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"I am using Roxio's Easy Creator, but it is an older version someone had
loaned to me."
And you wonder why you're having a problem?
Ted Zieglar
"Amber" <Amber@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C5BF6127-BA22-4BDA-A426-689D256EE680@microsoft.com...
> Raymond ...
> You have been VERY helpful to me ( I'm still a newbie with most of this).
> I appreciate your response and information.
> Regarding the DVD's, I had hoped to use the DVD burner in the pc, scan
> family pics on the scanner, and burn them to a DVD to view as a
> "slideshow"
> on the TV's DVD player. I've tried "burning" songs to CD's, and as
> mentioned, have not had any luck..I even tried them in the car's CD
> player.
> I am using Roxio's Easy Creator, but it is an older version someone had
> loaned to me.
> I might give Nero a try ... I have heard reference from Nero from a lot of
> questions.
> You have helped clear up a lot of problems I may be having.
> Again, thank you for your help.
>
> "Raymond J. Johnson Jr." wrote:
>
>>
>> "Amber" <Amber@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C872E584-DE6E-497A-9997-0CEF0AFEBBB0@microsoft.com...
>> | With a DVD-RW and a CD-RW, when ERASING to use again, is the FAST
>> |erase
>> just as functional as the FULL erase .. or does it really matter ?
>>
>> Using Nero 6, the fast-erase function seems to work without any problems
>> in
>> my experience.
>>
>> | Also, should I "Format" the disc before using it again?
>>
>> Formatting is necessary only if you're doing packet-writing (Nero's InCD,
>> e.g.) and using disks dynamically, like a big floppy. If the disk wasn't
>> formatted to begin with, you don't need to format it after erasing.
>>
>> | when saving a program to a disc (for example), how do I force the disc
>> not
>> | to close so that I can continue using it?
>>
>> This is a function of the burning software you're using. What you want to
>> do
>> is called multi-session burning, and you should be able to choose that
>> option in the software. XP's native burning facility does this by
>> default.
>>
>> | I am also having problems with being able to play pictures saved on a
>> DVD
>> on
>> | the DVD player with the tv, and with a CD being able to play on the
>> stereo..
>>
>> I'm not sure what you're trying to do with DVDs and pictures; if you're
>> just
>> burning image files to a disk and then trying to view them, it's not
>> going
>> to work. Again, you don't say what burning software you're using, but the
>> program(s) necessary to do what you want to do normally come bundled with
>> the DVD burner or computer, if it came with the burner. Check your
>> documentation. As for CDs, there are some CD players that will not play
>> burned CDs at all, ever. Most recent ones will, but if yours is a few
>> years
>> old, it might not work. Check the manual if you still have it, or the
>> manufacturer's website.
>>
>> | Thanks for any assistance or suggestions.
>> | Amber
>>
>>
>>
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