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fleapep37
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_ 		26. December 2002 @ 20:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
My question is do DVD-RW discs need to be formatted? And if so how do you do that.
I just got my dvd burner a Toshiba sd-5022
and I burn dvd-r fine but did a dvd-rw and even when Nero reported a sucessful burn it is not recognized by windows so now I can't even erase it! When I put a new dvd-rw in the light on the drive never goes out windows does not recognize it and if I double click on it it either acts like there is nothing in the drive or says it is not formatted. I have searched for hours and not seen anywhere where people are talking about formatting dvd-rw's or how to do it. I have Nero 5.5.9.17 and see no where in there about formatting. Can someone please help me with this as I don't want to waste any more discs.
Thanks!
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_ 		28. December 2002 @ 02:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Well, the answer to your question is quite simple. If you look closer at the bottom on Nero 5.5.9.17 there is a "more" tab click it and it will say configure, disc info and of course "Erase Disc" make sure you have your dvd-rw drive selected at the top. Click erase Disc and Presto. If by chance that doesn't work right click on the icon of the Dvd-rw drive and click format disc. You might need DLA installed which comes with RecordNow. I would recommend trying different dvd burning software and many have the ability to format your dvd-rw media, and make sure your drive is supported.
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