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Hi, I'm trying to recover files from an unbootable hard drive. I've tried many different options, Linux, Hiren's Boot CD, etc. I need a Windows OS though because I constantly get errors reading the disk in Linux, and Mini XP doesn't allow me the options I need. Is there a way to burn a CD or DVD in ImgBurn from the i386 file containing all the Windows XP OS components? I have discovered BartPE and WinBuilder but I didn't realize that I wouldn't be operating in Windows, it's like their own environment. I just want to be able to boot into Windows from a CD like you can do with Linux. I appreciate any help, Thanks.

Booktyping would just make a +R disk more compatible with players. Is that right?

; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.5.0.0 - Log ; Tuesday, 26 January 2010, 11:08:53 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 11:05:21 ImgBurn Version 2.5.0.0 started! I 11:05:21 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (6.0, Build 6001 : Service Pack 1) I 11:05:21 Total Physical Memory: 1,036,752 KB - Available: 278,556 KB I 11:05:21 Initialising SPTI... I 11:05:21 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 11:05:21 Found 1 CD-R and 1 DVD±RW/RAM! I 11:07:11 Operation Started! I 11:07:11 Building Image Tree... I 11:07:11 Checking Directory Depth... I 11:07:11 Calculating Totals... I 11:07:11 Preparing Image... I 11:07:11 Checking Path Length... I 11:07:11 Contents: 7 Files, 2 Folders I 11:07:11 Content Type: DVD Video I 11:07:11 Data Type: MODE1/2048 I 11:07:11 File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 11:07:11 Volume Label: Erika's Christmas Wish I 11:07:11 IFO/BUP 32K Padding: Enabled I 11:07:11 Region Code: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 I 11:07:11 TV System: NTSC I 11:07:11 Size: 43,571,200 bytes I 11:07:11 Sectors: 21,275 I 11:07:11 Image Size: 44,171,264 bytes I 11:07:11 Image Sectors: 21,568 I 11:07:12 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:01 I 11:07:12 Operation Started! I 11:07:12 Source File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==- I 11:07:12 Source File Sectors: 21,568 (MODE1/2048) I 11:07:12 Source File Size: 44,171,264 bytes I 11:07:12 Source File Volume Identifier: Erika's Christmas Wish I 11:07:12 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.5.0.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER! I 11:07:12 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 11:07:12 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 11:07:12 Destination Device: [1:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GSA-H73N C109 (E:) (ATA) I 11:07:12 Destination Media Type: DVD+RW (Disc ID: SONY-S11-00) (Speeds: 4x) I 11:07:12 Destination Media Sectors: 2,295,104 I 11:07:12 Write Mode: DVD I 11:07:12 Write Type: DAO I 11:07:13 Write Speed: 4x I 11:07:13 Link Size: Auto I 11:07:13 Lock Volume: Yes I 11:07:13 Test Mode: No I 11:07:13 OPC: No I 11:07:13 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 11:07:13 Book Type Setting: N/A I 11:07:14 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 11:07:18 Writing LeadIn... I 11:07:39 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 21567) I 11:07:39 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 21567) I 11:07:47 Synchronising Cache... I 11:07:48 Closing Session... I 11:07:50 Exporting Graph Data... I 11:07:50 Graph Data File: C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_DVD+-RW_GSA-H73N_C109_TUESDAY-JANUARY-26-2010_11-07_AM_SONY-S11-00_4x.ibg I 11:07:50 Export Successfully Completed! I 11:07:50 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:37 I 11:07:50 Average Write Rate: 6,162 KB/s (4.4x) - Maximum Write Rate: 6,162 KB/s (4.4x) I 11:07:50 Cycling Tray before Verify... W 11:08:01 Waiting for device to become ready... I 11:08:25 Device Ready! I 11:08:26 Operation Started! I 11:08:26 Source Device: [1:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GSA-H73N C109 (E:) (ATA) I 11:08:26 Source Media Type: DVD+RW (Book Type: DVD+RW) (Disc ID: SONY-S11-00) (Speeds: 4x) I 11:08:26 Image File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==- I 11:08:26 Image File Sectors: 21,568 (MODE1/2048) I 11:08:26 Image File Size: 44,171,264 bytes I 11:08:26 Image File Volume Identifier: Erika's Christmas Wish I 11:08:26 Image File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.5.0.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER! I 11:08:26 Image File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 11:08:26 Image File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 11:08:26 Read Speed (Data/Audio): MAX / MAX I 11:08:26 Verifying Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 21567) I 11:08:26 Verifying Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 21567) I 11:08:39 Exporting Graph Data... I 11:08:39 Graph Data File: C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_DVD+-RW_GSA-H73N_C109_TUESDAY-JANUARY-26-2010_11-07_AM_SONY-S11-00_4x.ibg I 11:08:39 Export Successfully Completed! I 11:08:39 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:12 I 11:08:39 Average Verify Rate: 3,594 KB/s (2.6x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 3,914 KB/s (2.8x) I 11:08:52 Close Request Acknowledged I 11:08:52 Closing Down... I 11:08:53 Shutting down SPTI... I 11:08:53 ImgBurn closed! Would it do the booktype function automatically?

