Burning

everytime I burn on a dvd it will play in any computer, but it says the disk
is unknown when it is in a dvd player.

On Nov 8, 11:23 am, mandy <ma...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> everytime I burn on a dvd it will play in any computer, but it says the disk
> is unknown when it is in a dvd player.

There are differnet types of disk's make you sure you have one for
DVD's.Talk to your computer store about the different types of disc's
and usage.

Maybe this will help.



Burn a CD or DVD In Vista

Applies to all editions of Windows Vista.

If your computer includes a CD or DVD recorder, you can copy files to a
writeable disc. This process is called burning a disc. By default, Windows
burns discs in the Live File System format, but you can also choose to burn
discs in the Mastered format.



To burn a disc using the Live File System format:

1. Insert a writeable CD or DVD into your computer's CD or DVD recorder.

2. In the dialog box that appears, click Burn files to data disc.

3. In the Burn a Disc dialog box, type a name for this disc, and then
click Next. It might take several minutes for the disc to be formatted in
the default Live File System format. When the formatting is complete, an
empty disc folder opens.

4. Open the folder that contains the files you want to burn, and then drag
the files into the empty disc folder. You can copy files to the disc folder
by dragging them to the disc icon or to an open disc folder. As you drag
files into the disc folder, they are copied automatically to the disc.



To burn a disc using the Mastered format:

Choose the Mastered format when you need a highly compatible disc that will
play in computers with an older version of Windows or in media devices such
as CD and DVD players that can read digital music and video files. For more
information about choosing a disc format, see Which CD or DVD format should
I use?

1. Insert a writeable CD or DVD into your computer's CD or DVD recorder.

2. In the dialog box that appears, click Burn files to data disc.

3. In the Burn a Disc dialog box, type a name for this disc, and then click
Show formatting options.

4. Click Mastered, and then click Next. An empty disc folder opens.

5. Open the folder that contains the files you want to burn, and then drag
the files into the empty disc folder.

6. On the toolbar, click Burn to disc. The selected files are copied to
the disc. When the disc burning is complete, the disc burner tray will open
and you can remove the disc. You

can now use the disc in another computer or media device. This type of disc
does not need to be closed.



To burn a Mastered disc, you need free space on your hard disk equal to the
capacity of the CD or DVD.



If you select files to burn but decide not to copy the files to disc, you
can delete the temporary files to recover hard disk space. To delete the
files, open the disc folder, select the files, and then, on the toolbar,
click Delete temporary files.


--
Leo

A journey of a 1000 miles begins with a cash advance.






"mandy" <> wrote in message
news:0E197BF3-833C-4FC8-8806-...
> everytime I burn on a dvd it will play in any computer, but it says the
> disk
> is unknown when it is in a dvd player.

Hi Leo -

I am totally lost! How do I get the video files on my computer so that I
can then burn them onto a dvd? I have home movies on a dvd and would to make
copies but I don't understand how to get them on to my computer. Can you
instruct me?

Thanks! (P.S. I have Vista Ultimate on my Toshiba Satellite A215-S4767)
--
Sharon


"Leo" wrote:

>
> Maybe this will help.
>
>
>
> Burn a CD or DVD In Vista
>
> Applies to all editions of Windows Vista.
>
> If your computer includes a CD or DVD recorder, you can copy files to a
> writeable disc. This process is called burning a disc. By default, Windows
> burns discs in the Live File System format, but you can also choose to burn
> discs in the Mastered format.
>
>
>
> To burn a disc using the Live File System format:
>
> 1. Insert a writeable CD or DVD into your computer's CD or DVD recorder.
>
> 2. In the dialog box that appears, click Burn files to data disc.
>
> 3. In the Burn a Disc dialog box, type a name for this disc, and then
> click Next. It might take several minutes for the disc to be formatted in
> the default Live File System format. When the formatting is complete, an
> empty disc folder opens.
>
> 4. Open the folder that contains the files you want to burn, and then drag
> the files into the empty disc folder. You can copy files to the disc folder
> by dragging them to the disc icon or to an open disc folder. As you drag
> files into the disc folder, they are copied automatically to the disc.
>
>
>
> To burn a disc using the Mastered format:
>
> Choose the Mastered format when you need a highly compatible disc that will
> play in computers with an older version of Windows or in media devices such
> as CD and DVD players that can read digital music and video files. For more
> information about choosing a disc format, see Which CD or DVD format should
> I use?
>
> 1. Insert a writeable CD or DVD into your computer's CD or DVD recorder.
>
> 2. In the dialog box that appears, click Burn files to data disc.
>
> 3. In the Burn a Disc dialog box, type a name for this disc, and then click
> Show formatting options.
>
> 4. Click Mastered, and then click Next. An empty disc folder opens.
>
> 5. Open the folder that contains the files you want to burn, and then drag
> the files into the empty disc folder.
>
> 6. On the toolbar, click Burn to disc. The selected files are copied to
> the disc. When the disc burning is complete, the disc burner tray will open
> and you can remove the disc. You
>
> can now use the disc in another computer or media device. This type of disc
> does not need to be closed.
>
>
>
> To burn a Mastered disc, you need free space on your hard disk equal to the
> capacity of the CD or DVD.
>
>
>
> If you select files to burn but decide not to copy the files to disc, you
> can delete the temporary files to recover hard disk space. To delete the
> files, open the disc folder, select the files, and then, on the toolbar,
> click Delete temporary files.
>
>
> --
> Leo
>
> A journey of a 1000 miles begins with a cash advance.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "mandy" <> wrote in message
> news:0E197BF3-833C-4FC8-8806-...
> > everytime I burn on a dvd it will play in any computer, but it says the
> > disk
> > is unknown when it is in a dvd player.
>
>

