DVD Burner Query

Hello.

I have just installed a Pioneer 109 DVD Recorder in my system and just
have a quick question.

I have the Nero 5.5 Burning software, however when I go into the
wizard the Burn DVD option is always blanked out as well as the DD CD(
whatever that is double density CD?), and the only choice is to create
a CD-R. At first I always thought this was because I only had a
CD-RW, but now I have a DVD-RW drive it is still blanked out so I am
assuming that it is the software that can't do it and I would need to
upgrade?

My second question is can I drag and drop video files onto a DVD-RW or
DVD-R disc? Or do I need to actually burn the DVD-R/-RW? I believe
the files I want to save to DVD are all Mpeg2 files.

I need to start copying them because I have a 110GB main Hard Drive
and it only has 20GB left. 60GB of that is all video I want to keep.

One of the files is around 7GB in size so I am going to need to buy a
Dual Layer Disc for that file, however the rest are all below the
4.7GB so I can transfer a lot of the larger ones onto regular
DVD-R/-RWs.

Thanks very much for any help with all this. Hopefully I will also be
able to import some video from my camcorder as well and burn some home
movies to DVD.

John

John

In article <>,
says...
> Hello.
>
> I have just installed a Pioneer 109 DVD Recorder in my system and just
> have a quick question.
>
> I have the Nero 5.5 Burning software, however when I go into the
> wizard the Burn DVD option is always blanked out as well as the DD CD(
> whatever that is double density CD?), and the only choice is to create
> a CD-R. At first I always thought this was because I only had a
> CD-RW, but now I have a DVD-RW drive it is still blanked out so I am
> assuming that it is the software that can't do it and I would need to
> upgrade?
>
> My second question is can I drag and drop video files onto a DVD-RW or
> DVD-R disc? Or do I need to actually burn the DVD-R/-RW? I believe
> the files I want to save to DVD are all Mpeg2 files.
>
> I need to start copying them because I have a 110GB main Hard Drive
> and it only has 20GB left. 60GB of that is all video I want to keep.
>
> One of the files is around 7GB in size so I am going to need to buy a
> Dual Layer Disc for that file, however the rest are all below the
> 4.7GB so I can transfer a lot of the larger ones onto regular
> DVD-R/-RWs.
>
> Thanks very much for any help with all this. Hopefully I will also be
> able to import some video from my camcorder as well and burn some home
> movies to DVD.
>
> John
>
>
>


Upgrade your Nero to the latest version.

www.ahead.de

theyak

"John" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hello.
>
> I have just installed a Pioneer 109 DVD Recorder in my system and just
> have a quick question.
>
> I have the Nero 5.5 Burning software, however when I go into the
> wizard the Burn DVD option is always blanked out as well as the DD CD(
> whatever that is double density CD?), and the only choice is to create
> a CD-R. At first I always thought this was because I only had a
> CD-RW, but now I have a DVD-RW drive it is still blanked out so I am
> assuming that it is the software that can't do it and I would need to
> upgrade?

I'm not sure what would be the lowest (oldest) version of Nero that
would work for you, but 5.5 is surely out of the question. Try 6.x,
preferably a very recent version such as 6.3 or higher.

Octavian

On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 18:15:01 -0500, A strange species called "Octavian"
<> wrote:

>"John" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> Hello.
>>
>> I have just installed a Pioneer 109 DVD Recorder in my system and just
>> have a quick question.
>>
>> I have the Nero 5.5 Burning software, however when I go into the
>> wizard the Burn DVD option is always blanked out as well as the DD CD(
>> whatever that is double density CD?), and the only choice is to create
>> a CD-R. At first I always thought this was because I only had a
>> CD-RW, but now I have a DVD-RW drive it is still blanked out so I am
>> assuming that it is the software that can't do it and I would need to
>> upgrade?
>
>I'm not sure what would be the lowest (oldest) version of Nero that
>would work for you, but 5.5 is surely out of the question. Try 6.x,
>preferably a very recent version such as 6.3 or higher.


Cheers

I was just about to buy the upgrade tonight but it is asking for my
serial number for the version I have which I can't find, so I'll have
to have a good look at the weekend for it.

John

John

John wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I have just installed a Pioneer 109 DVD Recorder in my system and just
> have a quick question.
>
> I have the Nero 5.5 Burning software, however when I go into the
> wizard the Burn DVD option is always blanked out as well as the DD CD(
> whatever that is double density CD?), and the only choice is to create
> a CD-R. At first I always thought this was because I only had a
> CD-RW, but now I have a DVD-RW drive it is still blanked out so I am
> assuming that it is the software that can't do it and I would need to
> upgrade?
>
> My second question is can I drag and drop video files onto a DVD-RW or
> DVD-R disc? Or do I need to actually burn the DVD-R/-RW? I believe
> the files I want to save to DVD are all Mpeg2 files.
>
> I need to start copying them because I have a 110GB main Hard Drive
> and it only has 20GB left. 60GB of that is all video I want to keep.
>
> One of the files is around 7GB in size so I am going to need to buy a
> Dual Layer Disc for that file, however the rest are all below the
> 4.7GB so I can transfer a lot of the larger ones onto regular
> DVD-R/-RWs.
>
> Thanks very much for any help with all this. Hopefully I will also be
> able to import some video from my camcorder as well and burn some home
> movies to DVD.
>

Are you running XP with SP2, and logged on other than as full
Administrator rights?

