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Re: [News] Vista's Extend and Extinguish Approach to CD Burning (with Screenshots)

AB wrote:
> On 2007-04-09, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> claimed:
>> [Richard mentioned it the other day. Here are some more details]
>>
>> DVD Burning Problem in Windows Vista
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> The hardware install went fine. However I soon ran into problems
>>> with the software install. The drive included OEM versions of Nero
>>> and Power CD both programs are (or were) it seems incompatible with
>>> Vista. This I'm finding is an increasingly common problem and very
>>> frustrating. I don't know who is to blame for this, Microsoft or
>>> the developers, but almost all the software I've tried to install
>>> had thrown up some problems. iTunes is particulalry frustrating but
>>> thats another issue.
>>>
>>> [...]
>>>
>>> I then realised that hidden away in the burn DVD dialog box is an
>>> option to change the default formating of the disk.
>> `----
>>
>> http://cwebster.net/2007/04/08/dvd-burning-problem-in-windows-vista/
>>
>> As the screenshot shows, Vista _by default_ uses a format that
>> "might not be readable on operating systems before Windows XP".
>> Isn't that just lovely?
>
> I bet the Wintards who hang here have plenty of apologies for this
> one.
>
> No doubt this is just the feeeeechure users have been begging to have
> for years: the capability of burning CDs/DVD/s they can't give to
> anybody they know or work with.

I bet you don't know anyone - not a single person besides your brainwashed 
5-year old son - that uses Linux.  So what's the problem?




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