Why can not I coplete a formatt of a disc. I'm trying to formatt a cd - rw. When I try it starts and when it shows all green, it tells me that it cannot coplete the formatt.

When I use the backup file it starts a formatt and when full gree it tells me it cann't fulfil the formatt. If I try to the computer drie E it does the same thing.

Hi Richard,

Thanks for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

From the information you have provided, I understand that you are unable to format a CD - RW in Windows Vista.

1. this happens with all brands of CD?

2. you have any third-party CD / DVD burning software installed on the computer?

3. you get any error message?

4. are you able to format the drive by using any other computer?

Try formatting using disk management.

See the link.

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/is-is/Windows-Vista/create-and-format-a-hard-disk-partition

Reference links:

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/formatting-disks-and-drives-frequently-asked-questions (Also applies to Windows Vista)

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/which-CD-or-DVD-format-should-I-use

Using the windows-related issues feel free to post on the Microsoft Community Forum.

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