WHy does NERO SUCK ASS???

[smartass114]

When ever I try and burn a VCD or any other video Nero always aborts and gives me the same messages:

Power Calibration Error
Invalid Writestate
Could Not Perform End Trak

What do these all mean and how can they be fixed???

[aldus4]

The error messages are pretty self explanatory - well almost. More important is how to get rid of them.

Make sure you have only 1 burning software on your PC, as errors seem to mainly due to this cause (A combination of EZ CD Creator and a second one has often been a cause in this forum) .

Secondly make sure the CD-R(W) you are using is not dirty, scratched or faulty (yes, I know what you are thinking - how can I tell if its faulty? - You most likely can't. - Just use another CD-R(W) ).

The end track message often appears when one tries to "overburn" - try to eliminate this by either using a bigger capacity CD-R(W) or make your file smaller.

Reload your burning software - this often can rectify a problem. Sometimes even a good old re-boot will do the trick.

Try also to burn at a lower speed - and whatever you do - don't multi-task!

[smartass114]

how do I prevent Nero from Overburning, as i belive that may be the problem

[aldus4]

In Nero go to

>>View>>Options>>Expert Features

and uncheck (if checked) the "Enable Overburn disc at once burning"

[Daywalker]

Smart,

One other thing you might want to check is your temp folder. You may need to empty it if your pagefile is full. I have found this to be another cause of end track creation problems with various burning software.