Thanks again Andy. My CDRW (BTC BCE 4012IM) is behaving quite inconsistently. This leads me to wonder if the laser is dirty. The new discs, when inserted and I try to open them(?) produce a request to Insert Disc in Drive E. However I went ahead with a Nero burn, and things seem to be functioning as expected. I take your point about finalising. I'm lost! Cheers Rick H Barnstoneworth wrote: >About 'Finalising A Disk' > >OK, from another message you've sent, I think you are using Nero to burn, >right? > >I don't know which version you've got, I'm on V6 here, but I'm pretty sure >this bit is the same whatever version you are on. > >In Nero, it isn't called 'Finalising a disc' as such..When you start the >burn process, you will see a tab called multisession..it asks you if you >want to start a multi-session disc or no multisession..if you select >multi-session, the disc will remain 'open' to have more data written to it, >but reading a disc left in this state can be problematical for some drives. >I have a writer that will write multi-session discs, but won't read them!! >If you are writing a disc that you know you aren't going to want to add >anything else to, always select NO multisession. > >This applies to CD-r or CD-RW discs (Though, obviously, you can stil erase a >CD-RW) > >Cheers > >Andy > > > > > To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk