Windows 8 Iso problem

[Guest]

So i downloaded windows 7 sucesfully, bought a nice dvd+r disc (which works for burning windowses, atleast it worked on linux) and when i want to burn my iso, it says that the dvd isn't empty, but i formatted it multiple times and it shows no files in it, so should i just extract the iso onto the DVD and boot on it, will that work or fuck something up?

[Prince32780]

Can't format DVD's like that. If you want to be able to erase it, buy a rewritable DVD.

[SpamBrie]

You need a DVD_RW to be able to write and rewrite

[Guest]

You need a DVD_RW to be able to write and rewrite

My windows 8 installation worked from dvd-r, so no, and i didn't write anything to it, so i should be able to erase it

[neon]

You shouldn't format a DVD, just put a blank one in then (if you are using Windows 7 or 8) just double click the iso you want to burn, select the drive and wait, if you are not using Windows 7 or 8 then use a program like imgBurn to burn the iso.

 

If you have put in a DVD-R or a DVD+R and then formatted it then you will have written something to it (even if it is just the format) because it is not an RW that disc is will now show as 'used' even if it is blank.

[Guest]

My windows 8 installation worked from dvd-r, so no, and i didn't write anything to it, so i should be able to erase it

 

You can't erase a DVD-R disc...

[-rascal-]

DVD+R AND  DVD-R are ONE TIME WRITE ONLY

DVD+RW and DVD-RW can be written, erased, and re-written multiple times.

[ultimatemythbuster]

So i downloaded windows 7 sucesfully, bought a nice dvd+r disc (which works for burning windowses, atleast it worked on linux) and when i want to burn my iso, it says that the dvd isn't empty, but i formatted it multiple times and it shows no files in it, so should i just extract the iso onto the DVD and boot on it, will that work or fuck something up?

Once you burn something onto a dvd+r disc, you cannot rewrite to the disc.  In this case, you need to get another disc.

[Guest]

GUYS, I KNOW THAT, but you don't understand my problem. DISC HAS NEVER BEEN WRITTEN TO, it is EMPTY, NADA, NO FILES, and still programs detect that disc is not empty....

[macpro622776]

It has been written onto if you've tried formatting it.

[Guest]

It has been written onto if you've tried formatting it.

It didn't work even after i formatted it....

[macpro622776]

Exactly. If you format the disk you write to it.

Anyway there's no point mucking around with this disc, just get another one.