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Thanks for the welcome Cynthia :-) I have tried not formatting and I am not able to burn anything using drag and drop. When I right click on the e drive and go to properties, I am given the option to check the DLA box. I have tried burning without checking this box and didn't get very far as it always for drag and drop burning. I have used Imgburn without DLA checked and couldn't complete the burn. Is this starting to make sense?

I'm new to dvd burning but I'm on a steep learning curve, please forgive my lack of technical terms. I finally have the correct dvds, I'm working with dvd-r. I tried to burn an ISO file and then nothing could be read. I discovered I needed to format the dvd beforehand. I ran a test with a newly formatted dvd, dragged a photograph to it and then ran "make compatible". It's worked fine twice now. So now, with a new dvd I come to burn the ISO file. I have formatted the disc as per instructions and now I have tried to write the dvd except now I'm told the disc is not empty. Aargh. It's all a little frustrating. I'm really hoping you can help me out and that the following technical information makes sense to someone. Thanks! HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GSA-H21N A105 (ATA) Current Profile: DVD-R Disc Information: Status: Incomplete Erasable: No Sessions: 1 Free Sectors: 2,297,312 Free Space: 4,704,894,976 bytes Free Time: 510:32:62 (MM:SS:FF) Supported Write Speeds: 4x, 8x, 12x, 16x Pre-recorded Information: Manufacturer ID: CMC MAG. AM3 Recording Management Area Information: HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GSA-H21N Physical Format Information (Last Recorded): Disc ID: 0@P-!-00 Book Type: DVD-R Part Version: 5 Disc Size: 120mm Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified Number of Layers: 1 Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP) Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 197,167 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0