DVD and CD burning SLOW in Vista

Hello,

Back when I was primarily using XP as my main computer, very rarely did I
run into any problems burning CDs or DVDs. Yeah, I'd get into a jam here or
there, but nothing I couldn't deal with on my own.

But with Vista, it's a nightmare. Vista is very picky about what disks I
burn, how they are formatted, how many times I can write to them, etc.
Granted, I haven't done a great deal of heavy research trying to figure out
what is what, but it just seemed that with XP, everything was more USER
FRIENDLY.

Vista makes me format disks before I use them, which takes a very long time,
and then after they're formatted, it takes even longer to burn them. A DVD
that used to take me 20 minutes to burn (using XP and third-party software)
now takes me several hours!

Has anybody here experienced any of this? Anyone know of any links that I
can get to to help me out?

Thanks in advance,

smackedass

Was Vista an upgrade or is this a new PC?
If upgrade did you update your dvd driver to a Vista compatable driver.
If not, you need to update drivers
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Bob J
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another source,post back & let us know.
Then we all benefit.



"smackedass" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Back when I was primarily using XP as my main computer, very rarely did I
> run into any problems burning CDs or DVDs. Yeah, I'd get into a jam here or
> there, but nothing I couldn't deal with on my own.
>
> But with Vista, it's a nightmare. Vista is very picky about what disks I
> burn, how they are formatted, how many times I can write to them, etc.
> Granted, I haven't done a great deal of heavy research trying to figure out
> what is what, but it just seemed that with XP, everything was more USER
> FRIENDLY.
>
> Vista makes me format disks before I use them, which takes a very long time,
> and then after they're formatted, it takes even longer to burn them. A DVD
> that used to take me 20 minutes to burn (using XP and third-party software)
> now takes me several hours!
>
> Has anybody here experienced any of this? Anyone know of any links that I
> can get to to help me out?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> smackedass
>
>

Thank you for responding. It is a brand new Dell Inspiron E1505. The most
recent disappointment was, just last night I went to burn a 3.6 GB folder to
a DVD RW disk, the time remaining notification varied between 7 hours and 11
days; I woke up this morning, and I got a message stating that the media was
not writable. This leads me to believe that either the hardware might not
be working properly, or I am in sore need of time to research this mess. I
would expect that Vista would make such a task easier, rather than harder.

Smackedass


"Bob J" <> wrote in message
newsA3C49E9-E09C-4D8C-8648-...
> Was Vista an upgrade or is this a new PC?
> If upgrade did you update your dvd driver to a Vista compatable driver.
> If not, you need to update drivers
> --
> Regards
> Bob J
> If advise given from anyone, solves problem or not, or if solved from
> another source,post back & let us know.
> Then we all benefit.
>
>
>
> "smackedass" wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Back when I was primarily using XP as my main computer, very rarely did I
>> run into any problems burning CDs or DVDs. Yeah, I'd get into a jam here
>> or
>> there, but nothing I couldn't deal with on my own.
>>
>> But with Vista, it's a nightmare. Vista is very picky about what disks I
>> burn, how they are formatted, how many times I can write to them, etc.
>> Granted, I haven't done a great deal of heavy research trying to figure
>> out
>> what is what, but it just seemed that with XP, everything was more USER
>> FRIENDLY.
>>
>> Vista makes me format disks before I use them, which takes a very long
>> time,
>> and then after they're formatted, it takes even longer to burn them. A
>> DVD
>> that used to take me 20 minutes to burn (using XP and third-party
>> software)
>> now takes me several hours!
>>
>> Has anybody here experienced any of this? Anyone know of any links that
>> I
>> can get to to help me out?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> smackedass
>>
>>

I need to know which application you are performing these actions with?
Are you using the a MS product or a 3rd party program ie: Nero NTI, etc.
Which version Vista: Basic, Home Premium, etc.
If you are using MS, it is better/faster (normally) to do it with a 3rd
party application.
--
Regards
Bob J
If advise given from anyone, solves problem or not, or if solved from
another source,post back & let us know.
Then we all benefit.



