On Mon, 17 Jul 2023 10:15:05 -0400, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
wrote:

>In alt.home.repair, on Sat, 15 Jul 2023 14:02:53 -0500, Jim Joyce
><none@none.invalid> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 14 Jul 2023 17:31:51 -0400, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 14 Jul 2023 14:30:28 -0400, micky
>>><NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>DVD can't be read, what to do?
>>>
>>>Toyota car radio/map.
>>>
>>>
>>>I appreciate all the suggestions to my open-ended question. Buying a
>>>new GPS unit is a last resort**. Mostly I'm trying to fix the one I
>>>have in the dashboard.
>>>
>>>One poster on the web thinks that having a map DVD in one's car for
>>>years damages the DVD. Do you think that's true? I park outside and
>>>it goes from 10F in the winter to 97 in the summer, but usually under
>>>90. The car is white and the top is tan, but it does get several
>>>degrees hotter in the car than outside. I think I bougbt the DVD new 4
>>>yars ago, even though it was made in 2008.
>>>
>>>Maybe I could have made a copy when I got it but it's too late for that
>>>now. :-(
>>
>>Why is it too late? Is the DVD stuck inside the unit somehow? If not,
>
>I just meant that if it was already damaged from years in the car, it's
>too late, I guess.
>
>>remove it, take it to your computer and attempt to create an image from
>>it. Keep an eye on the read speed during the operation, but more
>>importantly, check the log at the end. If the disc was unreadable, the
>>image creation will fail and you'll have your answer, but if the read
>>speed drops dramatically at one or more places or the log file shows
>>repeated attempts to read certain sections, then you know the disc is on
>>its last legs. If the image creation completes successfully and the read
>>speed stays relatively constant, the disc is fine and the problem is
>>with the Nav unit.
>
>Didn't even get that far. Imgburn says "Incompatible Medium".
>
>And when I try to look at the DVD files with a file manager, I get
>"Insert a disc" and the drive door opens.
>
>So I tried the laptop, and it said and did the same thing.
>
>Both win10, fully updated.
>
>Is there any point to looking for different software, that maybe can
>copy what imgburn won't copy? Or I just can't copy it?
Try CDburnerxp. I've had it work where other programs failed.