Topic: Which version of nero?

[Shaz]

Hi peeps,
        My new pc has a pioneer dvr-107d rewriter, I have been trying to write cds but the version of nero i have on which is 5.5 is only giving me the choice to burn images. Is it my rewriter thats not right or do i need a later version of nero to find cd burner? HELP >

[Simon]

Well, the latest version of Nero is 6, I think, but 5.5 should still do the job, Shaz.  When you open it, there should be a drop down menu in the top left corner (see screenshot below), where you can select CD or DVD.  There is also an option to Choose Recorder in the menus at the top -- File ¦ Edit ¦ View ¦ Recorder.

Hope that helps, but come back to us if it doesn't.  

[Shaz]

Hi Si, ive done exactly what you say but when i drop the recorder box it only offers me image recorder! Im flumaxed!Ive been trying for days :brick:

[Simon]

So, just to clarify, what drives have you got on your PC?

If it's detecting the DVD Writer, you can still record audio CDs with it - are you saying there's no 'CD' option in that drop down box?

[Shaz]

Hi again, when i start up nero it offers me a choice of what i want to burn, but then when i choose cd and click new and it goes to choose recorder its only offering me the image recorder?

 it says under Recorder ...
info for image recorder
medium types DVD,CD-R/RW,DDCD-R/RW, HD-burn.
But theres no choice of recorder coming up>

[Simon]

Do you actually have a CD-RW as well as the DVD Writer?  You can also write CDs with the DVD Writer.  If that's the only recordable drive you have, that's the one you'll have to use.  If you have a CD Writer as well, and Nero hasn't detected it, I'm not sure what you have to do, as I've just looked on mine, and can't see what you need to do for it to detect which drives you have.  Mine has always just done it.  

Why don't you try what you want to do using the DVD-RW, and see what happens?

[Shaz]

Hi Si, tried nero express to try and burn, its telling me its burning then tells me burn has been done sucsessfully but it aint burning on to the cd! When i try and play the cd ive burned its telling me to insert a cd, My heads battered with it!!!

[Shaz]

I think its the burner. Could i do with a driver disc for the burner???

[Sandra]

Sharon are you burning data or copying a cd ?
If you are copying a cd and you only have the one DVD writer drive and no CD rom then you have to write it to the hard drive using the image recorder and then burn the image back using the CD option which should then appear in your drop down list of nero express  

[Dack]

It's because you are using an OEM version of Nero. If the OEM drive it is related to is no longer in the system then you will not be able to write to anything apart from the image recorder.

If not an OEM then it will need upgrading to correctly detect the Pioneer.

[Shaz]

Well after days of frustrating confusion im finally able to burn CDs YIPPPEEEE!!!!!

All day Ive been trying out all your advice including installing a different Nero version but with no joy >   :brick:
Then who pops up on messenger to save the day but Sandra and good old Scrumpy Jack!

http://www.deepburner.com/

  a million Hugh you saved my sanity!!  :slightlymad:

I mite try nero 6 but to be honest this little programme works a treat!

[TR]

Tried Deepburner a few weeks ago and didnt get on with it very well  > have now stuck with nero 6   and its an OEM version