CD Burning Always Fails

> if using a blank cdr or blank dvdr click on computer, right click the cdr or
> dvdr drive, click explore then choose the second option.(the cdr or dvdr
> will then be ready to burn.
>
> if using a blank cdrw or dvdrw click on computer, right click the cdrw or
> dvdrw, click explore then choose the first option. (this option will write a
> few files to it making the cdrw or dvdrw ready to add more files to them
> later).
>

>I have two CD/DVD RW drives and no matter what I do I cannot get a burn to
>go
> through using the native Vista burning. Basically it says it is adding
> files
> to the image, then as soon as it prepares to burn it throws up an error
> message that says, "There was a problem burning this disc" "There was an
> error burning this disc. The disc might no longer be usable."
>
> I have the following drives:
>
> Plextor PX-760A (latest firmware is installed - v1.05)
> LG GSA-4163B (latest firmware is installed - v1.05)
>
> This is happening on the x64 RTM Ultimate Edition of Vista (MSDN)
>
> I don't see anything in the event log (but I might be looking in the wrong
> place).
>
> Can anyone help me out?

> Worst case scenerio, check your system redources to make sure your burning
> resources are on, not to mention go into my computer, right click on your CD
> / DVD burner, click the recording setting, and make sure that one of your
> burners are set as the default recorder for your system.
>
> Hope this helps :-)
>
>
> "pjohanse" <pjohanse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:38AD2487-203B-43D6-BA34-332B8E2E7B21@microsoft.com...

> >I have two CD/DVD RW drives and no matter what I do I cannot get a burn to
> >go
> > through using the native Vista burning. Basically it says it is adding
> > files
> > to the image, then as soon as it prepares to burn it throws up an error
> > message that says, "There was a problem burning this disc" "There was an
> > error burning this disc. The disc might no longer be usable."
> >
> > I have the following drives:
> >
> > Plextor PX-760A (latest firmware is installed - v1.05)
> > LG GSA-4163B (latest firmware is installed - v1.05)
> >
> > This is happening on the x64 RTM Ultimate Edition of Vista (MSDN)
> >
> > I don't see anything in the event log (but I might be looking in the wrong
> > place).
> >
> > Can anyone help me out?

>

>I have verified both of these items are as you suggest below.
>
>
> "Gene" wrote:
>

>> Worst case scenerio, check your system redources to make sure your
>> burning
>> resources are on, not to mention go into my computer, right click on your
>> CD
>> / DVD burner, click the recording setting, and make sure that one of your
>> burners are set as the default recorder for your system.
>>
>> Hope this helps :-)
>>
>>
>> "pjohanse" <pjohanse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:38AD2487-203B-43D6-BA34-332B8E2E7B21@microsoft.com...

>> >I have two CD/DVD RW drives and no matter what I do I cannot get a burn
>> >to
>> >go
>> > through using the native Vista burning. Basically it says it is adding
>> > files
>> > to the image, then as soon as it prepares to burn it throws up an
>> > error
>> > message that says, "There was a problem burning this disc" "There was
>> > an
>> > error burning this disc. The disc might no longer be usable."
>> >
>> > I have the following drives:
>> >
>> > Plextor PX-760A (latest firmware is installed - v1.05)
>> > LG GSA-4163B (latest firmware is installed - v1.05)
>> >
>> > This is happening on the x64 RTM Ultimate Edition of Vista (MSDN)
>> >
>> > I don't see anything in the event log (but I might be looking in the
>> > wrong
>> > place).
>> >
>> > Can anyone help me out?

>>