Posted by Rick Matthews on 11/15/06 06:49

I'm new to DVD-RW and I need some direction, please.

The DVD-R media that I purchased (details below) don't appear to be
blank. If I <right><click> on the drive in My Computer and select
properties, the <General> tab shows this information:

DVD-R Blank Disc
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Type CD Drive
File System UDF2.00
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Used Space 328,925,184 bytes 313 MB
Free Space 4,376,821,760 bytes 4.07 GB
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Capacity 4,705,746,944 bytes 4.38 GB

When you open the dvd in explorer there are no files listed (hidden and
system files are not hidden).

Every one that I've tested out of the two packs gives me the same
results.

It apparently confuses Nero, because after taking a long time to recode a
video to fit on a 4.38 GB DVD, it starts burning and burns until it runs
out of room, and ends in a failure.

Windows XP Home SP2
Mad Dog MegaSTOR 18X Triple Format Internal DVD-RW MD-18XTFI
Sony DVD-R 16X 25DMR47LS4

Thanks in advance!

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