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Thanks so much for the reply Lightning UK. Yes..the TayoYuden's were the real deal.. and did use a Maxell Lens Cleaner. Dunlop

Perhaps it's the end for my LiteOn Optical...it certainly has paid it's dues. Having said that Power Calibration Area Is Full...is a Nag I'm unfamiliar with..have checked my DMA ,disabled AnyDVD..would welcome any input. And as always..thanks in advance. Dunlop ; ImgBurn Version 2.5.6.0 - Log ; Wednesday, 09 November 2011, 20:21:41 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 20:06:13 ImgBurn Version 2.5.6.0 started! I 20:06:13 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 20:06:13 Total Physical Memory: 981,488 KB - Available: 210,860 KB W 20:06:13 Drive D:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB in size. I 20:06:13 Initialising SPTI... I 20:06:13 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 20:06:13 -> Drive 1 - Info: HP DVD Writer 740b HJ24 (E:) (ATA) I 20:06:13 -> Drive 2 - Info: LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-160P6S PS0C (F:) (ATA) I 20:06:13 Found 2 DVD±RWs! I 20:06:30 Operation Started! I 20:06:30 Source File: C:\HIGH_TENSION_UNRATED_VERSION.ISO I 20:06:30 Source File Sectors: 2,220,866 (MODE1/2048) I 20:06:30 Source File Size: 4,548,333,568 bytes I 20:06:30 Source File Volume Identifier: HIGH_TENSION_UNRATED_VERSION I 20:06:30 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 01BDBA62DVDSHRNK I 20:06:30 Source File Implementation Identifier: DVD Shrink I 20:06:30 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 20:06:30 Destination Device: [5:1:0] LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-160P6S PS0C (F:) (ATA) I 20:06:30 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: TYG02) I 20:06:30 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x I 20:06:30 Destination Media Sectors: 2,298,496 I 20:06:30 Write Mode: DVD I 20:06:30 Write Type: DAO I 20:06:30 Write Speed: 8x I 20:06:30 Link Size: Auto I 20:06:30 Lock Volume: Yes I 20:06:30 Test Mode: No I 20:06:30 OPC: No I 20:06:30 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 20:06:30 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 11,080 KB/s (8x) I 20:06:30 Advanced Settings - Force HT: No, Online HT: No, OverSpeed: No, SmartBurn: Yes I 20:06:30 Filling Buffer... (20 MB) I 20:06:31 Writing LeadIn... W 20:07:46 Failed to Write Sectors 0 - 31 - Reason: Power Calibration Area Error W 20:07:46 Retrying (1 of 20)... W 20:08:25 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Is Full W 20:08:25 Retrying (2 of 20)... W 20:09:04 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Is Full W 20:09:04 Retrying (3 of 20)... W 20:09:44 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Is Full W 20:09:44 Retrying (4 of 20)... W 20:10:29 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Is Full W 20:10:29 Retrying (5 of 20)... W 20:11:08 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Is Full W 20:11:08 Retrying (6 of 20)... W 20:11:48 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Is Full W 20:11:48 Retrying (7 of 20)... W 20:12:54 Retry Failed - Reason: Power Calibration Area Error W 20:12:54 Retrying (8 of 20)... I 20:14:06 Writing LeadIn... I 20:14:26 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2220865) I 20:14:26 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2220865) I 20:21:13 Synchronising Cache... I 20:21:40 Exporting Graph Data... I 20:21:40 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator.HP_HOME\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\LITE-ON_DVDRW_SHW-160P6S_PS0C_WEDNESDAY-NOVEMBER-09-2011_8-06_PM_TYG02_8x.ibg I 20:21:40 Export Successfully Completed! I 20:21:40 File Successfully Deleted: C:\HIGH_TENSION_UNRATED_VERSION.ISO I 20:21:40 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:15:03 I 20:21:40 Average Write Rate: 10,913 KB/s (7.9x) - Maximum Write Rate: 11,342 KB/s (8.2x) I 20:21:40 Close Request Acknowledged I 20:21:40 Closing Down... I 20:21:41 Shutting down SPTI... I 20:21:41 ImgBurn closed!

Took your suggestion and all is well. At the risk of being redundant...thanks again for your insightful observations.

