i have been able to use same software to burn dvds for a while but now get medium error used same iso that worked fine before and same discs as before and cant find help. im useing ricoh mp5125a and sony dvd+r disc,useing roxio copy to disc to burn and all worked fine till a few days ago. ive update firmware and roxio, would switching to dvd+rw work any help is good help big up to afterdawn best ive found so far.
Even if you buy the same kind of disc the quality of the disc doesn't always come out the same. Try burning at a slower speed that should fix the problem and another thing switch the type of dvd that your burning onto. Try using verbatim or taiyo yuden. There better quality disc and you can get them cheap at http://www.supermediastore.com
Interesting. Sony (Made in Japan) is Taiyo Yuden. The Taiwan Sony carries a Sony manufacturer code. I've found the MIT Sony to work very well. In fact my last 50 or so backups are on the MIT Sony discs. So, I doubt the problem is Sony media unless part of a bad batch was purchased. You can try another brand just in case. It's not as though you can't use them later. Using an RW makes sense to prevent wasted discs while solving the problem, but some standalone players still don't support RW discs. One other thought, does the Roxio have Drag to Disc or another batch writing application? If so, make sure it's turned off when trying to record. On some systems it had to be deleted.
wow quick responce or what? thanks. i know its not the discs or speed it must be the software, it was working fine till i installed alcohol but ive uninstalled it and it still only burns 75%. am still a bit noob so will just try to uninstall roxio and reinstall again. al let you know the outcome lol cheers.
Remember to leave out batch writing software, if possible. I had an older version of Roxio and was lucky enough to be able to just turn it (Drag to Disc) off while recording with other apps. Not saying that's the problem, but it doesn't hurt to leave out known causes for problems. For a real clean uninstall of Roxio, some versions need Roxizap.
BRO BEAR, ive tryed turning drag-to-disc off and tryed burning again same error. im going to uninstall roxio and try again, im sure all burn software has been uninstalled but im lost if reinstall fails.do you know anyone how has managed to find away around this? and why does it go to 60-90% before it fails? LOL think im to much of a noob.
Do a check to see if it's the software. While you have Roxio deleted from the system, go to http://www.slysoft.com and download AnyDVD and CloneDVD2 and use them to backup a movie. Delete the Alcohol as well. It doesn't take that long and you said you noticed the problem started soon after installing Alcohol. If it turns out to be software related, then you can install the apps one at a time and test to see which is the culprit. Out of curiosity, how much free space do you have left on your hard drive?
BROBEAR ive got 10gb spare, and will try that out the morra. must say big yin quick response again and al let you know how i got on the morra cheers.
10GB is cutting it close with some of the big movies. Having a bit more than the size of the DVD is required with a lot of apps. A good rule of thumb is twice the size of the DVD. The system still has to have some freespace to run and not lock up. Check the minimum requirements for the software and try to exceed them at least a small amount. It's at minimum that most problems creep in.
I installed any dvd and clone dvd2 copyed dvd to hard drive then tryed to burn it, got to 78% and said writing stopped: media write error. have searched hard drive for any nero, alcohol, roxio media and found none. LMAO HELPPPPPPPPP.............
I'd suggest freeing more space or buying some and give it another shot. How large is the DVD you're trying to backup?
the avi is 700m converted to 4g how much spare would you recommend? if this aint working soon shes gonna through me out for buggering her pc lol. so any help (or a place to stay) would be nice. BROBEAR where you based am in sunny glasgow, how do you place pics in this slot???
Yeah, my young ears can't stand it. LOL btguy Look at the supported tags above the Message box when you do a reply. That should clue you in with the img tags for image. You need capture software, check out Capturewiz at Download.com. Then you store the saved image on a site like ImageShack and use the link that goes direct to the image. With ImageShack that has been the one on the bottom, but read to be sure. By the way, is it true there's about as much sun in Glasgow as there is an absence of fog in London? I'm enjoying the rain here in the Appalachians for now. In your neck of the woods they might say highlands, we say mountains. Just a few flood warnings for the region. It's either raining or snowing all the time it seems. Usually Spring, Summer and Fall are better, but even those can get squirrely in this region. Just far enough south and close enough to the coast to have enjoyed the arse end of a lot of hurricane weather this summer, high winds and rain. Nothing killer, but annoying when you want to be out on the motorcycle.
Space? If the m is MB and g is GB, then the 4 is more relevant. There is no encoding for a file that size to DVD5. So all you have to have is enough space to do the conversion. Without getting too tight figure the 4GB plus what your system needs to operate. I always try to leave a few GB of space so the system can build it's temp files and have room to flex. The 10GB you have should be sufficient on this one. So that appears to eliminate that possibility.
as far as im aware there is no other write program on ma comp other that copy dvd and any dvd, have plenty of space 15gb(lol must have been tired last time on) its starts to burn then error, its not the burner as its burning well before now, its not the files so must be going wrong somewhere between sending iso formhard drive to disc. it must be something on ma hard drive. BROBEAR-aye its always rotten looking up here, the weather is always unreliable. ave looked every where cant find a solution even tryed a friends burner n works ok on his but failed on mine. on a diffrent matter anyone like battlefield 2 and call of duty 2 am on them as the.bt.guy maybe see you on.
BROBEAR a managed to get it goin turns out it was the drive needing reinstalled am gonna pass this on to who ever needs you do the same for me please as that was a cunt. cheers for the help and ma name is J1E_2k6 on most everything am on k. BIG BOO YA TO YA, OUT.
lo again lol. managed to get it going but it fails to convert to iso on big files ie 3-4gb. also when it does do it, it fails to burn all the way sumtimes bringing up a big bad blue screen sayin if this is the first time this has happend restart blah blah lot of shite, could i be needing more power to my comp and if so what do you recommend am using nero to burn and convert works fine sometimes sometimes not? as for the sunshine its clear but cloudy lol, you mentioned a bike what type of bike you got?
The bike is a little Honda "scooter", the 750cc Aero. Black of course; decked out with studded leather seat, saddlebags, and custom seat; floorboards instead of pegs; along with a Memphis shades windshield. I've made up my mind to forget efficiency and get a bigger bike though. I'll see what my finances look like in the spring, after the tax collectors have had their way with my accounts. LOL As we Yanks have a tendency of saying, "sounds like it headed south"; in reference to the PC. We never did discuss the specs of the system in use to do the burning. What are the CPU and speed, amount of RAM, hard drive size and free space, and the operating system? What brand and model is the PC? Sounds like something other than media is coming into play, as you're starting to suspect.
