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flameclaw
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_ 		26. January 2006 @ 01:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if u burn write protected software into a dvd+rw can u erase it??

most of my software (nero7,alcohol,sonic) cant

if theres something on the sftware that stops it frm being erased , is there a way to bypass that ??

THANX
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Jeanc1
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_ 		26. January 2006 @ 05:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Erasing a RW disk is a simple matter of Formatting the disk again ! Right click the drive and select Format
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megabyte2
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_ 		26. January 2006 @ 07:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You dont need to erase or format the disk. When the disk contains data and you want to copy over the disk with new data the computer will prompt you if you want to first erase and overwrite. Thats why you dont see any special option to erase rw disks its automatic.
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flameclaw
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_ 		27. January 2006 @ 00:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ur not quite gettin me
all my software is not allowing me to erase or format the disc
they keep giving error messages saying the disk is write protected
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megabyte2
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_ 		27. January 2006 @ 05:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Your saying when you put your disk in and use programs like Nero copy you cannot copy data (mp3's or movies) to your rw drive? Are you sure your using the correct + or - disk? Is the disk dirty or scratched? You shouldnt need to format or erase the disk as its automatic.
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flameclaw
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_ 		27. January 2006 @ 19:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i already have data in the dvd rw (+)

im not able to erase format or write to it

its not a drive problem as it can write and erase other dvds of the same batch
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megabyte2
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_ 		28. January 2006 @ 14:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Are you trying to copy new data to the disk? Because as far as I know you cannot just erase or reformat an RW disk UNLESS your copy new data to it. I have never been able or really even tried to wipe a used rw disk clean why would you ever want to? Its like a vhs tape you dont erase then you just overwrite them with new stuff.
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flameclaw
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_ 		30. January 2006 @ 05:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i solved the prob
my drives laser intesity was bad
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hsidi1
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_ 		21. February 2006 @ 09:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
How did you do this? Because I have the same pb, I'm not able to reburn a DVD+RW, I tested a lot of soft.

Thanx
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megabyte2
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_ 		21. February 2006 @ 15:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
when you burn to your rw disk are you using the "finish the burn" option thus closing all burning sessions for that disk and not leaving it open for more burning like a large floppy disk. Once the disk is finalized the next time you write to it it will ask you if you want to erase the existing data. You say yes and it erases it and rewrites it with new stuff. The default in windows and Nero is NOT to finalize but make it a multisession disk (like a large floppy disk) the option you might want is to make it a closed session disk or finalize.
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