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I burn an audio CD with Nero Burning ROM; it completes and verifies successfully. But it doesn't play. The listing of the disc's contents includes, "Files ready to be written." This was an obvious step in xP, but in 8.1 it not only isn't obvious, the execution is nowhere that I've been able to find. I've seen other forum answers but have been unable to find one that works.
Can someone (MS staff?) help?
Thanks
Bob Schneider
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Bob,
Thank you for the response.
You could try deleting any temporary files that may be left over from CD and DVD burning. Navigate to the hidden folder C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Burn\Temporary Burn Folder and delete everything.
Now try to burn. Keep us posted.
Yes, I found the "Burn to Disc" on the share tab, but nothing happens when you click it.
I've not been able to burn anything to a disc since I got windows 8. Why would they make this so difficult?
Someone please help. Thanks.
Vicky, I was having the same problem, Windows 8.1. This is what worked for me.
Don't use the share tab and the "burn to disc" under that tab. Instead, when you see the "Files Ready to be Written to Disc", go back up one level to the CD/DVD drive icon under your PC and right click on the drive. Then left click on "Burn to disc". Name the disc, select your burn speed and click next.
Good luck
Could be my current mood - but indeed very, very disappointing to spend hours to figure it out how to burn a CD with my Dad's favorite music to play at his funeral in a few hours. Now also available in Windows10, so all previous feedback was useless as it was not even used to fix this frustrating "bug".
And I can tell you that it works EXACTLY the same with 10! Why can't you burn the files from the page on which you see them???
Thank you!!!
Could be my current mood - but indeed very, very disappointing to spend hours to figure it out how to burn a CD with my Dad's favorite music to play at his funeral in a few hours. Now also available in Windows10, so all previous feedback was useless as it was not even used to fix this frustrating "bug".
