Many thanks for the prompt response.
I have done exactly as you explained but right clicking on my drive does not
reveal a "Format" option. The only item that relates to my drive is
"Eject".
On the assumption that I am supposed to have a "Format" option, can you
please suggest how I can restore the missing "Format" option?
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> "Stan Kay" <stan.kay@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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>> My new PC has a Pioneer DVR-111CD optical drive. I have Vista Ultimate
>> ver 6000 and the help files tell me to insert a blank disc into my DVD
>> drive and a dialogue box will appear. I am then told to click on "Burn
>> files to disc", click "Show formatting options" and choose one. However,
>> when I insert my blank disc up pops a dialogue box but it does not give
>> the messages referred to in the help files. Instead it states "Windows
>> cannot read the disk in drive F. Make sure the disc uses a format that
>> windows recognises. If the disc is unformatted, you need to format it
>> before using it". This is hardly helpful.
>>
>> Can someone please tell me how to format a blank CD-RW disc?
> Open Windows Explorer. Find your drive in the Computer section of the
> treeview on the left. Right-click the drive where you have the blank CD.
> Select Format from the context-sensitive menu.
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