I'm trying to get some files off of an old DVD-RW, but I'm having some issues doing so. Whenever I try to open it in My Computer, Windows Explorer will just hang. I tried using CHKDSK, but it said that the file system is RAW, and RAW file systems aren't supported. I did some research. I read somewhere that the issue was with Windows 7 and incompatibility with RAW file systems (not sure how related this actually is to the issue at hand, but I decided to see if this was true), so I went to my ancient Windows 2000 tower. I plugged in an external DVD-RW drive, and I put the disk in. When I tried to access the disk from My Computer, Explorer began to hang again, but unlike with Windows 7, it actually began responding again. Now when I tried to access the DVD, it would say 'The parameter is incorrect' or something along those lines. I really need to get the files off of this DVD, so any help would be awesome. Thanks in advance.
My Computer
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Series
- OS
- Windows 7 Professional x64
- CPU
- Intel Core i7-4510U CPU
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel(R) HD Graphics (I so wish I could upgrade this)
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Keyboard
- Laptop keyboard
- Mouse
- Microsoft Mouse
- Internet Speed
- Nothing to write home about
- Antivirus
- Malwarebytes Anti Malware
- Browser
- Pale Moon (Firefox fork)
- Other Info
- My primary laptop has Windows 10 on it, and my shared desktop (which is actually a laptop being used as a desktop) has Windows 7 Professional on it. I still use both, but I would say I use my laptop a bit more now.
