Many thanks Regards Peter On 25/09/2010, at 4:26 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: > > Hi Peter > > Glad it was an easy one :o) > As Ronni mentioned you can do it on the Mac side, so you may be able to do > it on the Windows side as well. > > Re Drive formats,... > Won't go into the long story of it,..but Apple had the first DVD-R drives in > their "consumer" machines, and DVD+R used to be more common in the Windows > world, once they added DVD Burners to their machines. Then the manufacturers > got sick of making both and came out with the DVD±R drives which would do > everything,...then along came Dual Layer and we got DVD±R DL. > Quite a good read on disc formats here,.... > <http://www.digitalfaq.com/guides/media/dvd-formats.htm> > > But glad it's working. :) > > Kind Regards > Daniel > > > On 25/9/10 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]> >> > > --- > 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]> >
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