nero 5.5 and 6 help please

[sup3rcarrx7]

what are some good options to turn on or turn off when burning a data CD in nero? Also a music CD. Thanks.

[Dj-Icer]

What do u mean? You mean during the burning process? I don't quite understand what were you trying to question.

Umm..to turn off when burning a data CD in Nero, see if theres a 'Cancel' button or 'Stop'. Then click on that. If it ask you again, click OK or as whatever meaning YES

[sup3rcarrx7]

I'm asking like what options to enable or disable to make a error-free and long-lasting disk. Thanks.

[bailey]

as far as I know, there is no such thing

the life time of a cd is based on the dye that is used in the manufactureing process.

burn proff is a feature of the burner or the cdrw drive and not so much nero

[sup3rcarrx7]

Alright, guess i better not buy so much cheap media then. Thanks.

[bailey]

there is some bad disks out there so best to stay with the better brands

[JohnE.]

As bailey said, not much you can do in Nero itself other than making sure Burn-Proof is turned on and you're using the correct settings for the type of CD you're burning. However, there are a few things you can do that applies to all CD/RW burning, regardless of software used.

Here's a few off the top of my head:

* Always defrag all drives/partitions before every burn (unless burning multiple copies of the same data) and reboot
* Exit all running applications and end task on unneccessary background processes. Don't run anything else besides Nero.
* Don't burn across a network and don't run any Internet accessing applications, even from networked computers (don't run Internet Explorer on one machine while burning on the other, etc)
* Burn at slower speeds (in the 12X-24X range), especially audio CD's
* Move the data to be burned onto your fastest drive/partition (and defrag of course)
* Use Nero's CD-DVD Speed utility to check the quality of your burned disks, adjust burning preparations accordingly

It may or may not be neccessary to be quite so vigilant and some others will tell you, "I burn while multi-tasking all the time", but if you're getting CD's with errors those are a few steps you can take to minimize the chance of a bad burn or lost data. Don't just rely on Burn-Proof/Just-Write, etc... I consider any burn where Burn-Proof had to kick in as a "bad burn", but that's just me.

I have a friend that used to laugh at me for the over-kill I did when burning... until he went to get some important personal data off a year-old CD he had burned and it was so full of read errors it was useless. He no longer multi-tasks when burning, disconnects his cable modem and now checks every burn with CD-DVD Speed, hehe.

[Gettinbye]

Another thing you can do is check the "verify written data" box. After burning, it will check it against the original files on your hard drive. If it fails data verification, there is a bad file on the disk (or possibly you've burned a corrupt file).
Nero 6 has a buffer option in that it lets you designate up to 80mb of system memory for a buffer, which generally equates to 82mb because most writers have at least 2mb buffer memory. I recommend setting that at 80mb (even if you only have 256mb system memory, this shouldn't be a problem unless you're trying to multitask while burning).

[JohnE.]

Good point Gettinbye... btw, do you know how to turn that option back on? I forgot to enable it on the first burn I did after a fresh WinXP install and now the option is greyed out.

[Gettinbye]

If you use Nero (not Nero Express), it should give you the option in the window as you're burning (lower left-hand side). Then if you switch back to Nero Express, the setting will stick.
I'm sure there are other ways to do it, but that's how I normally set it...