"smackedass" wrote:

>
> Thank you for responding. It is a brand new Dell Inspiron E1505. The most
> recent disappointment was, just last night I went to burn a 3.6 GB folder to
> a DVD RW disk, the time remaining notification varied between 7 hours and 11
> days; I woke up this morning, and I got a message stating that the media was
> not writable. This leads me to believe that either the hardware might not
> be working properly, or I am in sore need of time to research this mess. I
> would expect that Vista would make such a task easier, rather than harder.
>
> Smackedass
>
>
> "Bob J" <> wrote in message
> newsA3C49E9-E09C-4D8C-8648-...
> > Was Vista an upgrade or is this a new PC?
> > If upgrade did you update your dvd driver to a Vista compatable driver.
> > If not, you need to update drivers
> > --
> > Regards
> > Bob J
> > If advise given from anyone, solves problem or not, or if solved from
> > another source,post back & let us know.
> > Then we all benefit.
> >
> >
> >
> > "smackedass" wrote:
> >
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> Back when I was primarily using XP as my main computer, very rarely did I
> >> run into any problems burning CDs or DVDs. Yeah, I'd get into a jam here
> >> or
> >> there, but nothing I couldn't deal with on my own.
> >>
> >> But with Vista, it's a nightmare. Vista is very picky about what disks I
> >> burn, how they are formatted, how many times I can write to them, etc.
> >> Granted, I haven't done a great deal of heavy research trying to figure
> >> out
> >> what is what, but it just seemed that with XP, everything was more USER
> >> FRIENDLY.
> >>
> >> Vista makes me format disks before I use them, which takes a very long
> >> time,
> >> and then after they're formatted, it takes even longer to burn them. A
> >> DVD
> >> that used to take me 20 minutes to burn (using XP and third-party
> >> software)
> >> now takes me several hours!
> >>
> >> Has anybody here experienced any of this? Anyone know of any links that
> >> I
> >> can get to to help me out?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance,
> >>
> >> smackedass
> >>
> >>
>
>

What program are you using to burn

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"smackedass" <> wrote in message news:uydoi.1984$jC4.714@trndny09...
> Hello,
>
> Back when I was primarily using XP as my main computer, very rarely did I
> run into any problems burning CDs or DVDs. Yeah, I'd get into a jam here or
> there, but nothing I couldn't deal with on my own.
>
> But with Vista, it's a nightmare. Vista is very picky about what disks I
> burn, how they are formatted, how many times I can write to them, etc.
> Granted, I haven't done a great deal of heavy research trying to figure out
> what is what, but it just seemed that with XP, everything was more USER
> FRIENDLY.
>
> Vista makes me format disks before I use them, which takes a very long time,
> and then after they're formatted, it takes even longer to burn them. A DVD
> that used to take me 20 minutes to burn (using XP and third-party software)
> now takes me several hours!
>
> Has anybody here experienced any of this? Anyone know of any links that I
> can get to to help me out?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> smackedass
>

Windows Explorer. What, Microsoft doesn't have the best product?

smackedass


"Peter Foldes" <> wrote in message
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What program are you using to burn

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"smackedass" <> wrote in message
news:uydoi.1984$jC4.714@trndny09...
> Hello,
>
> Back when I was primarily using XP as my main computer, very rarely did I
> run into any problems burning CDs or DVDs. Yeah, I'd get into a jam here
> or
> there, but nothing I couldn't deal with on my own.
>
> But with Vista, it's a nightmare. Vista is very picky about what disks I
> burn, how they are formatted, how many times I can write to them, etc.
> Granted, I haven't done a great deal of heavy research trying to figure
> out
> what is what, but it just seemed that with XP, everything was more USER
> FRIENDLY.
>
> Vista makes me format disks before I use them, which takes a very long
> time,
> and then after they're formatted, it takes even longer to burn them. A
> DVD
> that used to take me 20 minutes to burn (using XP and third-party
> software)
> now takes me several hours!
>
> Has anybody here experienced any of this? Anyone know of any links that I
> can get to to help me out?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> smackedass
>

Vista Home Premium, using Windows Explorer for the burn.