Awesome! I updated the firmware. It had absolutely no problems at all. I put one of the practice disks in i had been using and it burned to it, popped it right out and then retracted to verify and i didn't get any errors. I never would have thought it was the drive. Thanks for showing me that. And yeah, i pretty much assumed that the people on the forum were dopes but it was quite a few saying they didn't like it. In any case, now that i've been enlightened about disk media, I'm most likely going to get verbatim. I'm somewhat of a perfectionist and i don't like knowing that it could be better and then settle for something less. I've worked on my project too long. So, I don't really get the plus or minus thing. Is it just a different format? Do i need DVD+R or DVD-R? And, how important is setting booktype? Every time I've tried i get an error, even after the firmware update. ImgBurn is an awesome program. I like the funny lines in it; makes it more human. Free is definitely one of the best aspects. I'd donate but i'm poor and i gotta go buy those disks.

I have two computers to potentially use. I kept getting a lot of read errors on my first one. A Dell Dimension E310 with an HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GSA-H21N drive. LG right? The computer that I can't close the session on is a Dell Inspiron 530S with an HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GSA-H73N ATA Device. That's all my computer recognizes it as. Thanks for the brand tip. Why is rewritable media worse? Also, I've read on several forums that many people don't trust and therefore don't use the verify feature, and considering that no disc is perfect, that read errors are difficult to avoid. I don't know obviously though. I just canceled the session and it plays okay. I didn't do a verify on it. I looked up my DVD type (Sony DVD+RW) on Afterdawn.com and most people say that Sony is very high quality and that the results are comparable to verbatim. I guess I let you tell me whether my drive type is the problem and whether verbatim would be better for it.

Hi, Im burning to a DVD+RW disk. Everything seems to go okay, but the session never closes. Here's a log: I 13:10:22 ImgBurn Version 2.5.0.0 started! I 13:10:22 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (6.0, Build 6001 : Service Pack 1) I 13:10:22 Total Physical Memory: 1,036,752 KB - Available: 421,008 KB I 13:10:22 Initialising SPTI... I 13:10:22 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 13:10:22 Found 1 CD-R and 1 DVD±RW! W 13:12:32 Device Removal Detected! I 13:12:32 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 13:12:32 Found 1 DVD±RW! W 13:15:21 Device Arrival Detected! I 13:15:21 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 13:15:22 Found 1 CD-R and 1 DVD±RW! I 13:20:38 Operation Started! I 13:20:39 Device: [1:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GSA-H73N B103 (E:) (ATA) I 13:20:39 Media Type: DVD+RW (Disc ID: SONY-S11-00) (Speeds: 4x) I 13:20:39 Quick Erase: No I 13:20:39 Format Properly: Yes I 13:20:39 Format Size: Preferred I 13:20:39 Erasing Disc... I 13:36:18 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:15:39 I 13:36:19 Operation Started! I 13:36:19 Building Image Tree... I 13:36:19 Checking Directory Depth... I 13:36:19 Calculating Totals... I 13:36:19 Preparing Image... I 13:36:19 Checking Path Length... I 13:36:19 Contents: 7 Files, 2 Folders I 13:36:19 Content Type: DVD Video I 13:36:19 Data Type: MODE1/2048 I 13:36:19 File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 13:36:19 Volume Label: Erika's Christmas Wish I 13:36:19 IFO/BUP 32K Padding: Enabled I 13:36:19 Region Code: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 I 13:36:19 TV System: NTSC I 13:36:19 Size: 43,571,200 bytes I 13:36:19 Sectors: 21,275 I 13:36:19 Image Size: 44,171,264 bytes I 13:36:19 Image Sectors: 21,568 I 13:36:25 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:06 I 13:36:25 Operation Started! I 13:36:25 Source File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==- I 13:36:25 Source File Sectors: 21,568 (MODE1/2048) I 13:36:25 Source File Size: 44,171,264 bytes I 13:36:25 Source File Volume Identifier: Erika's Christmas Wish I 13:36:25 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.5.0.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER! I 13:36:25 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 13:36:25 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 13:36:25 Destination Device: [1:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GSA-H73N B103 (E:) (ATA) I 13:36:25 Destination Media Type: DVD+RW (Disc ID: SONY-S11-00) (Speeds: 4x) I 13:36:25 Destination Media Sectors: 2,295,104 I 13:36:25 Write Mode: DVD I 13:36:25 Write Type: DAO I 13:36:25 Write Speed: 4x I 13:36:25 Link Size: Auto I 13:36:25 Lock Volume: Yes I 13:36:25 Test Mode: No I 13:36:25 OPC: No I 13:36:25 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 13:36:25 Book Type Setting: N/A I 13:36:26 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 13:36:29 Writing LeadIn... I 13:36:30 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 21567) I 13:36:30 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 21567) I 13:36:38 Synchronising Cache... I 13:36:39 Closing Session... Will my disk be affected if I just close ImgBurn and eject it? Also how reliable is the verify feature? I can never get through it without read errors. I'm using Sony DVD+RW disks, so they should be fairly high quality right? Are read errors necessarily bad? Is there an acceptable amount before quality is noticeably affected?