Posted by Terry Pinnell on 12/24/34 11:28

Frank <frank@nojunkmail.humanvalues.net> wrote:

>You can install all of the CD/DVD burning applications on a given
>Windows system as you wish without causing a problem as long as the
>applications in question either a) don't install their own drivers or
>b) install drivers which don't happen to conflict with any
>already-installed drivers.
>
>From the list of applications that you've listed, I am only familiar
>with Nero, DVD Decrypter, and IsoBuster. Of those three, only Nero
>installs drivers on your system. There is, therefore, no conflict
>created when having Nero, DVD Decrypter, and IsoBuster all
>simultaneously installed on a single system. That said, however, I
>would never attempt to actually *run* any more than one of these three
>applications at once. In other words, it's perfectly okay to have all
>three of these applications simultaneously *installed*, but don't ever
>*run* more than one of them at a time.
>
>If you suspect that driver conflicts may be causing a problem on your
>system, and I wouldn'd rule out that possibility, I'd suggest that you
>run a program, included with the Nero package, called Nero InfoTool.
>In a typical installation of the full retail version of Nero 6 Ultra
>Edition, it will be installed at the following location.
>
>C:\Program Files\Ahead\Nero Toolkit\InfoTool.exe
>
>If you don't see a Shortcut to the Nero InfoTool program on your Start
>menu, then launch Windows Explorer, browse to the directory listed
>above, and double-click on the InfoTool.exe file to run it.
>
>If you seem not to have the Nero InfoTool program installed on your
>system, you can get a free copy by using the Download link on the
>following Web page.
>
>http://ww2.nero.com/enu/Info_Tool.html
>
>When Nero InfoTool is up-and-running, you'll see seven tabs: Drive,
>Disc, Configuration, Software, Drivers, Hardware, and ASPI. The
>Software, Drivers, and ASPI tabs will show you what's installed on
>your system. You can use this information to help determine whether
>it's likely you're experiencing a driver conflict.
>
>I'd also like to mention that if you don't do packet writing, you may
>want to disable Nero InCD from launching whenever you boot your
>system. This is easy to do using the System Configuration Utility
>program included with Windows. Just go to Start | Run... | enter
>"msconfig.exe" (without the quotation marks, of course) and click the
>'OK' button (or hit the Enter key on your keyboard). When the program
>is up-and-running, you'll see a number of tabs including one called
>'Startup'. Click on the Startup tab and you'll see a partial list of
>the items which get launched every time you boot your system. If you
>see InCD listed, and its checkbox has a checkmark (tick) in it,
>disable it by clearing the checkbox, then click the 'Apply' and 'OK'
>buttons, and re-boot your system for the change to become effective.
>
>When you re-boot you may receive a dialog box reminding you that
>you're using MSConfig to change your system's configuration (or some
>wording to that effect). You may want to check the box that says
>"Don't show me this message again", or some words to that effect, as
>there's no need to be reminded of this every time you boot the
>machine. Remember, you can always re-run the MSConfig program and
>re-enable any item that you've previously disabled. Also, when you're
>in the Startup tab within the System Configuration Utility (MSConfig)
>program, please don't disable any items with which you're not
>familiar, as this may, in the worst-case scenario, actually prevent
>your system from booting--and we certainly wouldn't want that
>happening as it's difficult for me to make house calls to West Sussex.
>:)
>
>P.S. Did you run a surface scan on your bad DVD-RW discs in IsoBuster
>and if so, did it report any errors?

Thanks for another extremely helpful post - greatly appreciate your
help and patience.

As you may have seen, I've also opened a new thread 'Is Nero Express
ruining my DVD-RWs?', as my problems have now gone beyond erasing
difficulties.

I have Nero Info and have been using it methodically on my 10 DVD-RWs,
now a motley mixture best described as Good, Bad and Don't Know!

I'm presently tabulating key information about each of the DVD-RW
discs, and may post it tomorrow for possible discussion. But meanwhile
I can say the results are very odd. 4 of the 10 discs play OK on both
my lounge DVD player and on my PC with Power DVD. 2 of the 10 play in
the lounge but are reported Blank by Nero Info and do not play in
Power DVD or Nero ShowTime. Yet they *do* play in BS Player!
http://www.bsplayer.com
(FWIW, these 2 contain a single MPG, made with MemoriesOnTV, which is
where most of the disc's contents were made.)

More later.

--
Terry, West Sussex, UK
Tue 4 October 2005, 20:58 UK time




Playable on: Extracts, Nero Info & DVD Info Pro
---------------------------- ----------------------------------
Lounge
DVD Play on PC with: File
# Player Power DVD BS Player System(s) Disc Status etc
-- ------ --------- --------- ---------- -----------------------
#1 No No Yes ISO9660, UDF 'Blank', 'Not DVD-Video'
This contains a single 1 minute MPG I burned with Nero Express).
Not accessible to Windows Explorer. ('V:\ is not accessible. Incorrect
function'.)

#2 Yes No Yes

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