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Sent from Ronni's iPad On 25/09/2010, at 1:13 PM, Curtis Peter <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Daniel > Thank you, that was the answer. The DVD drive in the laptop only reads the + > disks! > You would think there would be some way you can tell, or some info on the > laptop to tell you that this was the case. > Regards > Peter > > On 25/09/2010, at 12:32 AM, Daniel Kerr wrote: > >> >> Hi Peter >> >> What discs are you using? >> DVD-R or DVD+R? >> The Mac's superdrives are DVD±R (so will do all, read and write). >> But if the laptop is only one type, then it may not read the other. (eg if >> you burn DVD-R and it only reads DVD+R). >> The original disc doesn't have some form of copy protection on it? Sometimes >> it will look like it's allowing you to do it, but there are some hidden >> files that stop it. >> >> That's all the things I can think of for now. >> >> About to get some sleep as just finished working about 45 hours straight,... >> >> Hope that helps. >> >> Kind Regards >> Daniel >> >> >> On 25/9/10 12:10 AM, "Curtis Peter" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi Daniel >>> I must be doing something wrong! I've done all that as explained but it >>> doesn't work. >>> It is a DVD containing a series of geological maps to be read/displayed on a >>> pc laptop. >>> I put it in the Toast, choose copy, select DVD. >>> It goes through the process of reading and copying the original, ejects and >>> asks for the blank disk, get that and copies onto the disk. finalises and >>> ejects the disk. >>> But when I put it in the pc laptop, it won't read or display the >>> information. >>> It's done it to two different disks now. >>> Reads the originals no problem, but not the copies! >>> Regards >>> Peter >>> On 24/09/2010, at 10:56 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On 24/9/10 10:50 PM, "Curtis Peter" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi Everyone >>>>> Using Toast 10 (Thanks to Daniel and MacUpdate) I seem to remember from >>>>> the >>>>> distant past that one could copy pc disks, not files but a direct copy of >>>>> a >>>>> pc >>>>> disk. >>>>> I can't seem to do this, I've looked at User Guide without success. >>>>> Is this possible? So far my attempts are unsuccessful. >>>>> Does anyone know if it can be done? >>>>> Regards >>>>> Peter >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi Peter >>>> >>>> It's in "Disc Copy" choice:- >>>> <http://www.roxio.com.au/enu/products/toast/titanium/copy.html> >>>> <http://www.askdavetaylor.com/copy_dvd_on_mac_os_x_using_toast.html> >>>> >>>> Kind Regards >>>> Daniel >>>> --- >>>> Daniel Kerr >>>> MacWizardry >>>> >>>> Phone: 0414 795 960 >>>> Email: <daniel @ macwizardry . com . au> >>>> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> >>>> >>>> >>>> **For everything Macintosh** >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> >>> >> >> --- >> Daniel Kerr >> MacWizardry >> >> Phone: 0414 795 960 >> Email: <daniel @ macwizardry . com . au> >> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> >> >> >> **For everything Macintosh** >> >> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> >> > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
