DVD written using windows vista sw, not recognized in winXP

Hi All,

I've written two DVD-R disks using windows vistas "drag & drop" + Burn to
DVD option. After doing this disk got ejected automatically & when i
re-inserted it back i was able to view the newly written files on the DVD. I
left that place & joined a new organisation, here i dont have the laptop
which was used for wring the dvd, all pc's were win xp, so when i try to read
the dvd's its saying "unkown function" or unable to open the disk etc. n size
is also zero. so i tried opening the dvd in nero, here also the disk seems to
be blank. but when i tried to see the "disk info" option of the nero
software, i'm able to see two tracks, here track-1 is Unknown & track-2 was
"DirectCD UDF mode1". I'm afraid wheather my data is lost or not? i havent
tried the DVD's on windows vista pcs. Can anyone help me out with this issue?

--
Regards,
Lavin

On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:54:01 -0800, Lavin
<> wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>I've written two DVD-R disks using windows vistas "drag & drop" + Burn to
>DVD option. After doing this disk got ejected automatically & when i
>re-inserted it back i was able to view the newly written files on the DVD. I
>left that place & joined a new organisation, here i dont have the laptop
>which was used for wring the dvd, all pc's were win xp, so when i try to read
>the dvd's its saying "unkown function" or unable to open the disk etc. n size
>is also zero. so i tried opening the dvd in nero, here also the disk seems to
>be blank. but when i tried to see the "disk info" option of the nero
>software, i'm able to see two tracks, here track-1 is Unknown & track-2 was
>"DirectCD UDF mode1". I'm afraid wheather my data is lost or not? i havent
>tried the DVD's on windows vista pcs. Can anyone help me out with this issue?

Did you "close" the disk when you finished burning it? This is not the
default in Windows. If the disk is not "closed" it is not likely to be
able to be read on other cd drives.

The same thing happened to me, I agree with George. I found the solution in
the below site:

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...9c79c1033.mspx

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"f/fgeorge" wrote:

> On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:54:01 -0800, Lavin
> <> wrote:
>
> >Hi All,
> >
> >I've written two DVD-R disks using windows vistas "drag & drop" + Burn to
> >DVD option. After doing this disk got ejected automatically & when i
> >re-inserted it back i was able to view the newly written files on the DVD. I
> >left that place & joined a new organisation, here i dont have the laptop
> >which was used for wring the dvd, all pc's were win xp, so when i try to read
> >the dvd's its saying "unkown function" or unable to open the disk etc. n size
> >is also zero. so i tried opening the dvd in nero, here also the disk seems to
> >be blank. but when i tried to see the "disk info" option of the nero
> >software, i'm able to see two tracks, here track-1 is Unknown & track-2 was
> >"DirectCD UDF mode1". I'm afraid wheather my data is lost or not? i havent
> >tried the DVD's on windows vista pcs. Can anyone help me out with this issue?
>
> Did you "close" the disk when you finished burning it? This is not the
> default in Windows. If the disk is not "closed" it is not likely to be
> able to be read on other cd drives.
>

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.






"Lavin" <> wrote in message
news:1B0FA59C-67C0-4FAE-AB01-...
> Hi All,
>
> I've written two DVD-R disks using windows vistas "drag & drop" + Burn to
> DVD option. After doing this disk got ejected automatically & when i
> re-inserted it back i was able to view the newly written files on the DVD.
> I
> left that place & joined a new organisation, here i dont have the laptop
> which was used for wring the dvd, all pc's were win xp, so when i try to
> read
> the dvd's its saying "unkown function" or unable to open the disk etc. n
> size
> is also zero. so i tried opening the dvd in nero, here also the disk seems
> to
> be blank. but when i tried to see the "disk info" option of the nero
> software, i'm able to see two tracks, here track-1 is Unknown & track-2
> was
> "DirectCD UDF mode1". I'm afraid wheather my data is lost or not? i havent
> tried the DVD's on windows vista pcs. Can anyone help me out with this
> issue?
>
> --
> Regards,
> Lavin

Hi george,

no, i havent done anything explicitly. The disk got ejected automatically.
After this i put it back & tried opening. That time i did see the data in the
disk. But on XP i dont see anything.

