Re: Windows Movie Maker

"GrtArtiste" <> wrote in message
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> My friend with an HP laptop using Vista (version unknown) burned a
> file named
> Anniversary Video Final.mswmm onto a DVD_R for me. The file size is
> 2.89mb (that's mb-not gb). As I expected, my 3 year old Dell running
> WinXP SP3 won't play the file. The WMM on this machine (v 2.1.4026.4)
> says the file is not supported. Okay-that's fine...but the XP box
> could "see" the file. Then I took the disc over to my 1 year old Dell
> running Vista SP2 (WMM v 6.0.6002.18005). This machine cannot even see
> the file. I tried typing in the file name and it still won't find it.
> Yes the drive in the Vista box is a DVD drive-it reads other CDs-DVDs
> just fine (so far). This same machine while booted in Ubuntu could not
> read the disc (gave error message "invalid mount option").
>
> Is there any good reason why the XP box could mount the disc and the
> Vista machine could not? Is it worthwhile to try and burn a copy of
> the disc on the XP box, or should I ask my friend to burn another disc
> for me? Thanks for any assistance.
>
> GrtArtiste



Have a look at the disc type (written on the disc) ie DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW,
DVD-RW. The DVD drive on the newer Dell may only support a particular type.

--
Jon

Check for a firmware update for the drive. It may be unable to read some
newer disks until updated.


On 23/08/2009 15:26, GrtArtiste wrote:
> On Aug 23, 9:26 am, "Jon"<Email_Addr...@SomewhereOrOther.com> wrote:
>
>> Have a look at the disc type (written on the disc) ie DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW,
>> DVD-RW. The DVD drive on the newer Dell may only support a particular type.
>
> The DVD in question is a DVD-R. Other DVDs that I have used
> successfully on the new Dell are DVD-R and DVD+R. I have not used
> either DVD-RW or DVD+RW on this machine. So...what difference does the
> + make?
>
> GrtArtiste

"GrtArtiste" <> wrote in message
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On Aug 23, 9:26 am, "Jon" <Email_Addr...@SomewhereOrOther.com> wrote:

>The DVD in question is a DVD-R. Other DVDs that I have used
successfully on the new Dell are DVD-R and DVD+R. I have not used
either DVD-RW or DVD+RW on this machine. So...what difference does the
+ make?



Not alot. Just different formats. It can prove significant when sharing
though eg I share the odd video / film with someone whose DVD player only
takes the DVD+R type.


--
Jon

On Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:26:09 -0700 (PDT), GrtArtiste
<> wrote:

>On Aug 23, 9:26*am, "Jon" <Email_Addr...@SomewhereOrOther.com> wrote:
>
>> Have a look at the disc type (written on the disc) ie DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW,
>> DVD-RW. The DVD drive on the newer Dell may only support a particular type.
>
>The DVD in question is a DVD-R. Other DVDs that I have used
>successfully on the new Dell are DVD-R and DVD+R. I have not used
>either DVD-RW or DVD+RW on this machine. So...what difference does the
>+ make?
>
>GrtArtiste

See Q's answer.