Thank You for responding to my question, even though formatting is normal. Let my go futher, it will format, but that is all. It will not write-burn. And it did not do this until just after Thanksgiving of 2012. I am also not a computer whiz by any means, so I am sorry if this sounds stupid. It either needs to be formatted, or it tells me that i need a dual layer disc. But mainly, it has to format, then does nothing. Thank You