MyDVD9 indicates "Please Insert Valid Media"

[Rob H]

SOLVED BY REINSTALLING>>>>>I have successfully used EMC8 in the past to do this a hundred times and just upgraded to EMC9. I have created a DVD using MyDVD9 and when I preview the project it is all fine. When I select "burn", however, I get a pop up message that says "Please Insert Valid Media". I have tried it with two different brands of DVD-R. I run Windows XP and the internal DVD RW drive that came with my Sony Vaio computer is the Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-107D. I confirmed that I have the latest available firmware and since it's XP the other direct from disc fix from the web site doesn't apply. I am able to copy files onto a blank DVD-R using EMC "Drag-to-disk" so the drive appears to function normally through that application.

 

I tried to select "save as image file" but MyDVD9 won't let me check that box, only the "burn to disc" box.

 

Thanks for any guidance you can give me!!

[gi7omy]

When you say that 'drag to disc works' but that MyDVD says 'invalid media' - did you format the discs before using them?

 

If you did - don't. Take a blank disc straight from the spindle and put it in the drive and do nothing else

 

I'm guessing you didn't format if you've been using 8 - it's just that I'm a bit curious

[Rob H]

When you say that 'drag to disc works' but that MyDVD says 'invalid media' - did you format the discs before using them?

 

If you did - don't. Take a blank disc straight from the spindle and put it in the drive and do nothing else

 

I'm guessing you didn't format if you've been using 8 - it's just that I'm a bit curious

 

I did not format the discs (just as in EMC 8 when I did not format the discs). I tried formatting one with "Drag-to-disk" but that didn't work either.

[Rob H]

I did not format the discs (just as in EMC 8 when I did not format the discs). I tried formatting one with "Drag-to-disk" but that didn't work either.

Solved it.

Did a reinstall and it worked fine. The problem was that prior to reinstall, MyDVD only recognized CDs not DVDs or burn to file. Now I'm up and running.

[gi7omy]

Great - hope you enjoy using it and thanks for letting us know