭✭✭Drag00n79


    Thanks for that. I found a freeware program called "Deep Burner". I'm going to give that a go.


  • #4
    Chalk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,317 ✭✭✭Chalk


    nero has a trial for 30 days, the latest 6.xxx version should be available at there site
    after that you could probably pick up an oem version cheaply enough online


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