One way is to copy (select the movie files on your DVD, right click and
select copy). On your computer right click on a folder you have created for
this purpose (you can name the folder anything you want, maybe Bin for
example) and select paste. You can then simply burn those files to a blank
DVD.

After the burn is complete, and you have verified the files were copied to
the blank DVD, delete the files from the folder on your hard disc.

If you have DVD burning software like Nero or something similar, you can use
that software to copy a DVD to a blank DVD.

--
Leo

Success is relative. The greater the success, the more relatives






"crevrac2" <> wrote in message
news:3316120B-0BDC-4411-9CAA-...
> Hi Leo -
>
> I am totally lost! How do I get the video files on my computer so that I
> can then burn them onto a dvd? I have home movies on a dvd and would to
> make
> copies but I don't understand how to get them on to my computer. Can you
> instruct me?
>
> Thanks! (P.S. I have Vista Ultimate on my Toshiba Satellite A215-S4767)
> --
> Sharon
>
>
> "Leo" wrote:
>
>>
>> Maybe this will help.
>>
>>
>>
>> Burn a CD or DVD In Vista
>>
>> Applies to all editions of Windows Vista.
>>
>> If your computer includes a CD or DVD recorder, you can copy files to a
>> writeable disc. This process is called burning a disc. By default,
>> Windows
>> burns discs in the Live File System format, but you can also choose to
>> burn
>> discs in the Mastered format.
>>
>>
>>
>> To burn a disc using the Live File System format:
>>
>> 1. Insert a writeable CD or DVD into your computer's CD or DVD
>> recorder.
>>
>> 2. In the dialog box that appears, click Burn files to data disc.
>>
>> 3. In the Burn a Disc dialog box, type a name for this disc, and then
>> click Next. It might take several minutes for the disc to be formatted
>> in
>> the default Live File System format. When the formatting is complete, an
>> empty disc folder opens.
>>
>> 4. Open the folder that contains the files you want to burn, and then
>> drag
>> the files into the empty disc folder. You can copy files to the disc
>> folder
>> by dragging them to the disc icon or to an open disc folder. As you drag
>> files into the disc folder, they are copied automatically to the disc.
>>
>>
>>
>> To burn a disc using the Mastered format:
>>
>> Choose the Mastered format when you need a highly compatible disc that
>> will
>> play in computers with an older version of Windows or in media devices
>> such
>> as CD and DVD players that can read digital music and video files. For
>> more
>> information about choosing a disc format, see Which CD or DVD format
>> should
>> I use?
>>
>> 1. Insert a writeable CD or DVD into your computer's CD or DVD recorder.
>>
>> 2. In the dialog box that appears, click Burn files to data disc.
>>
>> 3. In the Burn a Disc dialog box, type a name for this disc, and then
>> click
>> Show formatting options.
>>
>> 4. Click Mastered, and then click Next. An empty disc folder opens.
>>
>> 5. Open the folder that contains the files you want to burn, and then
>> drag
>> the files into the empty disc folder.
>>
>> 6. On the toolbar, click Burn to disc. The selected files are copied to
>> the disc. When the disc burning is complete, the disc burner tray will
>> open
>> and you can remove the disc. You
>>
>> can now use the disc in another computer or media device. This type of
>> disc
>> does not need to be closed.
>>
>>
>>
>> To burn a Mastered disc, you need free space on your hard disk equal to
>> the
>> capacity of the CD or DVD.
>>
>>
>>
>> If you select files to burn but decide not to copy the files to disc, you
>> can delete the temporary files to recover hard disk space. To delete the
>> files, open the disc folder, select the files, and then, on the toolbar,
>> click Delete temporary files.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Leo
>>
>> A journey of a 1000 miles begins with a cash advance.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "mandy" <> wrote in message
>> news:0E197BF3-833C-4FC8-8806-...
>> > everytime I burn on a dvd it will play in any computer, but it says the
>> > disk
>> > is unknown when it is in a dvd player.
>>
>>