Windows 7: How to Erase a Rewritable CD / DVD Disc
Rewritable CD and DVD discs are used by us on day to day basis for various needs. To reuse a rewritable CD or DVD we would have to erase the disc prior to use if the previous session was closed, most of use the third party utility softwares to erase the CD or DVD. In this post we shall discuss how this can be done in Windows 7 without the need for any third party software.
How to Erase a Rewritable CD / DVD Disc in Windows 7
1. Open My Computer and choose the CD/DVD burner in which you have loaded the rewritable CD/DVD. Now right click and that drive and select the ‘Erase this disc’ this option.
Additional Windows 7 Tip: Windows 7: How to Burn an ISO Image File using Native Support
2. Now the this Windows 7 will ask for your confirmation to erase the rewritable disc and start the disc erasing process
The rewritable CD/DVD disc will be erased in a couple of minutes. That’s it now reuse the rewritable disc for your data needs.
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No yet tried my hands on W7. Nice find.
I have an HP Pavilion DV6 Notebook running Windows 7 and the HP BDDVRW CT10L disc drive. When I go to my computer and right click on the BE-ROM drive to erase a DVD RW disc (that I have inserted) the erase function does not appear anywhere. I have looked for help everywhere in the internet but have not had any luck. Can you help? Thanks. Arden
I’m having the same problem as Arden
I followed the steps, but the erase function doesn’t appear after rightclicking the disc drive.
Please Help!
The erase function is not on my copy of Windows 7 either.Could there only three ?
i’ve tried to right click on my cd-rom drive to get the option to erase my disc and i’m getting no opion at all to erase or anything. Can you help me?