how to burn dvd data cd?

[hotmale44]

Ok i just formatted my computer and before i did i backed up as much as i could on a 4.7 dvd-r cd. Before backing it up i checked to see if it would work since i wouldnt want to loose everything and it worked. Now after i have formatted when i insert the cd windows says that it is an BLANK CD but when i put it into nero burning rom it says that the cd is full of files on the dvd-data mode but for some reason i cannot open these fiels is their something that i did wrong?could i recover these files somehow?

[sfheath]

You're confusing the issue with use of the terms CD and DVD.
These media and devices though compatible need clearly defining. For instance, a CD player will not read a DVD and if you are inserting a DVD and Windows is reporting a blank CD then there could be a hardware fault.
Could you please explain everything carefully?

[hotmale44]

Ok sorry about that, here's the proper story.. i was going to format my computer so i burned a dvd-r with my backed up things on it before i deleted everything on computer. So after the burning process was complete, i checked the cd to see if it had worked and it did so i went along with the formatting. After formatting i insert the dvd-r and windows says that its a BLANK CD , but when i do info on the dvd-r in nero burning rom they said that its full , and identifies that it is a data-cd which i burned it under, but still i cannot access these files on the cd. can you help me with this please? i need these files

[sfheath]

Originally posted by hotmale44
i insert the dvd-r and windows says that its a BLANK CD , but when i do info on the dvd-r in nero burning rom they said that its full , and identifies that it is a data-cd which i burned it under,

You should have used data-DVD.
I'm surprised Nero accepted data-CD if you had a DVD media. This is the point I was getting at.
Does your DVD drive read DVDs since you reformatted?

[hotmale44]

Oh, i did use data-dvd and yes my dvd drive does read dvds since i reformatted

[sfheath]

Then I would check your written DVD with DVDInfoPro, the CRC check routine.
If, as you say the disc read back earlier there must be something there. Does Nero simply say it's blank or can you see a session in 'media properties' ?

[JordanMPM]

Originally posted by sfheath
Then I would check your written DVD with DVDInfoPro, the CRC check routine.
If, as you say the disc read back earlier there must be something there. Does Nero simply say it's blank or can you see a session in 'media properties' ?

thats the problem im having too.. i go to burn it in the program and it says my driver cant find the cd.. i got dvd-r's memorex and there not reading... it says my cd is black.. and its not finding it.. i dont know whats up.. but if u could help me out ... u get big time props bro..

[sfheath]

Jordan, you might be better off starting a new thread.
Please be explicit with the application you're using and the errors reported and with the terms CD and DVD

[JordanMPM]

i got it figured out man.. thanks anywayz sfheath/./

[hotmale44]

Nero simply says that its full, but when i go to MY COMPUTER it says that theres blank cd in the drive. can you help me out i really need to recover these files . if i download dvd info pro what do i in order to see the files on the dvd-r

[sfheath]

I'm rather concerned that Windows is calling it a CD.
What CD/DVD drives are you using and have you tried all DVD devices?
DVDInfoPro has an icon that starts a CRC checking utility to check a media for readability.
It simply gives green spots for ok, white for dodgy and red for bad. All green would confirm your burn was ok.
From there we can try and sort why your player isn't reading it.

[jmet]

Is this what your talking about when you say "MY COMPUTER it says that theres blank cd in the drive."?

[TRI0N]

When you installed Windows after the format did you also update everything to SP2? If so did you update to SP2 before or after you installed Nero?

[hotmale44]

I have tried numerously amount of dvd movies on my drive and it works but when i put this dvd-r in with the backed up stuff on my computer windows identifies it as a blank cd , even though if you do cd check on nero they said that the cd is a dvd-r data disk is what i burned it as but i still can't re-acheive those files

i'm pretty sure i installed nero before service back two was installed ?

if you guys could help me please reply i've had this problem for 2 weeks or so and i need to achieve these files

[hotmale44]

i have left attachments of screens on my computer in this and my last reply