All I want to do is burn a dvd data disc, so that I can add to it (multisession)
I have emailed the authors 15 times - not one reply, I even went on their forum AND they haven't got a bloody clue!!!!!!
Can anyone help me out, my learning has all come from afterdawn, so I am back home.
My specs:
Windows ME
1.0Gb cpu
384Mb RAM
LG GCC-4120B cdrw/dvdrom combi
LG GDR-8161B dvdrom
Pioneer A03 dvdrw
I cannot get recordnowmax to create the disc, the basic problem seems to be I can only read the very first groups of files I burn to the dvd-r.
Now I understand that some dvdroms have trouble in reading multisessions, and only read the first session.
Is this my problem do you think, as I find it hard to believe that ALL 3 drives cannot?
If it is the problem how can I overcome it, update firmware perhaps, my A03 has just been updated with the latest version and still no joy.
any pointers would be a blessing, funny people here generally get coasters from movie backups, not me mine are all just crappy data ones (college work,downloads)
Yes, I used to use nero to create multisession cd's.
Then migrated to recnowmax, and can still do multisession cd's but not dvd's.
I have since found out that the dvd I have produced (multisession) IS actually a multisession however my pc will not read more than the first session.
I now know that Windows ME has a problem reading multisession dvd's, but cannot find any solution to it EXCEPT upgrading to XP.
I have mailed veritas/stomp/sonic/orlogix regarding this problem and they haven't got a clue about solving it.
I have also BLASTED them cos on their website it quite clearly states the software IS compatible with ME, however AFTER you purchase their software, there is a small text file embedded saying:
8. Windows 98/ME does not read multi-session DVDs properly
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Windows 98/ME systems can only read the first session recorded to an
appendable DVD disc. If you open an appendable
DVD on a Windows 98/ME system and some files appear to be missing, try
opening the disc on a computer running a different operating system.
Now I ask you, this information SHOULD be provided BEFORE purchase and means it is clearly not COMPATIBLE.
And inserting it another computer IS a ridiculous solution, am I supposed to go round to someones house to read the contents everytime, I believe that is what their saying.
Anyway sorry to just ramble on, but this softwares compatibility sucks and as you can guess, has given me the hump.
I have 2 options left:
1. upgrade to XP - cannot justify upgrading as yet, just to solve the problem.
2. find a possible patch etc to fix it within ME, I have looked at microsoft for some possibilities but it seems to be a minefield and nothing related to multisession problems that I can find.(am I looking in the right place?)
Can you think of another solution OR a microsoft fix?
maybe you should stick with a dvd-rw disc to rewrite on, not sure what kind of disk your righting..a dvd-video disk requires you to close and finalize to be able to play on dvd player. If you?re righting just a data disk you should be able to use it as a multisesion dvd-r.
"most DVD-ROM drives cannot read multisession DVD-R media today.Until DVD-ROM drives have a multiread standard so that they can read both single-session and multisession discs. (the current initiative is called Multiplay)"
It is just 'data' I want to back up - college assignments/internet downloads/other information etc and not dvd video.
My drives that I am using are all capable of reading multisession dvd's, this information came from the manufacturers and I have also gone as far as removing one of them and putting it in another machine with XP on and trying it -which works fine.
It looks like I shall have to upgrade I think, something I didn't really want to do.
