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Hey friends! My question is how can I install Windows on my Compaq laptop without restore discs? I mean I do not want to delete partitions, data. The restore discs will delete them. I want to know can I install from Vista Disc & use my key? If yes from where can I obtain the Vista Installation...

guys please see the screenshot below. after visiting from a site i saw this change in my computer folder. earlier the icons were arranged in a definite manner(like in a typical windows xp sp2) i mean the folders were arranged on the above then the disc partitions then the drives. but...

I bought a LiteOn DH-210A1P. There seems to be a strange problem. Though Moser Baer has teamed up with LiteOn, there is some performance problems. While burning MoserBaer DVDs, there drive vibrates during the initial burn process, then it slowly reduces. Then, while writing the Lead Out, there...

Hey this one is very weird.I bought two blank DVDs from a local retailer near my home.The label shows Tech-Com.When I tried to burn one of the DVDs Nero said that the disk was full and it cannot burn the disc:confused:.I was surprised and I opened the disc in Explorer.I was shocked when I saw...

well guys i had a blank moserbayer cd of 700mb kept unused for 6-8 months.its condition was also very good.now when i copied some files of size 15mb on it by using nero start smart.the files got burned properly. and after that when i put the disc again(as it is of 700mb so i thought 685 mb free...

When it comes to CD or DVD burning, the software most people tend to use is Nero. But Nero isn't the be all and end all of CD burning solutions. There are other softwares as well that perform much better than Nero in terms of resource usage and speed. Here is a list of 15 free burning softwares...

My Sony DRU 810-A had worked well for almost exactly 2 years without any issues. But from yesterday the tray is coming out and going in on its own every few minutes, without any disc in it. What may be the cause and any possible solution?

Can i use USB flash disk(pen drive) to install distros instead of DISC?? i have 1gb flash drive which i want to use to be able to install distro by using it as bootable media & install a distro to my hard drive is it possible?

Sony will no longer use the standard DVD format in its video recorders, instead moving to Blu-ray Disc for all future models in Japan. Sony Corp. is increasing its bet on Blu-ray Disc and plans to ditch DVD and use the high-definition video disc format in all future digital video recorders in...

When I add files to a multisession disc in nero 6 and select the multisession options (or when writing to a new disc also) the number of copies option gets grayed out. Also after the burning is complete nero express only allows the options to create a new project and similar. I don't see a...

greetings guys. well i have a problem few days back due to some work accidentally i spilled toluene that comes with kores eraze x(the whitener fluid). after that the portion on the disc on which the whitener fell became a little bit rough. well after that the dvd has stopped...

Note : InfraRecorder is not associated with infra_red_dude a.k.a Anirudh of our forum :D While working on computer & OS, once in a while I stumble upon a software which is worth a mention everywhere. One such software which I m using here in Windows Vista since last 2 months & have been really...

My drive can't read some dics, It alerts me Drive J:/ is inaccessible if when I insert an empty disc and cand read many other digit DVD and original movie DVDs etc., but those discs are working fine in my friend's drive and my drive arising noise while reading the disc when inserted. Seeks a...

An Israeli storage technology outfit called Mempile is developing an optical storage technology they claim will pack one terabyte of data onto a single disc. Each disk is built from polymethyl methacrylate which is almost entirely transparent to the specific wavelength of the laser used by its...

HI. i'm using WINDOWSXP(SP2) with BENQ DVD combo pack drive, it writes both CD's n DVD's. I'm using nero7. but now i'm fassing a problem. 2day i entered an empty DVD into drive to make a data disc, but nero is not writing the disc. simply it counting time, even the process is not...

HD DVD outshines Blu-ray Disc with a better version of "300" The rights to “300” belong to Warner Home Video – a studio that backs both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc – but the studio has graced the HD DVD version with several exclusive features that currently can be found nowhere else. Found only on...

i m currently using an lg cd writer.i have nero 7 installed.when i try to copy a disc using the copy cd option,nero successfully makes an image of the disc and writes it on a blank cd.the "burn process completed successfully" dialog box is displayed.but when i run the cd on my pc it shows up as...

i did a very clumsy thing by spilling a bit of tea on the open DVD tray of my computer. :( Luckily only a few drops splashed inside the case. :? I tried to run a disk and it made strange noises. I immediately shut down the pc. And allowed it to dry, even fanned it with a book. After ~15 mins i...

some unmvable files r there in my c: ,neither format nor disc defragmentation could remove those files,how to remove it?

Hi pals U solved my sound prob. Now i hv got a new one. I hv got two drives( CD-R & DVD-RW) when i insert an autoplatable disc, then the DVD drive autoplays it. But when i rt click on the DVD drive`s icon then i find no "open" command. As a result of this i cannot browse the disc. this prob...