How to get Nero to make Lightscribe labels! Tutorial Discussion in 'DVD±R for advanced users' started by GenChaos. But whenever I flip the CD over (label side down) and try to print preview or print the label I've designed through Nero Express, it says there is no Lightscribe disc in my drive, even though I've chosen the correct drive.

• Nero 7 Essentials Lightscribe Software

Hello: I have a Sony Lightscribe external DVD burner that came bundled with Nero 7 Essentials. I have used the burner to burn CDs and DVDs for a couple of years now but never used it to make 'Lightscribe' CDs and DVDs. A few days ago I purchased some Lightscribe CDs and DVDs and am now ready to start making them. I know that to burn Lightscribe DVDs, you need a software (such as Nero 7 Essentials) that is capable of burning the image onto the CD/DVD. The problem I am having is with the install of Nero 7 Essentials. When you try to install it, it first takes you to a web based newsletter registration page where it asks you to put in your email address.

But after you do this, it takes you to another web page screen which does NOT allow you to run the setup for the installation! I have tried every possible method to try and bypass this, trying to run setup from the Start bar, trying to open and 'browse' the CD and run the setup executable that way, etc., etc. Has anyone else encountered the same problem, and if so, how did you bypass it?

I know that when I first got the burner and the software, I ran into the same problem but eventually found a way around it (but it was so long ago I can't recall what that was). I ended up uninstalling it because I no longer use Nero to burn CDs/DVDs, so I installed Nero 6 instead (because it took up less space). And I doubt Nero 7 Essentials is not installing because of a conflict with Nero 6 aready being installed because I can't even GET to the install process with Nero 7. Or perhaps there is a freeware out there that can make Lightscribe CDs/DVDs? Any other advice on how to burn a Lightscribe CD/DVD would be appreciated!

Does anyone know if/when Lightscribe will ever be able to burn in color and if so, would an upgraded DVD burner be needed? Nero 6 is capable of Lightscribe disks providing its later than a certain revision and it's probably the 'best' version of Nero ever going considering Nero 7 became fat, Nero 8 fatter still and Nero 9 is so fat it's clinically obese.

It is a tragedy that Nero 6 doesn't work on Vista or Windows 7. There are issues that can occur when you have multiple copies of Nero on a machine so you are strongly advised to either have Nero 6 or 7. Preferably not both. Uninstall one and reboot before you install the other. The last Nero 6 update from Nero's website DOES do lightscribe subject of course to appropriate hardware and the Lightscribe system software available here: There is 3rd party software for Lightscribe, see here: With regards to colour lightscribe sketches, in theory it is possible, HP have said they're working on it (and that was the end of the matter since it was announced in 2006) and a handful of drives can do it. Lightscribe disks in different background colours are available.

Whether your purchase a new computer with a CD or DVD burner or simply purchase a separate burner to upgrade your system with, chances some basic burning software came along with it. Windows XP itself even includes a very built-in extension that allows you to burn information to a CD or DVD. The problem with all of these tools is that they get the job done, but don't give you a lot of flexibility. They perform basic tasks that allow you to create CDs and DVDs, but they don't do a whole lot more. In this article, I'll show you how you can use Nero 7 Ultra Edition to get more power out of your burner.

What's Nero 7 Ultra Edition? Among the more popular bundled burning tools, you may have run into Nero Express.

Along with Easy CD-Creator from Roxio and LiteOn SmartBurn, Nero is one of the more popular burning programs on the market. Nero 7 Ultra Edition does everything that Nero Express does and more. Through Ultra Edition, Nero hopes to make Nero 7 the center of your digital world. Whether it's creating, editing or sharing data, Nero 7 Ultra Edition includes something that can fill those needs. Nero 7 Ultra Edition will run on all versions of Windows after Windows 98 as long as you have sufficient system resources.

Nero 7 installs just like any other Windows program you've ever used. When you put the program CD in the drive, it will launch the installer with a wizard that will walk you through the entire installation process. There are no major gotchas to worry about.

The hardest part to the entire installation is making sure you type in the serial number properly. When you restart your system after the installation, you can then start using the program. You'll notice two new icons on your desktop - Nero StartSmart and Nero Home. If you click Nero Home, you'll see the screen shown in Figure A. Figure A Nero Home gives you an easy way to launch programs. Nero Home takes over the GUI of your computer and gives you a simple spinning graphic that allows you to access needed programs. When you click a given icon, it rotates to the front and will allow you to bring up submenus.

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For example, if you want to see your files, you click double click the graphical file list. You'll then see the My Collections screen shown in Figure B. From there you access sub-tasks. Figure B You can view programs inside of each icon. To close Nero Home, just press AltF4. You'll probably use StartSmart more often.

When you double-click the Smart Start icon, you'll see the screen shown in Figure C. Figure C StartSmart makes it easy to perform basic tasks. The icons make it easy to figure out which task you want to perform. You can put the things you want to do most on the Favorites list and thereby save a little clicking. Burning CDs Burning a CD is simple, click the Make A Data CD link.

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You'll then see the screen shown in Figure D. Figure D You'll create new CDs here. Click the Add button and then find the files you want to burn to CD. Nero will add them to the list on this screen and display graphically on the bottom how much disk space you've used. Once you've selected all the files, click Next. You'll then see the screen shown in Figure E.

Figure E Click Burn. You can change any of the settings on this screen that you want, but the easiest thing to do is just click Burn. Nero will burn the disk for you and you're done! The time it takes to burn depends on the speed you have your burner set. This is the same basic method that you can burn DVDs as well. All that and more Nero 7 Ultra Edition does all of that and more.

For example, you can use it to set up backup routines for your network or individual workstations. We'll cover how to do that in another article. Related Topics.