Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done but 
I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not

"Dee"  wrote in message 
news:468a624d$0$8741$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done 
> but I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not
>

I think your DVD writer may be playing up.

Are you sure that you are setting your writing software to DATA and not 
DVD-VIDEO?

Dee wrote:
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done but 
> I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not 

You can on a data DVD. What SW do you use? Who tells you that it can't be
done? What's the error message?

Ciao,
-- 
        Roberto Divia`              Love at first sight is one of the greatest
Dep:PH Bat:53 Mailbox:C02110      labour-saving devices the world has ever seen
Route de Meyrin 385               ---------------------------------------------
Case Postale                                Phone:  +41-22-767-4994
CH-1211 Geneve 23 CERN                      Fax:    +41-22-767-9585
Switzerland                                 E-Mail: Roberto.Divia@cern.ch

"Dee"  wrote in message 
news:468a624d$0$8741$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done 
> but I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not
>

I think your DVD writer may be playing up.

Are you sure that you are setting your writing software to DATA and not 
DVD-VIDEO?

Dee wrote:
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done but 
> I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not 

You can on a data DVD. What SW do you use? Who tells you that it can't be
done? What's the error message?

Ciao,
-- 
        Roberto Divia`              Love at first sight is one of the greatest
Dep:PH Bat:53 Mailbox:C02110      labour-saving devices the world has ever seen
Route de Meyrin 385               ---------------------------------------------
Case Postale                                Phone:  +41-22-767-4994
CH-1211 Geneve 23 CERN                      Fax:    +41-22-767-9585
Switzerland                                 E-Mail: Roberto.Divia@cern.ch

"Dee"  wrote in message 
news:468a624d$0$8741$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done 
> but I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not
>

I think your DVD writer may be playing up.

Are you sure that you are setting your writing software to DATA and not 
DVD-VIDEO?

Dee wrote:
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done but 
> I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not 

You can on a data DVD. What SW do you use? Who tells you that it can't be
done? What's the error message?

Ciao,
-- 
        Roberto Divia`              Love at first sight is one of the greatest
Dep:PH Bat:53 Mailbox:C02110      labour-saving devices the world has ever seen
Route de Meyrin 385               ---------------------------------------------
Case Postale                                Phone:  +41-22-767-4994
CH-1211 Geneve 23 CERN                      Fax:    +41-22-767-9585
Switzerland                                 E-Mail: Roberto.Divia@cern.ch

"Dee"  wrote in message 
news:468a624d$0$8741$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done 
> but I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not
>

I think your DVD writer may be playing up.

Are you sure that you are setting your writing software to DATA and not 
DVD-VIDEO?

Dee wrote:
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done but 
> I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not 

You can on a data DVD. What SW do you use? Who tells you that it can't be
done? What's the error message?

Ciao,
-- 
        Roberto Divia`              Love at first sight is one of the greatest
Dep:PH Bat:53 Mailbox:C02110      labour-saving devices the world has ever seen
Route de Meyrin 385               ---------------------------------------------
Case Postale                                Phone:  +41-22-767-4994
CH-1211 Geneve 23 CERN                      Fax:    +41-22-767-9585
Switzerland                                 E-Mail: Roberto.Divia@cern.ch

"Dee"  wrote in message 
news:468a624d$0$8741$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done 
> but I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not
>

I think your DVD writer may be playing up.

Are you sure that you are setting your writing software to DATA and not 
DVD-VIDEO?

Dee wrote:
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done but 
> I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not 

You can on a data DVD. What SW do you use? Who tells you that it can't be
done? What's the error message?

Ciao,
-- 
        Roberto Divia`              Love at first sight is one of the greatest
Dep:PH Bat:53 Mailbox:C02110      labour-saving devices the world has ever seen
Route de Meyrin 385               ---------------------------------------------
Case Postale                                Phone:  +41-22-767-4994
CH-1211 Geneve 23 CERN                      Fax:    +41-22-767-9585
Switzerland                                 E-Mail: Roberto.Divia@cern.ch

"Dee"  wrote in message 
news:468a624d$0$8741$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done 
> but I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not
>

I think your DVD writer may be playing up.

Are you sure that you are setting your writing software to DATA and not 
DVD-VIDEO?

Dee wrote:
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done but 
> I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not 

You can on a data DVD. What SW do you use? Who tells you that it can't be
done? What's the error message?

Ciao,
-- 
        Roberto Divia`              Love at first sight is one of the greatest
Dep:PH Bat:53 Mailbox:C02110      labour-saving devices the world has ever seen
Route de Meyrin 385               ---------------------------------------------
Case Postale                                Phone:  +41-22-767-4994
CH-1211 Geneve 23 CERN                      Fax:    +41-22-767-9585
Switzerland                                 E-Mail: Roberto.Divia@cern.ch

"Dee"  wrote in message 
news:468a624d$0$8741$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done 
> but I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not
>

I think your DVD writer may be playing up.

Are you sure that you are setting your writing software to DATA and not 
DVD-VIDEO?

Dee wrote:
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done but 
> I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not 

You can on a data DVD. What SW do you use? Who tells you that it can't be
done? What's the error message?

Ciao,
-- 
        Roberto Divia`              Love at first sight is one of the greatest
Dep:PH Bat:53 Mailbox:C02110      labour-saving devices the world has ever seen
Route de Meyrin 385               ---------------------------------------------
Case Postale                                Phone:  +41-22-767-4994
CH-1211 Geneve 23 CERN                      Fax:    +41-22-767-9585
Switzerland                                 E-Mail: Roberto.Divia@cern.ch

"Dee"  wrote in message 
news:468a624d$0$8741$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done 
> but I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not
>

I think your DVD writer may be playing up.

