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morgation
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_ 		21. February 2005 @ 06:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have a NEC 2500A dvd writer but occassionally have a problem with some DVD-R's. When i attempt to view the files in explorer, i receive an error "Format that is not compatible with windows."
I can view data for other DVD-R of the same brand so i know it is not the media type.
The data is viewable on another machine with a DVD-ROM.
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squizzle
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_ 		21. February 2005 @ 13:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I ran into that problem once and it was the media. The same media that I talk about in my sig actually. Sometimes the same "brand" of media is made by different manufacturers, Memorex is one of the biggest offenders of this horrible deceiving crime.
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morgation
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_ 		22. February 2005 @ 08:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks,
But it seems wierd that one Memorex DVD would work and then another from the same pack wouldn't.
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Jerry746
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_ 		22. February 2005 @ 11:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
That is not unusual with cheap/poor quality media. You can have a 50% failure rate out of the same bunch.

Jerry
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wbfconst
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_ 		22. February 2005 @ 12:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I must agree with Gerry, I have had mega problems with so called name brand media. 60 to 70% failure rate. It sometimes makes you question your hardware. I learned a year ago never buy anything but Verbatum, or Rytek Rydata branded media.
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