I used ISOBuster to extract an ISO image file (660 MB) to a directory on my hard disk. (I needed to change one file before burning.) After the extraction, the total size of the directories and files totalled about 803 MB. How the heck did all those files fit in the ISO image??? I can't get Nero...

I've recently ordered my 1st DVD writer (liteon 811s), after having used a cd burner for a couple years. I'm pretty familiar with all the various programs for audio (burners like Nero/NTI/EZCD, rippers like EAC, editors like cooledit, etc) but I'm wondering what might be some...

I'm thinking about putting my giant CD collection on a music server. Right now, I use PC music lightly, so I simply use Realplayer for playback (but ExactCd when I'm ripping for serious quality). But there's defintiely better stuff out there. So what software should I be looking that will smooth...

I'm pickin up a new P4 2.6GHz system later today and it won't have the Operating system installed yet. I am currently using Windows ME on an 1800+ system and have been able to burn the odd DVD (after installing a new Maxtor Controller Card) but still end up with properties reading the MB's used...

I have a few MP3s on my HD that I' can't seem to burn. They play fine with Real Player or Windows MP or WinAMp, but when I move them into the "burning window" in Nero, and EZCDC 5 Platinum too, as a matter of fact, the indicator shows that them as much smaller files than they really are - a 70...

I purchased a DVD recorder two months ago and used it to do Drive Backups. I used CD-R disks for my larger C: partition boot partition and a DVD+R disk for my other smaller partitions. It took about twenty CD-R disks to backup my C: partition. Yesterday I decided to backup my C: partition using...

This is not the CD-Recordable Frequently Asked Questions posting, but rather a pointer to it. I'm posting this because there may be propagation problems with the FAQ (it's rather large for a Usenet posting), and some sites have automatic filters that think it's spam. This is also going out to...

How come people, largely, assume that CD-RW is only usable as a UDF disc? Don't they realize you can use the disc to create all the same discs as you do on CD-R? Why do they constantly insist upon using the UDF file system, and complain that they dont want to waste a CD-R on something they're...

I have a friend who tells who has requested that I burn a bunch of cd dupes of stuff he's put on disk, but that I also need to make sure that the blanks I use will work with all players, meaning professional eqpt as well as amateur. He claims that discs that are OK with home and computer...

Im looking to buy a new CDRW (as mine Philips one is on its way out). I have a choice between 2 at the moment, a Sony 52X32X52 (Dixons @ £39.99), OR AN artec 52x24x52 (Maplin @ £39.99). Assuming i'm not too bothered about the write speed for CDRWs, which is the best offer ? I would like to...

Where is the help file for it? I downloaded it from website. But If I press F1 or try to find help in the program it is nowhere to be found. I am using Nero 6 with Windows XP Home Edition. I found that Windows XP

Last week my LiteOn burner quit (see previous posts). After removal, disassembly, cleaning, its now working perfectly. BUT....a friend of mine, hearing my cdr burner was not working, went out and bought me a new burner at Best Buy as a belated Christmas present. It has that dreaded four letter...

I was trying to copy some CDR & DVDR last night and noticed an anomaly with the Pioneer A06. I was copying to the "image burner" (Nero 5.5). With DVDR as the source (burned with the same Pioneer in the morning), the speed was about 3,500kB/s. With CDR (also burned with the same Pioneer), the...

Why is it that when it comes to the "select a session to continue" dialog box, Nero 5.5 show more details if I am using DVDR than if I am using DVDRW? With DVDR, the display is similar to that with CDR & CDRW (example, the size of each session is shown), whereas with DVDRW, only a list of previous...

Does it true TDK Cyclone 52x32x52x is OEM of Lite-on 52x32x52 drive ?

I have a CDRW which triggers the "calibration area full" error in Nero 5 consistently, even after a "full format". Obviously all burning attempts also failed (cannot perform end track). The drive is a brand new Gigabyte GO0404 DVD burner, while the CDRW is a relatively new Verbatim 24X...

Nero 6 Burn Rom - Help file, cd-rw disks, cd audio/data combination disk Where is the help file for it? I downloaded it from website. But If I press F1 or try to find help in the program it is nowhere to be found. I am using Nero 6 with Windows XP Home Edition. I found that Windows XP

I would like to use my CDRW as a backup drive. However when I attempt to synchronize hard drive folder source with CDRW folder target I get the error message that the target does not support long file names. I am only able to synchronize with the CDRW as source and Hard Drive as Target. I am...

Nero 6 Burn Rom- Help file, cd-rw disks, cd audio/data combination disk Where is the help file for it? I downloaded it from website. But If I press F1 or try to find help in the program it is nowhere to be found. I am using Nero 6 with Windows XP Home Edition. I found that Windows XP

I'm looking at several DVD writers for my 1100 athlon gateway w/768 meg of ram, including the LG GSA-4040B, LITEON LDW-451S & SONY DRU500A. The 1st 2 are 2meg buffer size, the last is 8 meg. What is the inherent advantage (if any) of a larger buffer size? The Sony is about $25 more than the...