did trying burn vista x64 destroy anyone s dvd burner

I know it sounds far fetched.. but my DVD burner is pretty new, and was working fine until I tried to burn the Win Vista beta2, x64 edition. After that, even burning simple CD-Rs failed (Nero verifies the burn and says it doesn't match).
My theory: that Vista x64 ISO is dangerously close to that 4.3GB upper capacity that DVDRs are supposed to be. Maybe for some burners, this can cause problems as it's considered overburning.
I know this sounds silly.. but it's the only reason I can think of that my burner JUST now decided to start burning coasters 100% of the time. It wasn't happening until I tried to burn this Win Vista x64 ISO.
Anyone else having trouble with their burner after this? I have an NEC ND-3550A.

"MDesigner" wrote:

I know it sounds far fetched.. but my DVD burner is pretty new, and was working fine until I tried to burn the Win Vista beta2, x64 edition. After that, even burning simple CD-Rs failed (Nero verifies the burn and says it doesn't match).
My theory: that Vista x64 ISO is dangerously close to that 4.3GB upper capacity that DVDRs are supposed to be. Maybe for some burners, this can cause problems as it's considered overburning.
I know this sounds silly.. but it's the only reason I can think of that my burner JUST now decided to start burning coasters 100% of the time. It wasn't happening until I tried to burn this Win Vista x64 ISO.
Anyone else having trouble with their burner after this? I have an NEC ND-3550A.

I'm afraid your theory is bunk. I have the same drive in two systems and have burnt the 64-bit ISO in each without issue. I'm afraid you're going to have to point the finger elsewhere. I reckon your drive was flaky anyway and the burning of the Vista disc merely served to finish it off. I suggest you replace the drive; they're cheap enough these days.

I'm gonna suggest it is a software issue. Try uninstall of the DVD/CD in device mgr and uninstall you burn software and reboot.
"Miss P.T." wrote:

"MDesigner" wrote:
I know it sounds far fetched.. but my DVD burner is pretty new, and was working fine until I tried to burn the Win Vista beta2, x64 edition. After that, evendri burning simple CD-Rs failed (Nero verifies the burn and says it doesn't match).
My theory: that Vista x64 ISO is dangerously close to that 4.3GB upper capacity that DVDRs are supposed to be. Maybe for some burners, this can cause problems as it's considered overburning.
I know this sounds silly.. but it's the only reason I can think of that my burner JUST now decided to start burning coasters 100% of the time. It wasn't happening until I tried to burn this Win Vista x64 ISO.
Anyone else having trouble with their burner after this? I have an NEC ND-3550A.
I'm afraid your theory is bunk. I have the same drive in two systems and have burnt the 64-bit ISO in each without issue. I'm afraid you're going to have to point the finger elsewhere. I reckon your drive was flaky anyway and the burning of the Vista disc merely served to finish it off. I suggest you replace the drive; they're cheap enough these days.

I know it sounds far fetched.. but my DVD burner is pretty new, and was working fine until I tried to burn the Win Vista beta2, x64 edition. After that, even burning simple CD-Rs failed (Nero verifies the burn and says it doesn't match).
My theory: that Vista x64 ISO is dangerously close to that 4.3GB upper capacity that DVDRs are supposed to be. Maybe for some burners, this can cause problems as it's considered overburning.
I know this sounds silly.. but it's the only reason I can think of that my burner JUST now decided to start burning coasters 100% of the time. It wasn't happening until I tried to burn this Win Vista x64 ISO.
Anyone else having trouble with their burner after this? I have an NEC ND-3550A.

If the burner actually failed, I would say it would have gone no matter what you did. It just happened during the Vista burn. If it is still under warranty, contact the manufacturer for replacement/support.
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I know it sounds far fetched.. but my DVD burner is pretty new, and was working fine until I tried to burn the Win Vista beta2, x64 edition. After that, even burning simple CD-Rs failed (Nero verifies the burn and says it doesn't match).
My theory: that Vista x64 ISO is dangerously close to that 4.3GB upper capacity that DVDRs are supposed to be. Maybe for some burners, this can cause problems as it's considered overburning.
I know this sounds silly.. but it's the only reason I can think of that my burner JUST now decided to start burning coasters 100% of the time. It wasn't happening until I tried to burn this Win Vista x64 ISO.
Anyone else having trouble with their burner after this? I have an NEC ND-3550A.