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    Angry r/w not formating discs

    Hi guys can any one help? my R/W drive wont let me format r/w discs any ideas will be appreciated.

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    Hello acehigh: What OS and what burning software are involved here?

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    hello cct thanks for responding......my os is xp home edition i can normally format my dvd rw at the main d: drive....sorry im a bit of a novice.

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    Is this a CD that you have previously written to?

    Have you tried another?

    Have you tried using another burning/formatting software - here are 3 FREE choices;

    http://www.imgburn.com/

    http://www.deepburner.com/?r=download

    http://cdburnerxp.se/download

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    acehigh did you use the r/w disks a giant floppy drive?
    Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."

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