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Troubleshoot problems with publishing a movie to a recordable DVD using Windows Movie Maker

Here are solutions to some common problems with publishing a movie made with Windows Movie Maker to a recordable DVD.

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 When I try to publish my movie to a DVD, Windows DVD Maker says that a DVD burner is not detected. How do I fix this?

Try one or more of the following:

  • Verify that the DVD burner is connected properly to your computer, powered on, and that any necessary software drivers for the DVD burner are installed. You can check your hardware settings in the Device Manager by doing the following:

    1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

    2. Click Hardware and Sound.

    3. Click Device Manager.

  • If you have an external DVD burner, restart the DVD burner.

  • Verify that the DVD in the DVD burner is a new, blank DVD-R or DVD-RW disc.

 I don't have the privileges to publish my movie to a DVD. How do I get the privileges?

If the setting in Group Policy that prevents burning to DVD is enabled by the system administrator, you cannot publish your movie to a DVD. The system administrators of some companies or organizations do this to increase security. To view and make changes in Group Policy, the account that you are logged on with must have the appropriate Administrator privileges.

To change this setting, contact your system administrator to set the privileges that allow you to copy to a recordable DVD, and then try publishing your movie to a recordable DVD again.

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