I would certainly upgrade to a later version of Nero, and also download
and run Nero BurnRights if the above applies.


--
Cheers
Oldus Fartus

Oldus Fartus

Doesn't it show up when you click on the 'Nero' logo, and then choose
'serial numbers' - does on my version

David

John wrote:

>
> I was just about to buy the upgrade tonight but it is asking for my
> serial number for the version I have which I can't find, so I'll have
> to have a good look at the weekend for it.
>
> John

quietguy

On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 19:39:11 +1100, A strange species called quietguy
<> wrote:

>Doesn't it show up when you click on the 'Nero' logo, and then choose
>'serial numbers' - does on my version

Which version do you have? When I click the logo it simply opens the
program?

There is only an option within the help menu to enter a new serial
number, but nothing to see the current one?

I have Nero 5.5.

I have actually found the CD now, however there is no documentation
with it that says the serial number either.

John

John

On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 11:25:06 +0800, A strange species called Oldus
Fartus <> wrote:

>John wrote:
>> Hello.
>>
>> I have just installed a Pioneer 109 DVD Recorder in my system and just
>> have a quick question.
>>
>> I have the Nero 5.5 Burning software, however when I go into the
>> wizard the Burn DVD option is always blanked out as well as the DD CD(
>> whatever that is double density CD?), and the only choice is to create
>> a CD-R. At first I always thought this was because I only had a
>> CD-RW, but now I have a DVD-RW drive it is still blanked out so I am
>> assuming that it is the software that can't do it and I would need to
>> upgrade?
>>
>> My second question is can I drag and drop video files onto a DVD-RW or
>> DVD-R disc? Or do I need to actually burn the DVD-R/-RW? I believe
>> the files I want to save to DVD are all Mpeg2 files.
>>
>> I need to start copying them because I have a 110GB main Hard Drive
>> and it only has 20GB left. 60GB of that is all video I want to keep.
>>
>> One of the files is around 7GB in size so I am going to need to buy a
>> Dual Layer Disc for that file, however the rest are all below the
>> 4.7GB so I can transfer a lot of the larger ones onto regular
>> DVD-R/-RWs.
>>
>> Thanks very much for any help with all this. Hopefully I will also be
>> able to import some video from my camcorder as well and burn some home
>> movies to DVD.
>>
>
>Are you running XP with SP2, and logged on other than as full
>Administrator rights?

No. I have Service Pack One, and it's just me as admin on the system.

>I would certainly upgrade to a later version of Nero, and also download
>and run Nero BurnRights if the above applies.

I am definitely going to get version 6 reloaded, however I'm trying to
find out the serial number for the 5.5 version I currently have
because it will cost slightly less for the upgrade.

Can't seem to find out what my serial number is though?

Cheers

John

John

As I wrote previously, the S/N is stored in the registry since you have 5.5
already installed....

"John" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 11:25:06 +0800, A strange species called Oldus
> Fartus <> wrote:
>
> >John wrote:
> >> Hello.
> >>
> >> I have just installed a Pioneer 109 DVD Recorder in my system and just
> >> have a quick question.
> >>
> >> I have the Nero 5.5 Burning software, however when I go into the
> >> wizard the Burn DVD option is always blanked out as well as the DD CD(
> >> whatever that is double density CD?), and the only choice is to create
> >> a CD-R. At first I always thought this was because I only had a
> >> CD-RW, but now I have a DVD-RW drive it is still blanked out so I am
> >> assuming that it is the software that can't do it and I would need to
> >> upgrade?
> >>
> >> My second question is can I drag and drop video files onto a DVD-RW or
> >> DVD-R disc? Or do I need to actually burn the DVD-R/-RW? I believe
> >> the files I want to save to DVD are all Mpeg2 files.
> >>
> >> I need to start copying them because I have a 110GB main Hard Drive
> >> and it only has 20GB left. 60GB of that is all video I want to keep.
> >>
> >> One of the files is around 7GB in size so I am going to need to buy a
> >> Dual Layer Disc for that file, however the rest are all below the
> >> 4.7GB so I can transfer a lot of the larger ones onto regular
> >> DVD-R/-RWs.
> >>
> >> Thanks very much for any help with all this. Hopefully I will also be
> >> able to import some video from my camcorder as well and burn some home
> >> movies to DVD.
> >>
> >
> >Are you running XP with SP2, and logged on other than as full
> >Administrator rights?
>
> No. I have Service Pack One, and it's just me as admin on the system.
>
> >I would certainly upgrade to a later version of Nero, and also download
> >and run Nero BurnRights if the above applies.
>
> I am definitely going to get version 6 reloaded, however I'm trying to
> find out the serial number for the 5.5 version I currently have
> because it will cost slightly less for the upgrade.
>
> Can't seem to find out what my serial number is though?
>
> Cheers
>
> John
>
>

Biz

Hi John

I meant the Logo on the screen that comes up after you open the program -
though I am using v 6.xxx

DAvid

John wrote:

> On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 19:39:11 +1100, A strange species called quietguy
> <> wrote:
>
> >Doesn't it show up when you click on the 'Nero' logo, and then choose
> >'serial numbers' - does on my version
>
> Which version do you have? When I click the logo it simply opens the
> program?
>
> There is only an option within the help menu to enter a new serial
> number, but nothing to see the current one?
>
> I have Nero 5.5.
>
> I have actually found the CD now, however there is no documentation
> with it that says the serial number either.
>
> John

quietguy