CAN YOUR BURN A DVD ON COMBO DVD/CD-RW

[Guest]

My laptop (XP Home - May 2003) came with a 24x CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive. Someone
said all I need to burn DVDs is the right kind of software and then I just
drag the files in that I want to burn. Does anyone know IF I can use this
drive in this manner? And if YES, what software would be the best.

 

[Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User]

A drive that will burn DVD's will have the designation DVD-RW as per CD-RW..
it is not purely down to software.. A CD-RW/DVD combo drive burns CDs only..

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You need a DVD drive designed with DVD recording ability in order to burn a
file to a DVD disc. You probably have only a DVD player without DVD recording.
No DVD recording software is going to make a DVD player into a DVD burner.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

Enjoy all the benefits of genuine Microsoft software:
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/default.mspx

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| My laptop (XP Home - May 2003) came with a 24x CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive. Someone
| said all I need to burn DVDs is the right kind of software and then I just
| drag the files in that I want to burn. Does anyone know IF I can use this
| drive in this manner? And if YES, what software would be the best.

 

[JustMe]

My laptop (XP Home - May 2003) came with a 24x CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive.
Someone
said all I need to burn DVDs is the right kind of software and then I just
drag the files in that I want to burn. Does anyone know IF I can use this
drive in this manner? And if YES, what software would be the best.

Tell that "someone" they have no idea what they are talking about.

 

[Vanguard]

My laptop (XP Home - May 2003) came with a 24x CD-RW/DVD Combo
Drive. Someone
said all I need to burn DVDs is the right kind of software and then
I just
drag the files in that I want to burn. Does anyone know IF I can use
this
drive in this manner? And if YES, what software would be the best.

All caps (in your Subject) is considered screaming. You really expect
respect by screaming in our face?

So just who is this "someone"? Couldn't be you, right? Have that
"someone" post here to illuminate to the rest of us how the "right
kind of software" will convert a DVD player into a DVD recorder.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

My laptop (XP Home - May 2003) came with a 24x CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive. Someone
said all I need to burn DVDs is the right kind of software and then I just
drag the files in that I want to burn. Does anyone know IF I can use this
drive in this manner? And if YES, what software would be the best.

I would think this drive burns CDs and but only reads DVDs.

 

[Yves Leclerc]

My laptop (XP Home - May 2003) came with a 24x CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive. Someone
said all I need to burn DVDs is the right kind of software and then I just
drag the files in that I want to burn. Does anyone know IF I can use this
drive in this manner? And if YES, what software would be the best.

DVD/CD-RW Combo drive = CD-RW Buner / reader PLUS DVD Reader only!

 

[Cymbal Man Freq.]

| On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 09:44:01 -0700, JudyM
|
| >My laptop (XP Home - May 2003) came with a 24x CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive. Someone
| >said all I need to burn DVDs is the right kind of software and then I just
| >drag the files in that I want to burn. Does anyone know IF I can use this
| >drive in this manner? And if YES, what software would be the best.
|
| I would think this drive burns CDs and but only reads DVDs.

I kinda doubt it even reads DVD-R discs. Anybody know about that?

 

[Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User]

It would most likely read DVD-R as that is just a regular small capacity
DVD.. I am not so sure about DVD+R..

 

[Donald L McDaniel]

On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 03:15:44 GMT, "Cymbal Man Freq." <Don't

| On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 09:44:01 -0700, JudyM
|
| >My laptop (XP Home - May 2003) came with a 24x CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive. Someone
| >said all I need to burn DVDs is the right kind of software and then I just
| >drag the files in that I want to burn. Does anyone know IF I can use this
| >drive in this manner? And if YES, what software would be the best.
|
| I would think this drive burns CDs and but only reads DVDs.

I kinda doubt it even reads DVD-R discs. Anybody know about that?

You would have to tell us the make and model of your combo drive.
Your combo drive would only burn DVDs if it were a combo CDR/DVD
burner.

Let us know your make and model.

==

Donald L. McDaniel
Please reply to the original thread.
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[Loren Pechtel]

On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 03:15:44 GMT, "Cymbal Man Freq." <Don't

| On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 09:44:01 -0700, JudyM
|
| >My laptop (XP Home - May 2003) came with a 24x CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive. Someone
| >said all I need to burn DVDs is the right kind of software and then I just
| >drag the files in that I want to burn. Does anyone know IF I can use this
| >drive in this manner? And if YES, what software would be the best.
|
| I would think this drive burns CDs and but only reads DVDs.

I kinda doubt it even reads DVD-R discs. Anybody know about that?

Good point--that's old enough it might not. I missed how old it
was--I don't think there were laptop DVD burners back then.