EUREKA!!!!!!!!!!! BOCO....You dah man.(or woman ) That's what it was. Disabled Avast for ten minutes, and BOTH programs (DVDShrink +ImgBurn ) worked flawlessly. And without the red frame border. Thanks so much to everyone for all your imput. Frontline

Perhaps I can further isolate( no pun intended ) the problem. It occurs to me I have some small .ISO files on an external HD. Let me put them on my PC Desktop and see if ImgBurn can find the File. If it can...then I'll know that my problem revolves around DVDShrink. Even though I've d/l and installed different three different Shrink.exe files, including one that was supposed to have an ImgBurn link within---but didn't. Will post when I get home........and thanks.

Lightning UK... you and Cynthia were so helpful to me in '06 when I was a newbie. You taught me "how to fish". I am at work so I can't post any screenshot. But whatever my problem is--it's in conjunction with DVD Shrink. I can open ImgBurn and access ALL the drop down menus ie. Target, Burning Speed, # of Copies. BUT it can't find the .ISO Files that Shrink generated. When I go back to Shrink Backup I can locate the File, right click on it and go to Burn with ImgBurn. ImgBurn then proceeds to open-- and I can burn the file, but without being able to access my Drop-down Menus. It will only burn 1 copy at 6X. And the weird Red line... is just a thin Key-line that frames the ImgBurn and ImgBurn Log Window. No other messages or warnings during the Burn process.

I sound like Columbo here with"just one more thing". Log may state that it recognizes two Burners...BUT can't access Drop down Menu for Burner or Burning Speed. And yes...DVD Shrink is the other Software dilemma.

Cynthia...trying to post Screen Shot...keeps saying the File is too big. Gotta crash now..back to you tomorrow evening. Thanks again.

Sorry Cynthia.....I think this is what you were looking for.This was a c/p from my ImgBurn log window...... I 22:54:19 ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 started! I 22:54:19 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 22:54:19 Total Physical Memory: 981,488 KB - Available: 218,656 KB W 22:54:19 Drive D:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB in size. I 22:54:19 Initialising SPTI... I 22:54:19 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 22:54:19 -> Drive 1 - Info: HP DVD Writer 740b HJ24 (E:) (ATA) I 22:54:19 -> Drive 2 - Info: LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-160P6S PS0C (F:) (ATA) I 22:54:19 Found 2 DVD±RWs! I 22:54:27 Operation Started! I 22:54:27 Source File: C:\WEST SIDE STORY.ISO I 22:54:27 Source File Sectors: 1,549,194 (MODE1/2048) I 22:54:27 Source File Size: 3,172,749,312 bytes I 22:54:27 Source File Volume Identifier: WEST SIDE STORY I 22:54:27 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 01A13B86DVDSHRNK I 22:54:27 Source File Implementation Identifier: DVD Shrink I 22:54:27 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 22:54:27 Destination Device: [5:1:0] LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-160P6S PS0C (F:) (ATA) I 22:54:27 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: TYG03) (Speeds: 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x) I 22:54:27 Destination Media Sectors: 2,298,496 I 22:54:27 Write Mode: DVD I 22:54:27 Write Type: DAO I 22:54:27 Write Speed: 8x I 22:54:27 Link Size: Auto I 22:54:27 Lock Volume: Yes I 22:54:27 Test Mode: No I 22:54:27 OPC: No I 22:54:27 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 22:54:27 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 11,080 KB/s (8x) I 22:54:27 Advanced Settings - Force HT: No, Online HT: No, OverSpeed: No, SmartBurn: Yes I 22:54:27 Filling Buffer... (20 MB) I 22:54:28 Writing LeadIn... I 22:55:51 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 1549193) I 22:55:51 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 1549193) W 22:56:31 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 107360) W 22:56:39 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 22:56:39 Writing Sectors... W 22:56:53 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 142208) W 22:57:01 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 22:57:01 Writing Sectors... I 23:02:57 Synchronising Cache... I 23:03:22 Exporting Graph Data... I 23:03:22 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator.HP_HOME\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\LITE-ON_DVDRW_SHW-160P6S_PS0C_TUESDAY-MAY-17-2011_10-54_PM_TYG03_8x.ibg I 23:03:22 Export Successfully Completed! I 23:03:22 File Successfully Deleted: C:\WEST SIDE STORY.ISO I 23:03:22 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:08:51 I 23:03:22 Average Write Rate: 7,273 KB/s (5.3x) - Maximum Write Rate: 9,238 KB/s (6.7x) BUT THIS IS WHAT COMES UP IN ImgBurn>Help>ImgBurn.log: ; ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 - Log ; Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 22:27:42 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 22:20:20 ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 started! I 22:20:20 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 22:20:20 Total Physical Memory: 981,488 KB - Available: 204,116 KB W 22:20:20 Drive D:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB in size. I 22:20:20 Initialising SPTI... I 22:20:20 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 22:20:20 -> Drive 1 - Info: HP DVD Writer 740b HJ24 (E:) (ATA) I 22:20:20 -> Drive 2 - Info: LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-160P6S PS0C (F:) (ATA) I 22:20:20 Found 2 DVD±RWs! I 22:27:42 Close Request Acknowledged I 22:27:42 Closing Down... I 22:27:42 Shutting down SPTI... I 22:27:42 ImgBurn closed! Weird Huh.......??

