DVD will/won't read

[mojoless]

I am not a tech savy guy but it seems like the most peculiar thing just happened...

I recieved a dvd from a friend, I don't know much about his drive or format except that he is running a single layer burner.

My dvd player will read a word file from the dvd but it won't recognize an application file on the exact same dvd. I know the file is on the dvd, or at least the space is taken up.

Any ideas?

 

[CCT]

Show hidden files?

Show system files?

Try a copy *.* to a C: folder?

 

[mojoless]

All files are set to "Show"

*.* to a C?

I

 

[mojoless]

Ok went ahead and copied the file to a folder (Found DOS command)

But the word file is the only file that was copied when

COPY E:*.* C:\NEWFOLDER

The syntax is correct right? I know the file is there...

 

[CCT]

Try, in notepad: (save as ECopy.bat);edit: take out the Rem obviously

cd\

dir /w

pause

cmd /k E:

dir /w

pause

rem copy *.* C:\NEWFOLDER

verify

pause

 

[kimsland]

Go back to Command prompt (Start->Run->CMD)
Type in: DIR E: and then press Enter

Can you see the file listed?
Can you see its size?

If so, type: copy E:\filename.* .C:\NewFolder

Note: filename.* is the filename you are trying to view (and .* means any extension)

It should say 1 file copied. Has that happened?

 

[mojoless]

Done... again just the word doc was copied-

Well.... Maybe the lose screw is on his end. I am guessing the dvd might have been formatted for the app file but it wasn't burned?

Just trying to think of a reason the disk would show the space is being 'used' but the actual file isn't there.

 

[mojoless]

Nope in DOS it just shows the word doc but under 'my computer' it shows the correct amount of data being 'used' if that makes sense.

 

[kimsland]

Run CCleaner to remove your temp files
Then refresh the E drive by pressing F5, with E Drive open in My Computer
You should only see the Word Document. Used space doesn't matter