dvd burning problem

Question

i have one last problem that i need to sort out if i’m going to move over to vista, the problem is i can’t burn dvd – only dvd + with the dvd drive that came with my dimension 9200 the dvd is a nec dvd +-rw nd-3650, i’ve tried to flash update the drive but it fails i have been able to flash the drive my booting into xp, in xp all works find it’s just when in vista, i have bought a samsung writemaster and that works perfectly, i’ve been in touch with dell who as always blamed everything except dvd writer but in the end they did send me a replacement but that’s the same

Mary G · Answer

Run the Windows Upgrade Advisor and see what hardware/software will not work with Vista. Remove everything that will cause problems before installing Vista. If your 9200 is less than 2 years old and has 1 Gig of ram or more, plus a big hard drive & good video card, it should run Vista OK. Your dvd drive might even work better under Vista, but if the advisor sees a problem, replace the drive. Sometimes the dvd disks you use are the problem. Make sure to buy a name brand.

seeny · Answer

my pc is 3month old and was built for vista, vista was installed cleanly onto a hdd, i'm using nero 7.8.5.0

seeny · Answer

i've just tried roxio easy media creator 9 and it seems to work ok, tried nero again (7.8.5.0) and i can't burn dvd - with it?

G_W_B · Answer

I have been using Imgburn v 2.3.0.0 in Vista and it works very well.  It is a no frills, non-bloatware program and it is freeware (donations are accepted).  It burns the image to the HD and then it can write the image to a blank CD or DVD.  I downloaded it from HERE but there is also a website at imgburn.com.  Anyways, my 2 cents if you want something just to copy disks.  Vista pretty well does everything else.

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