The burn program I copied is lacking an exe file,the cheap buggers. Imagine that! Al Leatherman Al's TV 224 US Highway 46 Mine Hill, NJ 07803 973-361-5796 973-476-0854 (cell) WWW.ALS-TV.NET ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hoyt's TV" <hoytstv@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 3:24 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fw: DVD-R discs 4.7 Gig! > My hp computer came with a program called HP-DLA (drive letter access) > that > lets me save to a CD just like a regular drive. Trouble is the disk is > only > readable in a computer with the same program installed, so it makes a > lousy > back up if you can't read the disk until you reinstall the whole original > operating system that is only on the hard drive that just crashed. They > didn't send any reinstallation disks with it. > > So far I haven't found a way to copy the program out to install it to > another computer. > > > Russ Hoyt > Hoyt's TV > Exeter, NH > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barry Thompson" <barrystv@xxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 3:08 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fw: DVD-R discs 4.7 Gig! > > >>I have been storing data on dvds for a while.But what I find best is Nero >> INCD or INC4,you can make a RW into a hard drive,you can drag and drop >> files >> on it and also delete files. >> Barrys TV >> Ottawa Ontario >> Canada >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Gary McCartney" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 2:03 PM >> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fw: DVD-R discs 4.7 Gig! >> >> >>> Al, saying you don't want DVD but want to record data on large disks, is >>> like saying you don't want pizza but you do want a big circular thing >>> with sauce, cheese, and peperoni. >>> >>> You can't burn the 4.7 gig DVD disks in a CD-only burner, you need to >>> get a DVD burner, which will burn CD's and DVD's. All of the new DVD >>> burners burn both DVD-R and DVD+R discs, and many of them can burn dual >>> layer discs giving you 8.4 gigs of data, but I have found the dual layer >>> discs to be expensive and normally not worth the money. >>> >>> Gary >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Gary McCartney >>> >>> McCartney Electronics >>> Guelph Ontario Canada >>> Est. 1984 >>> email: gary (at) number63.ca >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Barry Thompson wrote: >>>> Some of those combos will read only -R >>>> Barrys TV >>>> Ottawa Ontario >>>> Canada >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Al L" <alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxx> >>>> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 10:57 AM >>>> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fw: DVD-R discs 4.7 Gig! >>>> >>>> >>>>> Thanks Greg! It reads R discs,just won't burn an exact copy on a very >>>>> large >>>>> data disc. I am not interested in DVD, just making large discs and >>>>> copyoing >>>>> large data discs. >>>>> >>>>> Al Leatherman >>>>> Al's TV >>>>> 224 US Highway 46 >>>>> Mine Hill, NJ 07803 >>>>> 973-361-5796 >>>>> 973-476-0854 (cell) >>>>> WWW.ALS-TV.NET >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Greg Smith" <gaserv@xxxxxxx> >>>>> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 9:43 AM >>>>> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fw: DVD-R discs 4.7 Gig! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> If it is a -R combo, then the -R blanks will work. >>>>>> Gregory B. Smith >>>>>> G & A Electronic Services >>>>>> 2521 N. Laurent >>>>>> Victoria, Texas 77901 >>>>>> Ph. 361-575-1998 >>>>>> Fax: 361-570-1615 >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Al L" <alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>>> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 8:23 AM >>>>>> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fw: DVD-R discs 4.7 Gig! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Its a DVD-rom combo! >>>>>> >>>>>> Al Leatherman >>>>>> Al's TV >>>>>> 224 US Highway 46 >>>>>> Mine Hill, NJ 07803 >>>>>> 973-361-5796 >>>>>> 973-476-0854 (cell) >>>>>> WWW.ALS-TV.NET >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "ta" <admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>>> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 9:15 AM >>>>>> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fw: DVD-R discs 4.7 Gig! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Depends on what you have installed in your computer right now. >>>>>>> I do not know if you have a DVD burner or reader installed. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> J. 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Thank You!!! >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>> From: "Al L" <alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>>>> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 9:11 AM >>>>>>> Subject: [TechAssist] Fw: DVD-R discs 4.7 Gig! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Anybody know if i can use simple upgrade software, or must I buy a >>>>>>>>> new >>>>>>>>> burner to use these discs!?TIA. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Al Leatherman >>>>>>>>> Al's TV >>>>>>>>> 224 US Highway 46 >>>>>>>>> Mine Hill, NJ 07803 >>>>>>>>> 973-361-5796 >>>>>>>>> 973-476-0854 (cell) >>>>>>>>> WWW.ALS-TV.NET >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>> This Email List is accessible to the general public through search >>>>>>>> engines. 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