Welcome to RCF - WHF

Bobby · Dec 31, 2004

I'm still working on copying a DVD from a previously written DVD. I posted this over here because it is not about recieving or giving information about PC Stuff. It's about the people that you connect with and the path you take in trying to educated yourself about the topic. I started out going in small, dizzying circles but now have widened my path out to larger, less stressful circles. My learning curve has improved much since I increased the angle of my trajectory of learning. I am down to only 46 solutions to my question. On my second post I got 23 questions back for my one question submitted. Of course everyone has their own personal preferences as to which software program works best and this by nature leads to conflicting answers to the same question. My original question was "How do I check to see if my "D:" Drive is working correctly"? You wouldn't believe how far afield from the original question we wandered. I appreciate the help being offered but sometimes it can be very confusing to a semi-newbie such as me. I finally posted a reply saying that if I could answer some of the highly technical questions as
were being submitted, I wouldn't need to post there. I was very diplomatic about it but I lost some of the posters after that. I figured that those that got offended and dropped out didn't have my best interests at heart anyway. I explained that I was very limited in my comprehension of "Computer Stuff".

By the time that I resolve this question I will be very knowledgeable about this one subject. That is how my Computer knowledge runs: Very good in a few topics but very limited in all other . One thing that Rosalie and Blake have taught me is patience. Don't give up and stay with a topic until I learn what i need to know. What a guy I am!! A St. Bernard of patience and a Chiuahua of brain. No offense meant towards Chiuahuas. I just meant size-wise.

Nightrider · Sep 25, 2004

I've had some trouble burning my W2K image to DVD. So I think I'm going to download Nero 7 and see if that works better than 5.5 for files this large. I really would like a hard copy of my image just in case the worst occurs...

munky2

rb2d2 · Sep 25, 2004

I admire your perception on what has gone on so far. However ...

rb2d2 · Sep 25, 2004

Bobby is this the software you used to save the output from the original DVD to your HDD?

http://www.dvdshrink.org/what.html

dontknow

Bobby · Dec 31, 2004

Bobby · Dec 31, 2004

PS. When I tried burning the movie from my "C" Drive to my "D" Drive a popup window told me to insert a DVD+R disk into my "D" Drive. I don't believe that it will accept a DVD-R disk.

rb2d2 · Sep 25, 2004

Bobby I did some searching on that DVD Shrink after reading how great it is and found this review. Read down the page. Seems you need some more "stuff" for it to work correctly. Were you aware of that?

Review

One of those trial programs may do a better job for you. But by all means first find out if the drive works. I have a feeling that it works just fine.

sunny

rb2d2 · Sep 25, 2004

rb2d2 · Sep 25, 2004

Question:

What is the difference between the DVD-R and DVD+R formats?

Answer:

DVD-R (pronounced "DVD dash R") and DVD+R (pronounced "DVD plus R") are nearly identical formats. The discs look the same and are both supported by most DVD-ROM drives and DVD burners. The only difference between the formats is the way they determine the location of the laser beam on the disc. DVD-R discs use tiny marks along the grooves in the discs, called land prepits, to determine the laser position. DVD+R discs do not have land prepits, but instead measure the "wobble frequency" as the laser moves toward the outside of the disc.

The DVD-R format was developed by Pioneer and was released in the second half of 1997. DVD+R was developed by Sony and Philips and was introduced in 2002. Companies that support DVD-R include Pioneer, Toshiba, Hitachi, and Panasonic, while companies that support DVD+R include Sony, Philips, Hewlett-Packard, Ricoh, and Yamaha.

However, most of these companies now develop hybrid DVD drives that support both DVD-R and DVD+R formats. They are known as DVDÂ±R or DVDÂ±RW drives. When looking for media for your DVD drive, make sure it ends in "-R" if you have a DVD-R drive or "+R" if you have a DVD+R drive. If you have a DVDÂ±R drive, you can use either format. DVD-R is still more popular than DVD+R, but since they are both widely supported, it should not matter which format you choose.

http://www.sharpened.net/helpcenter/answer.php?129

blob8

rb2d2 · Sep 25, 2004

Check in Control Panel > System> System Hardware> Device Manager> DVD/CD ROM Devices to see just what you have

Mine takes both + and- .... Memorex DVD 16+/-/DL 4 RW

sunny