Writing To CD: Prompted To "format" CD Or DVD
Mar 23, 2008
I've installed SP1 and was happy with the slight improvement for file copying to your hard drive or from/to a network. I was surprised to see that the problem with copying files to a cd/dvd hasn't been addressed. You're still prompted to "format" the CD or DVD. The progress bar is totally off kilter. After 6 minutes into the formatting process it still says I have 35 seconds left. huh? After 8 minutes of waiting for the CD to format I cancelled the process through task manager. I really don't use this feature in Vista, but it would be nice if it worked properly. For now I'll continue to use Nero and Magic ISO.
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Aug 20, 2009
Half an hour ago I downloaded and installed a bunch of security updates.
Then, in a effort to solve a monitor profile dumping problem that I'm having, I turned off Windows Defender and Windows Firewall. (I've written about this on another thread and, no, it didn't solve the problem)
Anyway, I then went to check my Update History to see if a certain update had been installed.
While there, I noticed that there were new updates available, namely, Service Pack 2.
All 567.3Mb of it are downloading as I speak - hopefully, Microsoft have solved this profiling cockup.
I note that the publication date for SP2 is 14/7/2009.
Why has it taken this long to appear in my available updates window?
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Mar 14, 2009
My Vista Business desktop seems to have stopped reading cd's and dvd's and also not writing them. it is ever since i formated it from ultimate. i've tried with and internal IDE and an external USB Drive. i know the external works perfectly as i have used it on an XP laptop. i've also tried with burnt and non burnt discs such as the Sims cd's
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Jan 10, 2010
(Running Vista Ultimate 64-bit, SP-2, IE-8, WM-6, WLM-09, classic mode, dial-up.) Is there an easy way to decipher the device descriptors to tell if a DVD reader/writer works with dual-layer DVDs? My (HP) system is about 3 years old, and I can find nothing in any of the (skimpy) paperwork that came with it to disclose such information. The front of the drive says "Compact Disc ReWritable", "Ultra Speed", "+", "LightScribe", "DVD Multi Recorder", "R DL", "RW", and "DVD+R DL"
I'm hoping that in the codes "R DL" and "DVD+R DL" the DL means dual layer, but I'd like to confirm that before I purchase some of the more expensive dual-layer DVD disks.Former slayer of dragons; practice now limited to sacredcows. Believing we should hire for quality, not quotas, and promote for performance, not preferences.
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Apr 20, 2008
I tried several searches but am unable to find out if you can adjust the DVD writing quality in Windows DVD Maker. I would like to have the best video reproduction quality as possible on the DVD.
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Jun 18, 2008
I thought I managed to get rid of the annoying "excessive disk writing" problem by turning off superfetch and readyboost in services.msc. However now it seems like it is back. I've tried turning off ALL my services (background apps), but it's still there. IMMENSELY annoying. When I look at my resource monitor (access it via the task manager), it looks like there is some sort of Vista service still running that is causing all this trouble. See the applied image for resource monitor screen capture. sorry for the large image. I'll scale it better the next time.
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Feb 19, 2009
Anyone know a fix for the error Windows was unable to open service WdiServiceHost for writing on local computer
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Dec 27, 2008
I keep getting errors like "No writing privileges in C:" so anytime I run a program that needs to write to C: it doesn't work and I can't create any files in C: the only option i get when I right click -> new is Folder with an admin symbol next to it...I'm the admin on the computer and I'm running windows vista home premium 32bit how can I fix this?? Oh and I also tried running a system restore but it said there was an unknown error during the restore
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Mar 23, 2008
When I try to open a CD (*not* a CD-R or -RW) in Explorer, it often pops up a window asking how I want to format it. This is kind of silly for a non-writeable disc. If I click Cancel, it won't open the disc. Instead I have to let it try to format the disc and give up before it will open. A while back I called Dell support and was told to uninstall the CD drive and reboot. This fixed the problem once, but when I tried it again more recently it didn't help. I also tried turning on the Shell Hardware Detection service. That seemed to fix it for a while, but the problem has returned. Anybody have any ideas how to fix this? The system is running Home Premium and the drive is a PBDS CD/DVD burner. Autoplay is disabled. The dialog box that pops up is titled "Burn a Disc". It says "Prepare this blank disc", and has an edit box labeled "Disc title".
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Mar 25, 2009
I have just added a 1.5 terra octet hard disk to my system and am unable to format it correctly. When I ask Vista Pro to do a straightforward format it blocks at 73% (roughly 1 terra). I have tried 3 times to get the same result so I thought that I would outsmart the system by making two partititions one of 976.56go and the second of 420.70go but although the first partition was accepted and formatted, the second format is blocked at 11%.
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Jul 29, 2009
tried formatting a Memorex CD-RW disc this a.m. and after waiting, waiting, waiting got error msg that msw couldn't complete the format.
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Mar 23, 2008
Made my first movie in WMM. This is my "Classroom video", where I am learning to use the software. Question: What video format would be best to burn to DVD+R for viewing on home theater or standard DVD players?
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Aug 27, 2008
I want to format my c drive in windows vista, I went to disk management,and right click the drive but it is greyed out??.. I want to do a clean install of vista.
