The other day I had an issue where I went to read a DVD on my new Vista laptop. It gave me a message implying that it was a blank disk. I knew it wasn't. I created the disk (along with many others) using XP Pro and Nero 6. These DVD's have been fine in all the time I've been using them. All of a sudden it doesn't work on the new laptop. Turns out it's a bug in Vista. Do this: add a file to "c:\Users\%username%\AppData\local\Microsoft\Windows\Burn\Temporary Burn Folder\". It can be any file. Somehow it just works. Amazing!
I originally found the fix here:
http://www.ashbaughonline.com/2007/06/01/burn-a-disc-prepare-this-blank-disk/Good luck!
EDIT:
Turns out that during install of VMWare, it asks you to disable CDROM autorun. This disabling of autorun causes the "Prepare this Blank Disc" problem. Simply reenable autorun.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\CDRom
change "Autorun" value from "0" to "1"
I found the solution here: link:
http://signpark.proboards81.com/inde...play&thread=34
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