unless the drive specifically says it can read DVD+R disks, it can't.
Herb...
I have an Optorite DDO201 which seems to be unable to read burned DVD+Rs, but reads commercially made DVDs fine. The DVD+Rs were burned on a Memorex Dual Format drive, and were viewed successfully using that drive.
When I try to explore the DVD+R through My Computer, it asks me to "Please insert a disk," as if there was no DVD in the drive. At one point I got an error message saying "Incorrect function," but it seems to have stopped that and moved on to "please insert a disk."
The computer is running Win2k and at one time had several burning programs on it, including Roxio Easy CD and DVD Creator 6, Nero, and B's Gold5. Roxio and Nero have since been removed, but the problem remains.
Any suggestions on how to resolve this?
Thanks in advance.

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