Here's my logs from this evenings attempts. Thanks again for your interest. ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 - Log ; Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 18:07:07 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 18:06:54 ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 started! I 18:06:54 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 18:06:54 Total Physical Memory: 981,488 KB - Available: 267,104 KB W 18:06:54 Drive D:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB in size. I 18:06:54 Initialising SPTI... I 18:06:54 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 18:06:54 -> Drive 1 - Info: HP DVD Writer 740b HJ24 (E:) (ATA) I 18:06:54 -> Drive 2 - Info: LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-160P6S PS0C (F:) (ATA) I 18:06:54 Found 2 DVD±RWs! I 18:07:07 Close Request Acknowledged I 18:07:07 Closing Down... I 18:07:07 Shutting down SPTI... I 18:07:07 ImgBurn closed! ; ; ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 - Log ; Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 17:56:24 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 17:55:44 ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 started! I 17:55:44 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 17:55:44 Total Physical Memory: 981,488 KB - Available: 243,160 KB W 17:55:44 Drive D:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB in size. I 17:55:44 Initialising SPTI... I 17:55:44 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 17:55:44 -> Drive 1 - Info: HP DVD Writer 740b HJ24 (E:) (ATA) I 17:55:44 -> Drive 2 - Info: LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-160P6S PS0C (F:) (ATA) I 17:55:44 Found 2 DVD±RWs! I 17:56:23 Close Request Acknowledged I 17:56:23 Closing Down... I 17:56:24 Shutting down SPTI... I 17:56:24 ImgBurn closed! ; ; ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 - Log ; Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 17:53:54 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 17:52:06 ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 started! I 17:52:06 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 17:52:06 Total Physical Memory: 981,488 KB - Available: 237,040 KB W 17:52:06 Drive D:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB in size. I 17:52:06 Initialising SPTI... I 17:52:06 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 17:52:06 -> Drive 1 - Info: HP DVD Writer 740b HJ24 (E:) (ATA) I 17:52:06 -> Drive 2 - Info: LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-160P6S PS0C (F:) (ATA) I 17:52:06 Found 2 DVD±RWs! I 17:53:54 Close Request Acknowledged I 17:53:54 Closing Down... I 17:53:54 Shutting down SPTI... I 17:53:54 ImgBurn closed! ; ; ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 - Log ; Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 17:53:52 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 17:52:06 ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 started! I 17:52:06 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 17:52:06 Total Physical Memory: 981,488 KB - Available: 235,388 KB W 17:52:06 Drive D:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB in size. I 17:52:07 Initialising SPTI... I 17:52:07 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 17:52:07 -> Drive 1 - Info: HP DVD Writer 740b HJ24 (E:) (ATA) I 17:52:07 -> Drive 2 - Info: LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-160P6S PS0C (F:) (ATA) I 17:52:07 Found 2 DVD±RWs! I 17:53:52 Close Request Acknowledged I 17:53:52 Closing Down... I 17:53:52 Shutting down SPTI... I 17:53:52 ImgBurn closed! ; ; ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 - Log ; Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 17:53:46 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 17:52:08 ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 started! I 17:52:08 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 17:52:08 Total Physical Memory: 981,488 KB - Available: 229,732 KB W 17:52:08 Drive D:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB in size. I 17:52:08 Initialising SPTI... I 17:52:08 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 17:52:08 -> Drive 1 - Info: HP DVD Writer 740b HJ24 (E:) (ATA) I 17:52:08 -> Drive 2 - Info: LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-160P6S PS0C (F:) (ATA) I 17:52:08 Found 2 DVD±RWs! I 17:53:46 Close Request Acknowledged I 17:53:46 Closing Down... I 17:53:46 Shutting down SPTI... I 17:53:46 ImgBurn closed! ; ; ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 - Log ; Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 16:06:32 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 16:05:11 ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 started! I 16:05:11 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 16:05:11 Total Physical Memory: 981,488 KB - Available: 365,468 KB W 16:05:11 Drive D:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB in size. I 16:05:11 Initialising SPTI... I 16:05:11 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 16:05:11 -> Drive 1 - Info: HP DVD Writer 740b HJ24 (E:) (ATA) I 16:05:11 -> Drive 2 - Info: LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-160P6S PS0C (F:) (ATA) I 16:05:11 Found 2 DVD±RWs! I 16:06:31 Close Request Acknowledged I 16:06:31 Closing Down... I 16:06:32 Shutting down SPTI... I 16:06:32 ImgBurn closed! ; ; ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 - Log ; Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 08:40:30 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 08:40:19 ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 started! I 08:40:19 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 08:40:19 Total Physical Memory: 981,488 KB - Available: 119,604 KB W 08:40:19 Drive D:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB in size. I 08:40:19 Initialising SPTI... I 08:40:19 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 08:40:19 -> Drive 1 - Info: HP DVD Writer 740b HJ24 (E:) (ATA) I 08:40:19 -> Drive 2 - Info: LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-160P6S PS0C (F:) (ATA) I 08:40:19 Found 2 DVD±RWs! I 08:40:29 Close Request Acknowledged I 08:40:29 Closing Down... I 08:40:30 Shutting down SPTI... I 08:40:30 ImgBurn closed! ; ; ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 - Log ; Monday, 16 May 2011, 21:45:51 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 21:24:02 ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 started! I 21:24:02 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 21:24:02 Total Physical Memory: 981,488 KB - Available: 167,592 KB W 21:24:02 Drive D:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB in size. I 21:24:02 Initialising SPTI... I 21:24:02 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 21:24:02 -> Drive 1 - Info: HP DVD Writer 740b HJ24 (E:) (ATA) I 21:24:02 -> Drive 2 - Info: LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-160P6S PS0C (F:) (ATA) I 21:24:02 Found 2 DVD±RWs! I 21:45:42 Close Request Acknowledged I 21:45:42 Closing Down... I 21:45:45 Shutting down SPTI... I 21:45:45 ImgBurn closed! ; ; ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 - Log ; Monday, 16 May 2011, 21:07:15 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 20:42:35 ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 started! I 20:42:35 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 20:42:35 Total Physical Memory: 981,488 KB - Available: 227,308 KB W 20:42:35 Drive D:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB in size. I 20:42:35 Initialising SPTI... I 20:42:35 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 20:42:36 -> Drive 1 - Info: HP DVD Writer 740b HJ24 (E:) (ATA) I 20:42:36 -> Drive 2 - Info: LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-160P6S PS0C (F:) (ATA) I 20:42:36 Found 2 DVD±RWs! I 21:07:15 Close Request Acknowledged I 21:07:15 Closing Down... I 21:07:15 Shutting down SPTI... I 21:07:15 ImgBurn closed!

Been doing this for years,but this is new to me. Have searched Forums to no avail. When I opened up Shrink it had a thin Red key-line around it's Window,never saw that before, ---but continued. First issue(1) It would only recognize one of my opticals. Proceeded to analyze and encode. Got the Back-up complete Window.(2) Opened ImgBurn but could not find the designated Shrink Target ( © Drive ). Tried again with different targets ...no luck. Went back to Shrink Back-up, found the file and Right -Clicked ...Open with ImgBurn. (3)ImagBurn opens with the selected File, but it too has a thin Red Key-line around window. It also only recognizes one Optical and won't allow me to alter Burning speeds. I can Burn a copy..but don't like the idea of diminishing options. Have Uninstalled and Installed both pieces of Software. Tried unsuccessfully to find the DVD Shrink/ImgBurn exe. There's stuff out there labeled as such..bit it's just the Original burn with Nero Shrink Edition. Even tried a System Restore! You Guys and Gals Rock...thanks in advance for any input.