Fixing a scratched DVD- an observation
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From: Thip on 17 Sep 2005 13:52 ('scuse me for top posting--too lazy to scroll down) I have a DVD burner and a DVD reader. All the so-called experts claim that burners read better than readers. My experience has been the opposite--when I have to do the toothpaste thing, I pop it in the reader, fire up DVDdecrypter, and away it goes. I just rescued a badly scratched copy of "Scarface" that way. "Gordon Abbot" <gabbot(a)mmo.net> wrote in message news:p4CdnaRITrV5OrfeRVn-iQ(a)suscom-maine.net... >I posted this on r.v.desktop. > > Since both programs are freeware (ISO buster is both free and pay) decided > to post here also. > > I had a badly scratched disk which I tried to clean with no joy. When > cleaning does not work (and it usually does not), I use DVDdecrypter to > work through the errors. > > This time I tried ISO buster since it is highly recommended for fixing > disks. It took forever to go from 94% (where the scratch started to 95% > and then failed (locked up more than once after several re-trys), so went > back to DVDdecrypter. > > DVD D worked faster and recovered the disk with no hangups. Plus I was > able to work with it in the background. I had to leave ISO buster alone > and do nothing else while it did its thing. Went into Freecell withdrawal. > > The other nice thing is I could watch the progress with DVD D since it > shows just what it is doing and where it stands reading and writing in the > file. It took 1 1/2 hours to fix the disk. Turned out there were two files > that had problems. > > I have no ax to grind here, but just an observation. (I set DVD D to > ignore all read errors.) > > GA > -- > My address is spoofed, so do not reply directly.
From: Bill Turner on 17 Sep 2005 22:45 Steve H wrote: > Given that this method is based on my having access to professional > kit, I'd be interested to read Bill's method. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My method is the same as yours except I have the wheel rotating away from me instead of towards. Probably doesn't make much difference, really. That's just the most convenient direction for my setup. Steve's advice is excellent in all respects. Mr Bill
From: newbie on 18 Sep 2005 01:59 How do you do with toothpaste? Will you please show the way how you do it? Buffing seems to need expert hand and good practice. Regards. Thip wrote: |> ('scuse me for top posting--too lazy to scroll down) |> |> I have a DVD burner and a DVD reader. All the so-called experts |> claim that burners read better than readers. My experience has been |> the opposite--when I have to do the toothpaste thing, I pop it in |> the reader, fire up DVDdecrypter, and away it goes. I just rescued |> a badly scratched copy of "Scarface" that way. |> |> "Gordon Abbot" <gabbot(a)mmo.net> wrote in message |> news:p4CdnaRITrV5OrfeRVn-iQ(a)suscom-maine.net...
From: Ed on 18 Sep 2005 05:39 newbie wrote: > > How do you do with toothpaste? > Will you please show the way how you do it? > Buffing seems to need expert hand and good practice. > Regards. > > Thip wrote: > |> ('scuse me for top posting--too lazy to scroll down) > |> > |> I have a DVD burner and a DVD reader. All the so-called experts > |> claim that burners read better than readers. My experience has been > |> the opposite--when I have to do the toothpaste thing, I pop it in > |> the reader, fire up DVDdecrypter, and away it goes. I just rescued > |> a badly scratched copy of "Scarface" that way. > |> > |> "Gordon Abbot" <gabbot(a)mmo.net> wrote in message > |> news:p4CdnaRITrV5OrfeRVn-iQ(a)suscom-maine.net... Take a small amount of toothpaste on a very soft rag (microfiber towel will work) and with the tip of your finger, rub the toothpaste in with light pressure. Wipe the film off with a damp cloth (again microfiber) and if you still see the scratch repeat the process. Do this only on the bottom side (the side that faces the laser lens. If you have a scratch on the label side, do not attempt to remove. If that scratch is through the label the disk is toast. The data is stored just under the label so using toothpaste on the under side is okay. I was able to restore a Win98 CD that had a 1/2 inch wide scratch all the way around the center of the underside with toothpaste. All my friends told me that the disk was a total loss, but after I was done it worked just fine. I still have that disk and use it to install Win98 for others. It's much easier to just tell them to bring the CD key instead using their disk. Ed -- --- This line intentionally left blank ---
From: Thip on 18 Sep 2005 06:29
"newbie" <jcd(a)refid.com> wrote in message news:dgivns$l96$1(a)domitilla.aioe.org... > > How do you do with toothpaste? > Will you please show the way how you do it? > Buffing seems to need expert hand and good practice. > Regards. > Ed's method is different from mine--I dab white toothpaste on the scratches, then rub lightly with a dampened finger from the center out and back in (not around the disk). Rinse well, dry with a lint-free cloth. Repeat if needed, but take it easy! This method has only failed me twice out of hundreds of old CD's and DVD's. |