i got a dvd burning problem

I wanted to burn a dvd in my dvd drive but it can't detect the disc. It can read dvd movies and cd's but it doesn't detect the unwritten dvd+r. Also,I looked around on different web sites and one said microsoft doesn't have built in dvd maker software on the computers. I know my computer had "Simple DVD Maker", "DVDit!" and "Adobe Premiere 6 LE" but they all disappeared a few years ago when the computer got a virus. I was wondering if there was a way to get those programs back.

Ok so when you put a blank dvd in, and go to burn it.. what exactly happens..? Do you get an error or does it say to insert a disk..?

It says to insert a disk

And have you tried several different blank disks? Have you moved your computer lately..say from one room to the next or what have you? Check your IDE's (ribbon cables) and make sure connected to the drive and done so securely.

i tried it with all three disk that i ahve and i never moved the computer. Cords are okay too.

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I did that earlier today. I was told my log looked okay.

I wanted to burn a dvd in my dvd drive but it can't detect the disc. It can read dvd movies and cd's but it doesn't detect the unwritten dvd+r.

Might it be possible that the dvd+r your trying to record to has already been written to once…? As dvd+r's can only be recorded on once. (of course if this were the problem it would tell you to please insert a blank disk)

Also you mentioned you had 3 disk's… you might try and find a couple more just to be sure. I just recently purchased 100 cd+r's and so far out of almost half used I have had to toss about 12 of them for not being any good at all.

i bought these like two weeks ago and i haven't burned anything on them. I guess they could be damaged.

Well I hate for you to have to go out and spend any money on them as i am quite sure you know .. they aint cheap. But thats sure whats its looking like may be the cause..

I just noticed that in the "My Computer" the icon for the drive says DVD-RW Drive (F:) and the DVD disks i have say DVD+R. Does this mean my DVD drive can only use DVD-RW and DVD-R?

No…. the RW means it "reads and writes"

I got another DVD and i tried it. The drive reads it. I guess there was something wrong with the other disks.