Posted by Terry Pinnell on 10/02/05 19:13

"AnthonyR" <nomail@nospam.com> wrote:

>
>"Terry Pinnell" <terrypin@dial.pipex.com> wrote in message
>news:7980k190vr6m7bkktq6j4j6esdj9s5nvrr@4ax.com...
>>I have a DVD-RW on which there was a playable DVD I'd recorded. Today
>> I tried to re-use it but cannot erase the existing contents. Using
>> Nero Express I get just the unhelpful message 'Write Error'.
>>
>> How can I proceed please?
>>
>> Happy to provide any other details that might help isolate the
>> problem.
>>
>> --
>> Terry, West Sussex, UK
>
>Well, Terry
>When you say you tried to re-use it, did you just try to burn over it?
>Cause that won't work if it's already got data on it, it could cause the
>error you seen.

>Try finding an option called disc erase first, then wait while it erases the
>disc, do full erase if
>you have a problem. Then try burning on it again.
>Also make sure your dvd burner support the -RW format, it might not
>recognize - and only do +RW.
>That's about all I can think of to try first.
>Good Luck,
>AnthonyR.
>

Thanks, but no, that's what I tried. Neither Nero Express nor
MemoriesOnTV would complete their respective Erase Disc runs. Both
gave 'Write Error'. And my DVD drive supports -RW.

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Terry, West Sussex, UK

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