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Annie Woughman

Flightless Bird
I have made several video DVD's using the Media Center--usually recorded
television. I always have to check whether it is a Data DVD or a video DVD.
Today I wanted to make a backup DVD of some programs that I have purchased
by download. I thought I would use the Media Center--not. After I clicked
on the Data DVD option it asked which library I wanted to choose: Recorded
TV, Music Library, Picture Library, Video Library of No thanks, I finished.
Since none of the others would let me navigate to other directories, I tried
the No thanks option--that merely let me back to the same menu. So,
thinking maybe I had to add those "libraries" to Media Center, I tried that.
Nope, it doesn't recognize any data files. So, if there isn't really an
option to make a data DVD, why in the heck is it in the thing in the first
place. Am I missing something? Is there a way to make a data DVD through
Media Center?

I then tried the "Windows DVD Maker". Same stupid run-around. Is it
possible to make a data DVD without a 3rd party software program?

TIA
 
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Joel

Flightless Bird
"Annie Woughman" <anniewoughman@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I have made several video DVD's using the Media Center--usually recorded
>television. I always have to check whether it is a Data DVD or a video DVD.
>Today I wanted to make a backup DVD of some programs that I have purchased
>by download. I thought I would use the Media Center--not. After I clicked
>on the Data DVD option it asked which library I wanted to choose: Recorded
>TV, Music Library, Picture Library, Video Library of No thanks, I finished.
>Since none of the others would let me navigate to other directories, I tried
>the No thanks option--that merely let me back to the same menu. So,
>thinking maybe I had to add those "libraries" to Media Center, I tried that.
>Nope, it doesn't recognize any data files. So, if there isn't really an
>option to make a data DVD, why in the heck is it in the thing in the first
>place. Am I missing something? Is there a way to make a data DVD through
>Media Center?
>
>I then tried the "Windows DVD Maker". Same stupid run-around. Is it
>possible to make a data DVD without a 3rd party software program?



http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Burn-a-CD-or-DVD-in-Windows-Explorer

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Joel Crump
 
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Trev

Flightless Bird
On 19/03/2010 20:35, Annie Woughman wrote:
> I have made several video DVD's using the Media Center--usually
> recorded television. I always have to check whether it is a Data DVD or
> a video DVD. Today I wanted to make a backup DVD of some programs that I
> have purchased by download. I thought I would use the Media Center--not.
> After I clicked on the Data DVD option it asked which library I wanted
> to choose: Recorded TV, Music Library, Picture Library, Video Library of
> No thanks, I finished. Since none of the others would let me navigate to
> other directories, I tried the No thanks option--that merely let me back
> to the same menu. So, thinking maybe I had to add those "libraries" to
> Media Center, I tried that. Nope, it doesn't recognize any data files.
> So, if there isn't really an option to make a data DVD, why in the heck
> is it in the thing in the first place. Am I missing something? Is there
> a way to make a data DVD through Media Center?
>
> I then tried the "Windows DVD Maker". Same stupid run-around. Is it
> possible to make a data DVD without a 3rd party software program?
>
> TIA

Open the folder in Explorer select the files /Folders you want and Click
Burn on the menu
 
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