Burning

[seeker]

Recently, on a Memorex CD, I burned an archive of .zips and .exes. When I copied these back onto my sytem, some worked okay and some were corrupt. I'm preparing to burn a backup of the system and am trying to figure if the problem was in the CD, the burner (LiteON 1673) or the burning software (Nero OEM). I do not imagine that anyone has the answer on the tip of their tongue, but when trying to restore the system from a backup is not the time to find the problem, is there a way to go about figuring this problem out, other than just trial and error?

[rewt]

Nero has an option to verify data on disc after burn. I highly suggest you use that option when making backups. Sometimes I also verify checksums of all files with md5summer to make sure they match the originals exactly.

[Infinity666]

And try using some better media memorex are some of the worst go get some verbatim's and burn it slower

[seeker]

Infinity666,

I guess that's what I get for buying a name that I knew...I know Verbatim also, but I thought it was just a cheaper brand. I can't remember now what speed I burnt that disk at, but I will use the slower speed as you suggested. Thanks.

[seeker]

Nero has an option to verify data on disc after burn. I highly suggest you use that option when making backups. Sometimes I also verify checksums of all files with md5summer to make sure they match the originals exactly.
I always use the verify data function, and that is why it makes me wonder about Nero, because it never indicated any problem. I haven't gotten into the habit of checking checksums yet, but maybe I'll have to.