Windows 7 and DVD+R burning

I've been using DVD-R blank discs with my Windows 7 Home Premium
machine, but I've been reading that DVD+R discs are better for data
backup:
http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/20...archival-media
But when I look at Windows Help & Support they don't say that DVD+R
disks can be burned by Windows 7's built in burring software (They
mention DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW by name: "Insert a writable disc,
such as a CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, or DVD+RW disc, into your
computer's CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc burner." AND, Woody Leonhard's
Window 7 for Dummies, talks only of burning DVD-R discs. Doesn't
mention DVD+R at all.

Because I have OEM Windows 7, Microsoft wants money to chat with me.

I conclude that Windows Explorer can burn DVD-R discs, but it can't
burn DVD+R discs. Am I right?

TIA for any answers.

Kirk Bubul wrote:
> I've been using DVD-R blank discs with my Windows 7 Home Premium
> machine, but I've been reading that DVD+R discs are better for data
> backup:
> http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/20...archival-media
> But when I look at Windows Help & Support they don't say that DVD+R
> disks can be burned by Windows 7's built in burring software (They
> mention DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW by name: "Insert a writable disc,
> such as a CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, or DVD+RW disc, into your
> computer's CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc burner." AND, Woody Leonhard's
> Window 7 for Dummies, talks only of burning DVD-R discs. Doesn't
> mention DVD+R at all.
>
> Because I have OEM Windows 7, Microsoft wants money to chat with me.
>
> I conclude that Windows Explorer can burn DVD-R discs, but it can't
> burn DVD+R discs. Am I right?
>
> TIA for any answers.
>
Wrong. The Windows DVD writer can write DVD+R/RW as well as DVD-R/RW.
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"Dave "Crash" Dummy" <> wrote in message
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> Kirk Bubul wrote:
>> I've been using DVD-R blank discs with my Windows 7 Home Premium
>> machine, but I've been reading that DVD+R discs are better for data
>> backup:
>> http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/20...archival-media
>> But when I look at Windows Help & Support they don't say that DVD+R
>> disks can be burned by Windows 7's built in burring software (They
>> mention DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW by name: "Insert a writable disc,
>> such as a CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, or DVD+RW disc, into your
>> computer's CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc burner." AND, Woody Leonhard's
>> Window 7 for Dummies, talks only of burning DVD-R discs. Doesn't
>> mention DVD+R at all.
>>
>> Because I have OEM Windows 7, Microsoft wants money to chat with me.
>>
>> I conclude that Windows Explorer can burn DVD-R discs, but it can't
>> burn DVD+R discs. Am I right?
>>
>> TIA for any answers.
>>
> Wrong. The Windows DVD writer can write DVD+R/RW as well as DVD-R/RW.

And to add, being to use "+" and "-" or "one or the other" is a function of
the hardware. See what the symbols on the actual drive are to see what it
will do.

On Wed, 18 May 2011 08:11:38 -0500, Kirk Bubul wrote:

>I conclude that Windows Explorer can burn DVD-R discs, but it can't
>burn DVD+R discs. Am I right?

I'm happily using DVD+R discs on my Windows 7 Home Premium.

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Kirk Bubul wrote:
> I've been using DVD-R blank discs with my Windows 7 Home Premium
> machine, but I've been reading that DVD+R discs are better for data
> backup:
> http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/20...archival-media
> But when I look at Windows Help & Support they don't say that DVD+R
> disks can be burned by Windows 7's built in burring software (They
> mention DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW by name: "Insert a writable disc,
> such as a CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, or DVD+RW disc, into your
> computer's CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc burner." AND, Woody Leonhard's
> Window 7 for Dummies, talks only of burning DVD-R discs. Doesn't
> mention DVD+R at all.
>
> Because I have OEM Windows 7, Microsoft wants money to chat with me.
>
> I conclude that Windows Explorer can burn DVD-R discs, but it can't
> burn DVD+R discs. Am I right?
>
> TIA for any answers.
>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_Mastering_API

"DVDs (IMAPI v2.0) <--- as seen on Windows 7

* Recordable DVD (DVD-R and DVD+R)
* Rewritable DVD (DVD-RW and DVD+RW)
* Recordable dual layer DVD (DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL formats)
* Random-access DVD (DVD-RAM)"

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366457.aspx

"Allows applications to burn to the DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+DL, DVD-DL,
and DVD-RAM, BD-R, and BD-RE media formats.

I think IMAPI V1 would be something like WinXP, while
IMAPI V2 is Windows 7.

Windows 7 also supports more of the UDF versions, than
previous OSes. If you want discs to be usable in
some of the older OSes, you have to be careful not
to use the latest version. You can see here, that
Linux has kinda caught up, and there is a kernel version
available to match Win7. The only reason you might want
to know this, is if the disc you burn, doesn't seem to
work on some other computer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Disk_Format

HTH,
Paul