Hi guys, I am not a techy kind of guy, so please bear with me. I have been using nero for a while, I don't even know which version. Unfortunately my pc just crashed, and bought a new one, no complain so far. I used nero only for burning Divx, I was tought how to do it by a friend. So basically I downloaded movie and burned them into DVD RW and subsequently delete the file, so no back up, I hate to live stuff in my pc. I also remember how to delete the contents of a burned DVDrw. Here are the questions. Which version do you reccomed for me to download? only using nero as i explained above, is it worth to actually buy it, or is there any similar software which can be installed for free? Also since I am not good with complicated terms, I need to understand how to make copies. For example I have already few DVD rw Burned in divx format (if that is the right way to say it), if I wanted to copy them to a blanck dvdrw what are the steps? Be kind with me, what ever you think is a simple term to you probably is not, so if I don't understand your term I will ask again. If my English expression are somehow uncomprehensible, I apologize. If you don't understand please ask me, I will try my best to clarify it Cheers
If you want to burn a DVD data disk, try 'ImgBurn' Click 'Mode' > 'Build', then choose either the file or folder icon. http://www.imgburn.com/
thatsme1 wrote: ImgBurn when set for 'Mode' = 'Build' will burn a DivX or any other file. The disk, in this case, will be a 'Data' disk, as opposed to a 'DVD disk'. If the disk to be used for burning the file is a RW disk, it will be erased by ImgBurn before the file(s) are burned - thus if you have files on the disk that you do not wish to lose, do not use it.
so let me put this straight. unless i don't wont to lose the data i should not copy it? so before using imgburn, when i inserted the disk into the pc, i should transfer/copy the movies into a folder/file and copy to a blanck disk using imgburn? did i get it right?
Storing data on a RW disk is risky business, because sooner or later it will get overwritten or the disk becomes unreadable. Out of my last ten pack of DVD-RW, I have four left that are good.The rest failed over a two year period. Best to save important files on a regular CD or DVD or the hard drive and use RW's for temporary storage.
i can see your point. the only reason i burn divx movies into dvdrw is because i know i delete as soon as i watch them, i hate to accumulate dvds knowing that i wont watch them again. i only burn dvd only for my partner, she likes to watch movies billions of time. so basically like you said earlier on if i use IMGBURN, i should store the movies into one folder first and later tranfer it to a blank dvd. i hope i got it this time. Since i am so used to nero 6 i am worry that i would make a mess to get used to a new burning software. i will give a try, if i feel it does not work for me, i just buy the nero 6, and that reminds me to ask another question. when i checked nero website it does'nt have the function to download the version 6, so i should assume that i will have to purchase it through a third party, like amazon etc.. in case of a technical problem would i still be able to get the technical support from nero? cheers
Store them on the hard drive and burn a RW disk as required. Nero 6 is no longer updated and won't run under Vista, so support may be a problem.
mine is xp professional. and the reason i don't want the nero 6 to be updated, is because i am fine with it as it is, never had any problem in the past. does this mean that having xp professional i wont have any problem with the support? also not updating nero software would that create any problem? sorry for keep asking probably stupid questions. as for the img burn, i am satisfied with your explanation, i will only need to download, and see how it goes. cheers
I don't know if Nero still offers technical support for version 6 - but it is no longer updated to fix bugs or reported problems. Contacting Nero through their website would seem prudent if you have concerns.
Having an antivirus software should help should'nt it i have already sent an e mail to nero, but like many of those company, they reply once in a bloom moon, if you are lucky. thanks
