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Re: Unable to Create System Image on DVD's

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Char Jackson

Flightless Bird
On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:56:00 -0500, "Jack Gillis"
<XXXXXXXX@widomaker.com> wrote:

>
>I have Win 7 64 bit installed on my laptop as well as my desktop. System
>images for both are on external HD's.
>
>On the laptop, I have created a system image on blank DVD's using DVD-R's.
>No problems -- I can restore from the DVD's.
>
>However, when I try to create a system image on blank DVD-R's on my desktop,
>I get a message saying something like, "format was unsuccessful." If I use a
>DVD+RW the process runs to completion and I can restore from it. I had to
>use RW's because I don't have any +R's.
>
>I get the same unsuccessful message if I try to format a blank DVD-R with
>Win 7.
>
>My DVD burner on the desktop says it is a +R. Does that mean I can't
>use -R's.
>
>I've no idea whether this is a Win 7 problem, burner problem or a problem on
>my part.
>
>Would someone please try to straighten out the dense old mind?
>
>Thank you very much.


It's a problem on your part. You're trying to format a "write once"
media and you can't do that. Just skip the formatting step when you're
using a DVD-R or DVD+R since those media types are ready to burn right
out of the box. Formatting only applies to RW media, DVD-RW in your
case.
 
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