ex_reven
New Member
I'll begin by saying wtf.
I wanted to back up some stuff right, just basic images and other files.
Anyway, so I loaded a CD-R into the tray burned most of the images on the disk etc.
I sent the cd to a printer, who printed all my documents fine.
As soon as I had finished burning the CD, I had to burn a couple of bigger files.
So I chucked a DVD-R into the burner, copy pasted the two large files and I get an error.
"Windows has encountered a problem when trying to copy this file. What do you want Windows to do? Retry/Skip/Cancel."
Retry just brings the same error up endlessly.
Also - all of the DVD's turn up as full AND empty at the same time.
(Free space = 0, Used space = 0)
I did some investigating to try and narrow down the problem and Im still confused!
This is what I found out:
1 - The same problem in both of my OS's (32 and 64 bit XP). This led me to believe its a hardware problem. So either the DVD's were screwed or the DVD Drive itself.
2 - The DVD's are not screwed - I bought new ones today of a different brand and tried several all with the same results.
3 - The drive is not screwed - Burning CD's works.
Before you say "but sometimes a DVD drive will be broken and still burn CDs."
I tried burning files onto the DVD's on my mums laptop and I get the SAME ERROR
So unless Im the victim of 3 Operating systems with screwed drivers, two computers with broken drives OR the purchaser of two lots of faulty DVDs, Im at a loss for whats wrong .
Google search turned up nothing. The only thing remotely likely was some guy saying that installing stuff like Nero can cause the inbuilt drivers/burning service to screw up or become redundant. But I have none of those. Can anyone think of anything?
I wanted to back up some stuff right, just basic images and other files.
Anyway, so I loaded a CD-R into the tray burned most of the images on the disk etc.
I sent the cd to a printer, who printed all my documents fine.
As soon as I had finished burning the CD, I had to burn a couple of bigger files.
So I chucked a DVD-R into the burner, copy pasted the two large files and I get an error.
"Windows has encountered a problem when trying to copy this file. What do you want Windows to do? Retry/Skip/Cancel."
Retry just brings the same error up endlessly.
Also - all of the DVD's turn up as full AND empty at the same time.
(Free space = 0, Used space = 0)
I did some investigating to try and narrow down the problem and Im still confused!
This is what I found out:
1 - The same problem in both of my OS's (32 and 64 bit XP). This led me to believe its a hardware problem. So either the DVD's were screwed or the DVD Drive itself.
2 - The DVD's are not screwed - I bought new ones today of a different brand and tried several all with the same results.
3 - The drive is not screwed - Burning CD's works.
Before you say "but sometimes a DVD drive will be broken and still burn CDs."
I tried burning files onto the DVD's on my mums laptop and I get the SAME ERROR
So unless Im the victim of 3 Operating systems with screwed drivers, two computers with broken drives OR the purchaser of two lots of faulty DVDs, Im at a loss for whats wrong .
Google search turned up nothing. The only thing remotely likely was some guy saying that installing stuff like Nero can cause the inbuilt drivers/burning service to screw up or become redundant. But I have none of those. Can anyone think of anything?