I'm trying to get some of my OLD bands videos burnt to DVD. The files are in the computer. Trying to format a blank DVD. Help says to INSERT a blank DVD and a dialog box will pop up. No dialog box POPS up. I've tried 5 blanks. Nothing. My os is Windows Vista H.P. Please help! US old guys like to see when we had hair.


Thanks
The only DVD's that require formatting are DVD-RW discs. If they are DVD-R or DVD+R discs then it does not require formatting prior to use and its a one time burn.

I use a free disc burning software called ImgBurn that works well. It is smart enough to ask if you want the disc burned a specific way for movies as one of its benefits for burning your own personal videos.In Windows 7 you do not need to format a DVD.
What is the format of the old video files?
Do you want to play the DVD in a standard player?
A program lije DVD Flick will convert and write movies to a standard DVD-R if your computer has a DVD burner.
http://www.dvdflick.net/
The link above is for a free program.
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