smackedass

"Bob J" <> wrote in message
news:4FA81A88-078A-46AA-BEC7-...
>I need to know which application you are performing these actions with?
> Are you using the a MS product or a 3rd party program ie: Nero NTI, etc.
> Which version Vista: Basic, Home Premium, etc.
> If you are using MS, it is better/faster (normally) to do it with a 3rd
> party application.
> --
> Regards
> Bob J
> If advise given from anyone, solves problem or not, or if solved from
> another source,post back & let us know.
> Then we all benefit.
>
>
>
> "smackedass" wrote:
>
>>
>> Thank you for responding. It is a brand new Dell Inspiron E1505. The
>> most
>> recent disappointment was, just last night I went to burn a 3.6 GB folder
>> to
>> a DVD RW disk, the time remaining notification varied between 7 hours and
>> 11
>> days; I woke up this morning, and I got a message stating that the media
>> was
>> not writable. This leads me to believe that either the hardware might
>> not
>> be working properly, or I am in sore need of time to research this mess.
>> I
>> would expect that Vista would make such a task easier, rather than
>> harder.
>>
>> Smackedass
>>
>>
>> "Bob J" <> wrote in message
>> newsA3C49E9-E09C-4D8C-8648-...
>> > Was Vista an upgrade or is this a new PC?
>> > If upgrade did you update your dvd driver to a Vista compatable
>> > driver.
>> > If not, you need to update drivers
>> > --
>> > Regards
>> > Bob J
>> > If advise given from anyone, solves problem or not, or if solved from
>> > another source,post back & let us know.
>> > Then we all benefit.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "smackedass" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hello,
>> >>
>> >> Back when I was primarily using XP as my main computer, very rarely
>> >> did I
>> >> run into any problems burning CDs or DVDs. Yeah, I'd get into a jam
>> >> here
>> >> or
>> >> there, but nothing I couldn't deal with on my own.
>> >>
>> >> But with Vista, it's a nightmare. Vista is very picky about what
>> >> disks I
>> >> burn, how they are formatted, how many times I can write to them, etc.
>> >> Granted, I haven't done a great deal of heavy research trying to
>> >> figure
>> >> out
>> >> what is what, but it just seemed that with XP, everything was more
>> >> USER
>> >> FRIENDLY.
>> >>
>> >> Vista makes me format disks before I use them, which takes a very long
>> >> time,
>> >> and then after they're formatted, it takes even longer to burn them.
>> >> A
>> >> DVD
>> >> that used to take me 20 minutes to burn (using XP and third-party
>> >> software)
>> >> now takes me several hours!
>> >>
>> >> Has anybody here experienced any of this? Anyone know of any links
>> >> that
>> >> I
>> >> can get to to help me out?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks in advance,
>> >>
>> >> smackedass
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>

> > What program are you using to burn

> Windows Explorer. What, Microsoft doesn't have the best product?

Nope, certainly not. It has *a* burning product with minimal features
designed to give basic burning functionality. For a full featured burning
product, you'd need to purchase a third party tool.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

Unfortunately, 3rd party is the way to go, there are some free one's. (Google
search), but I do not know how good they are!!!!!

--
Regards
Bob J
If advise given from anyone, solves problem or not, or if solved from
another source,post back & let us know.
Then we all benefit.



"smackedass" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Back when I was primarily using XP as my main computer, very rarely did I
> run into any problems burning CDs or DVDs. Yeah, I'd get into a jam here or
> there, but nothing I couldn't deal with on my own.
>
> But with Vista, it's a nightmare. Vista is very picky about what disks I
> burn, how they are formatted, how many times I can write to them, etc.
> Granted, I haven't done a great deal of heavy research trying to figure out
> what is what, but it just seemed that with XP, everything was more USER
> FRIENDLY.
>
> Vista makes me format disks before I use them, which takes a very long time,
> and then after they're formatted, it takes even longer to burn them. A DVD
> that used to take me 20 minutes to burn (using XP and third-party software)
> now takes me several hours!
>
> Has anybody here experienced any of this? Anyone know of any links that I
> can get to to help me out?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> smackedass
>
>

"Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
news:...
>> > What program are you using to burn
>
>> Windows Explorer. What, Microsoft doesn't have the best product?
>
> Nope, certainly not. It has *a* burning product with minimal features
> designed to give basic burning functionality. For a full featured burning
> product, you'd need to purchase a third party tool.

I guess you didn't catch my tongue-in-cheek response, punctuated by a

I kind of suspected that I could try Roxio or Nero or something like that,
but I am still astonished that MS hasn't implemented something just a little
bit effective...

smackedass