I seek help from the uber-geeks. I copied a bunch of .wmv files to a CD-R in a DVD-RW drive. However, those files are unable to be read on a regular DVD drive or on a regular CD or CD-R drive. Whyfor not? They're just regular data files, aren't they?
A ghost? What's the deal? Is every frat on this campus haunted? And if so, why do people keep coming to these parties, cause it's not the snacks.
Xander ,'Dirty Girls'
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Connie Neil - Apr 09, 2007 5:11:01 am PDT #1204 of 25496
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DCJensen - Apr 09, 2007 5:26:15 am PDT #1205 of 25496
All is well that ends in pizza.
For one, what format did you save it as? if it was UDF, that would be a factor.
For two, did you "finalize" the CD? Some formats don't do well if the CD is not closed.
If it was done as a multi-session burn, it might not be seen on another computer.
Jon B. - Apr 09, 2007 5:58:30 am PDT #1206 of 25496
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
How big is each wmv file? If they're small, it's possible they are just pointers to data that's still out on the Internet.
Connie Neil - Apr 09, 2007 6:41:01 am PDT #1207 of 25496
brillig
Yes, to UDF. How can I not save them that way? I don't know if I finalized the CD or not. The file sizes are 11 meg-ish
DCJensen - Apr 09, 2007 6:42:46 pm PDT #1208 of 25496
All is well that ends in pizza.
You should be able to select "Data disk" or "ISO" or "ISO-XA" in Nero. What version do you have, and is it the Nero Express or another sort?
Kevin - Apr 10, 2007 5:10:15 am PDT #1209 of 25496
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
My iMac arrived! I went home and played with it at lunch - it's so shiny!
Yes, I am a big kid.
Kevin - Apr 10, 2007 1:06:00 pm PDT #1210 of 25496
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Yes, Firefox installed, Azureus installed, options fiddled, all is going well.
Except I keep trying to press the right mouse button. It's driving me insane.
Jessica - Apr 10, 2007 1:09:08 pm PDT #1211 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Except I keep trying to press the right mouse button. It's driving me insane.
I love Macs, but their peripherals suck elephant balls. I think I put up with my Mac keyboard for about three seconds before heading to Staples and getting a MS mouse/keyboard combo.
esse - Apr 10, 2007 1:13:27 pm PDT #1212 of 25496
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Yeah, two-button USB mice work fine with Macs, but it's something to get used to after managing with one button for so long.
Jessica - Apr 10, 2007 1:17:25 pm PDT #1213 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The Mighty Mouse isn't bad, but I wish the two-button functionality worked a little better. (The one-button-that-you-can-click-on-both-sides design is very pretty, but not as responsive as two REAL buttons would be.)