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Jan 2, 2009
I need help. When I insert any non blank homemade cd Vista can't read it and wants to format it. Happens with Autoplay or when I use Windows explorer. Does not matter what is on the cd: music, pictures, data files, etc. The cds work fine in any other pc. If I insert a store bought or commercial made cd, no problems. Only have a problem with homemade ones. The drive is a Mat****a DVD-RAM UJ-850s.
I've done the following:
1. Uninstalled the driver and reinstalled it.
2. Added "NoCDBurning" to the registry (possible fix found on other forums)
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Mar 23, 2008
I have tried to format my computer, first I tried by just inserting the disc, no luck, then I tried booting it from the disc, no luck then I tried going into computer management right clicking my c drive but the format option is no available. I have evn tried phoneing Microsoft but they want $80.00. Finally I thought I would format it by using my XP disc, installing XP and then upgrading to put vista back on the system but it won't let me do that either.
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May 18, 2009
my laptop has 1 hard drive that is partitioned in 2 c drive works fine e drive was stopping me from deleting anything from it tried everything so last resort format it so windows started formatting just about to finish and it failed now it wont let me format it and when i went in to computer management it says it is a healthy primary partition drive but the file system is raw how can i get this back to ntfs
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Apr 28, 2008
i'm going to format an external HDD: in the mask that appears in Vista i need to choose the amount i want for the size of the allocation file. what does this mean? How this will influence later my HDD storage capability?
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May 7, 2008
I am using a 2GB SD card for ReadyBoost, and want to know what is the best format to use for quickest operation. I've tried FAT, FAT32, exFAT and NTFS, but don't see much difference (except for available space!)
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Nov 17, 2009
I've been having driver issues up the arse, and i want and end, a fresh start! I have looked how do format but its either something is missing or its totally different for me. I wack the windows disk in, boot from that. Then windows pretty much reinstalls, never giving me the option to format the hard drive. Maybe its a really small button that if you miss it you cant go back, but i cant find it
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Mar 26, 2008
I have tried to format my computer, first I tried by just inserting the disc, no luck, then I tried booting it from the disc, no luck then I tried going into computer management right clicking my c drive but the format option is no available. I have evn tried phoneing Microsoft but they want $80.00. Finally I thought I would format it by using my XP disc, installing XP and then upgrading to put vista back on the system but it won't let me do that either. I desperately want to format my computer
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Sep 8, 2008
I'm getting the following BSOD...STOP: 0x0000C1F5 (0x00000000,0x00000000,0x00000000,0x00000000)tried safe mode and last known working and both gave the above STOP BSOD.Also cannot repair VISTA from DVD because getting the same BSOD.I really would like to be able to format my PC and be able to use it again. Is there a file i can put onto a disc which i can boot without having to use windows?
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Dec 30, 2009
want to format my hard drive and reinstall windows but its an OEM version of Vista Ultimate x64 I heard there may be problems and that it wont activate. I have the disc and all the keys etc. Also I want to install on another hard drive as the present one is too small and filling up quickly.
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Mar 23, 2008
Disk Format in vista takes longer time than other windows OS like XP and 2k. Is there any technical reasons for this?
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Apr 4, 2009
How can I do a clean format on my internal laptop hdd cos the hdd is corrupted.
I tried to reinstall XP but the system scan error.
So I am thinking of doing a clean reformat on the hdd, then boot up my XP installation cd to do a clean installation.
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Apr 29, 2009
I am trying to format a cd that I bought (memorex) vista says it cannot be formatted because of its write protection. Unfortunately this is my only blank cd left so I can't use a new one. Is there a way of forcing a format? Or removing the write protection?
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Mar 23, 2008
I have a Texas Instruments Card Reader DRIVER:[ PCIxx12 Integrated FlashMedia Controller Driver (64-BIT)], but I cannot access SD CARDS. When I put my 2GB SD Card in it asks me to format, but when I try to format it, It says It cannot format, thus making the card useless.
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Jul 4, 2008
Vista Home Premium. I have no third-party CD/DVD recording software on the machine. Every time I go to burn files to a CDR, CDRW, DVD R or DVDRW using the Windows burning function it wants to format the disk. If I cancel the format, then the burn is not proceeded with. XP does not do this. How do I stop this infuriating behaviour?
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Sep 16, 2008
I installed vista 64bit today on a sata harive in my new computer. Now in my old computer i had a 300gb IDE hardrive and i installed this in the new system and it is recognised in vista but says i cant use it before i format it...However i cant do this becasue i have so much data on it...Is there anyway to view it without formatting it?
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Jul 3, 2008
JUst got a new computer with Vista (HATE IT!). Tried to open a file in Excel but it says it's not a recognizable format...why??
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Apr 7, 2009
I often said that there is no such an application that can be defined as all-in-one, or one-step to satisfy all your needs. Take DVD ripper for example, there are DVD ripping software that prevent you from importing DVD videos with CSS or CPPM protection for to fight against copy piracy. This is right, but causes some trouble for users who want to convert DVD videos to AVI, MPEG, and WMV etc. There are always alternatives to help ourselves out.
Actually, Many American legal experts believe that under United States' Federal law, making a backup copy of a DVD-Video is legal under fair use protection meaning backup copies made with software such as DVD Decrypter are in fact legal but that distribution of the software used to make them is illegal. So today, I would like to tell you how to deal with DVD with protection legally.............
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Mar 23, 2008
I have a Vista Ultimate DVD, I want to do a full format of my hard drive, the Vista DVD only does a quick format, or so it seems, it is over in less than a minute.
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