In case i havent closed the dvd, is there any way to recover the data ?

--
Regards,
Lavin


"f/fgeorge" wrote:

> On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:54:01 -0800, Lavin
> <> wrote:
>
> >Hi All,
> >
> >I've written two DVD-R disks using windows vistas "drag & drop" + Burn to
> >DVD option. After doing this disk got ejected automatically & when i
> >re-inserted it back i was able to view the newly written files on the DVD. I
> >left that place & joined a new organisation, here i dont have the laptop
> >which was used for wring the dvd, all pc's were win xp, so when i try to read
> >the dvd's its saying "unkown function" or unable to open the disk etc. n size
> >is also zero. so i tried opening the dvd in nero, here also the disk seems to
> >be blank. but when i tried to see the "disk info" option of the nero
> >software, i'm able to see two tracks, here track-1 is Unknown & track-2 was
> >"DirectCD UDF mode1". I'm afraid wheather my data is lost or not? i havent
> >tried the DVD's on windows vista pcs. Can anyone help me out with this issue?
>
> Did you "close" the disk when you finished burning it? This is not the
> default in Windows. If the disk is not "closed" it is not likely to be
> able to be read on other cd drives.
>

Hi Alvin,

thnaks for the info, is that necessary to use the same drive which i used in
the earlier session to close the disk?
--
Regards,
Lavin


"Alvin Paul L. Azurin (www.azurin.org)" wrote:

> The same thing happened to me, I agree with George. I found the solution in
> the below site:
>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...9c79c1033.mspx
>
> --
> Visit my blog at http://www.azurin.org/blog
>
> Real Estate World (http://www.azurin.org/reworld)
>
> "f/fgeorge" wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:54:01 -0800, Lavin
> > <> wrote:
> >
> > >Hi All,
> > >
> > >I've written two DVD-R disks using windows vistas "drag & drop" + Burn to
> > >DVD option. After doing this disk got ejected automatically & when i
> > >re-inserted it back i was able to view the newly written files on the DVD. I
> > >left that place & joined a new organisation, here i dont have the laptop
> > >which was used for wring the dvd, all pc's were win xp, so when i try to read
> > >the dvd's its saying "unkown function" or unable to open the disk etc. n size
> > >is also zero. so i tried opening the dvd in nero, here also the disk seems to
> > >be blank. but when i tried to see the "disk info" option of the nero
> > >software, i'm able to see two tracks, here track-1 is Unknown & track-2 was
> > >"DirectCD UDF mode1". I'm afraid wheather my data is lost or not? i havent
> > >tried the DVD's on windows vista pcs. Can anyone help me out with this issue?
> >
> > Did you "close" the disk when you finished burning it? This is not the
> > default in Windows. If the disk is not "closed" it is not likely to be
> > able to be read on other cd drives.
> >

Lavin wrote:
> Hi george,
>
> no, i havent done anything explicitly. The disk got ejected automatically.
> After this i put it back & tried opening. That time i did see the data in the
> disk. But on XP i dont see anything.
>
> In case i havent closed the dvd, is there any way to recover the data ?
>


I have seen something similar with permissions, try a user with same
name and password as writing user and make the new user the highest
privileges you can.

Just a thought.

Did OP use UDF 2.01+ for disc image? Windows XP has only 2.01 and
below thus recorded UDF 2.50 or 2.60 DVD will not show anything.

-ichiro

Charlie Tame wrote:
> Lavin wrote:
> > Hi george,
> >
> > no, i havent done anything explicitly. The disk got ejected automatically.
> > After this i put it back & tried opening. That time i did see the data in the
> > disk. But on XP i dont see anything.
> >
> > In case i havent closed the dvd, is there any way to recover the data ?
> >
>
>
> I have seen something similar with permissions, try a user with same
> name and password as writing user and make the new user the highest
> privileges you can.
>
> Just a thought.