Are you sure that you are setting your writing software to DATA and not 
DVD-VIDEO?

Dee wrote:
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done but 
> I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not 

You can on a data DVD. What SW do you use? Who tells you that it can't be
done? What's the error message?

Ciao,
-- 
        Roberto Divia`              Love at first sight is one of the greatest
Dep:PH Bat:53 Mailbox:C02110      labour-saving devices the world has ever seen
Route de Meyrin 385               ---------------------------------------------
Case Postale                                Phone:  +41-22-767-4994
CH-1211 Geneve 23 CERN                      Fax:    +41-22-767-9585
Switzerland                                 E-Mail: Roberto.Divia@cern.ch

"Dee"  wrote in message 
news:468a624d$0$8741$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done 
> but I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not
>

I think your DVD writer may be playing up.

Are you sure that you are setting your writing software to DATA and not 
DVD-VIDEO?

Dee wrote:
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done but 
> I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not 

You can on a data DVD. What SW do you use? Who tells you that it can't be
done? What's the error message?

Ciao,
-- 
        Roberto Divia`              Love at first sight is one of the greatest
Dep:PH Bat:53 Mailbox:C02110      labour-saving devices the world has ever seen
Route de Meyrin 385               ---------------------------------------------
Case Postale                                Phone:  +41-22-767-4994
CH-1211 Geneve 23 CERN                      Fax:    +41-22-767-9585
Switzerland                                 E-Mail: Roberto.Divia@cern.ch

"Dee"  wrote in message 
news:468a624d$0$8741$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done 
> but I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not
>

I think your DVD writer may be playing up.

Are you sure that you are setting your writing software to DATA and not 
DVD-VIDEO?

Dee wrote:
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done but 
> I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not 

You can on a data DVD. What SW do you use? Who tells you that it can't be
done? What's the error message?

Ciao,
-- 
        Roberto Divia`              Love at first sight is one of the greatest
Dep:PH Bat:53 Mailbox:C02110      labour-saving devices the world has ever seen
Route de Meyrin 385               ---------------------------------------------
Case Postale                                Phone:  +41-22-767-4994
CH-1211 Geneve 23 CERN                      Fax:    +41-22-767-9585
Switzerland                                 E-Mail: Roberto.Divia@cern.ch

"Dee"  wrote in message 
news:468a624d$0$8741$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done 
> but I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not
>

I think your DVD writer may be playing up.

Are you sure that you are setting your writing software to DATA and not 
DVD-VIDEO?

Dee wrote:
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done but 
> I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not 

You can on a data DVD. What SW do you use? Who tells you that it can't be
done? What's the error message?

Ciao,
-- 
        Roberto Divia`              Love at first sight is one of the greatest
Dep:PH Bat:53 Mailbox:C02110      labour-saving devices the world has ever seen
Route de Meyrin 385               ---------------------------------------------
Case Postale                                Phone:  +41-22-767-4994
CH-1211 Geneve 23 CERN                      Fax:    +41-22-767-9585
Switzerland                                 E-Mail: Roberto.Divia@cern.ch

"Dee"  wrote in message 
news:468a624d$0$8741$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done 
> but I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not
>

I think your DVD writer may be playing up.

Are you sure that you are setting your writing software to DATA and not 
DVD-VIDEO?

Dee wrote:
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done but 
> I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not 

You can on a data DVD. What SW do you use? Who tells you that it can't be
done? What's the error message?

Ciao,
-- 
        Roberto Divia`              Love at first sight is one of the greatest
Dep:PH Bat:53 Mailbox:C02110      labour-saving devices the world has ever seen
Route de Meyrin 385               ---------------------------------------------
Case Postale                                Phone:  +41-22-767-4994
CH-1211 Geneve 23 CERN                      Fax:    +41-22-767-9585
Switzerland                                 E-Mail: Roberto.Divia@cern.ch

"Dee"  wrote in message 
news:468a624d$0$8741$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done 
> but I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not
>

I think your DVD writer may be playing up.

Are you sure that you are setting your writing software to DATA and not 
DVD-VIDEO?

Dee wrote:
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done but 
> I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not 

You can on a data DVD. What SW do you use? Who tells you that it can't be
done? What's the error message?

Ciao,
-- 
        Roberto Divia`              Love at first sight is one of the greatest
Dep:PH Bat:53 Mailbox:C02110      labour-saving devices the world has ever seen
Route de Meyrin 385               ---------------------------------------------
Case Postale                                Phone:  +41-22-767-4994
CH-1211 Geneve 23 CERN                      Fax:    +41-22-767-9585
Switzerland                                 E-Mail: Roberto.Divia@cern.ch

"Dee"  wrote in message 
news:468a624d$0$8741$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done 
> but I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not
>

I think your DVD writer may be playing up.

Are you sure that you are setting your writing software to DATA and not 
DVD-VIDEO?

Dee wrote:
> Is there any reason why I can't simply copy an avi file to a DVD as a data 
> copy? (Just to back it up). For some reason it tells me it can't be done but 
> I don't know whether it's my DVD writer that's playing up or not 

You can on a data DVD. What SW do you use? Who tells you that it can't be
done? What's the error message?

Ciao,
-- 
        Roberto Divia`              Love at first sight is one of the greatest
Dep:PH Bat:53 Mailbox:C02110      labour-saving devices the world has ever seen
Route de Meyrin 385               ---------------------------------------------
Case Postale                                Phone:  +41-22-767-4994
CH-1211 Geneve 23 CERN                      Fax:    +41-22-767-9585
Switzerland                                 E-Mail: Roberto.Divia@cern.ch