How do I burn a DVD of a file on my PC desktop?

Do you mean "how to burn files from a portable device to the mac" instead? You will need burning software like Nero or other software that is compatible with your mac. The process includes copying the files from the portable device to your mac hard drive then use burning software to burn the files to a dvd or cd disk. I don't know about mac but with a pc, you simple drag and drop the files from the portable device to your hard drive using Windows Explorer.

Sounds like a DVD drive issue to me since the same thing happens in more than one program. Luckily desktop DVD-burners are quite inexpensive, since you should replace the drive completely with a brand new one. It's the fact that it THINKS it burned correctly that is the nail in the coffin.

hi

you have problem with software

just goto nero burning software then try it will work for any DVD player and PC's

it come along wiht Desktop DVD driver

You can burn any type of file on a dvd-rw disc. However your cd burner must be dvd-rw not cd-rw. To verify your device open my computer (on most pc's) you will see drive c (your hard drive) and drive d which is your cd rom it should say dvd-rw.
You may also need dvd burning software for more information about this click here http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/expert/jones_02november25.mspx

LOOK IN TOOLS AND SETTINGS OR HELP AND FIND THE UPDATE BUTTON AND UPDATE THE SOFTWARE. PLUS YOU ARE RIGHT THAT IT MAY BE PROBLEM USING EXTERNAL DRIVE.(IS IT USB 1.0?)..COPY YOUR FILE TO A TEMPORARY FOLDER ON YOUR DESKTOP AND BROWSE TO THAT FOLDER WITH POWER DIRECTOR.

do you still have the software for your external dvd...if so...uninstall it....now start all over like it is brand new...reinstall and reconnect the dvd....this shoud do the trick...

FYI
all dvd movie take 2-3 hrs to burn (some even 4 hrs..depends on the lenght)...and for the future never just turn off any data transfering devices....not even your pc when windows is updating....

Instead of trying to remove the internal drive, which is still useful, do what I did and buy an external DVD drive, just plug it in with a USB cable...then you still have your internal for nornal stuff and you can move the external around anywhere to take care of the heavy duty stuff...good luck..pls rate this solution.

Both methods will work, but you will tend to have more control on the quality of the saved video if you "rip" the DVD yourself.  There are several methods to rip a DVD.  One, you can use the program SUPER, which is free, to rip to a single file.  Otherwise you will have to use several programs.  The second method is to use DVD Decrypter to rip the dvd. Then use VOB2MPG to combine the separate VOB files.  Finally, use SUPER to compress the DVD video to your liking.  In order to use your external hard drive to display to your TV, you have 2 choices.  One, move your computer to your living room and buy an aftermarket video card to output to the TV.  Two, buy a cheap computer which can run video w/o lagging and install an aftermarket video card to output to the TV.  I hope this helps in your DVD video adventures.

ya it ll work... first change the cd to write mode ..hence not able to burn files...

you have to check if your MAC (with OSX 10.3) supports such device (imation 16x external dvd burner). if so, well look for the driver of the imation dvd burner in the internet.

you could search for it by typing in on google or any other search engine and look for the driver with is for MAC (OSX 10.3).