DVD drive won't read DVD-R

[Metalwerewolf]

I'm new to dvd recording. I've been trying to record a video to dvd but my dvd rom refuses to read dvd-r/w. Instead it keeps saying "windows can't read this disk it may be corrupted". Can anyone please help me?

[budz]

check to see if the disc is scratched. what's the brand of that dvd disc? MEMOREX? VERBATIM?

[redwudz]

How did you create/obtain the DVD R/W disc? If it was from a DVD recorder, it may have not be finalized or it may be in a format Windows doesn't recognize. Does it play back on any other device? Does your DVD ROM read any other DVD R/W discs? If from a DVD recorder, which one, brand and model? And what's your DVD ROM brand and model? We would need more information to be of much help.

And welcome to our forums.

[Metalwerewolf]

The dvd-r's I purchased are brand new this is the first time I've ever tried to use a dvd-r in my dvd drive.My dvd's will work but not my dvd-r's. The drive I'm using is a Compaq dvd-rom sd-m1612 and the brand of dvd-r's I'm using are Sony 4.7 gb.

[budz]

your compaq dvdrom is probably a TOSHIBA 1612 which is actually a good reader. i suspect the disc is probably scratched & the TOSHIBA 1612 DVD-ROM's are not good readers when it comes to discs that are scratched. I know this because I had many of those TOSHIBA DVD-ROM's. you could ask a friend/relative who has a computer to see if that disc can be read in their computer.