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When you format a DVD-RAM disc for the first time in Windows Vista, the formatting operation will be complete in 20 to 60 minutes. The formatting operation continues for this period of time even if you try to cancel the operation before the formatting operation is complete. Additionally, if you eject the disc or if you restart Windows Vista, you will forcefully interrupt the formatting operation. When you forcefully interrupt the formatting operation, the DVD-RAM disc is no longer recognized in Windows Vista.

The information in this article applies to the following configuration(s):

• AVIVO Video Converter
• Apple Quicktime
• Apple iTunes
• Catalyst Display Driver 7.2
• Radeonâ„¢ X1950 series
• Radeonâ„¢ X1900 series
• Radeonâ„¢ X1800 series
• Radeonâ„¢ X1650 series
• Radeonâ„¢ X1600 series
• Radeonâ„¢ X1550 series
• Radeonâ„¢ X1300 series
• Radeonâ„¢ X1050 series
• Windows Vista 32-bit Edition
• Windows Vista 64-bit Edition
• Windows XP Professional
• Windows XP Home Edition
• Windows XP Media Center Edition
• Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
• Windows 2000 Professional

Symptoms:
When attempting to playback a video file converted to the iPod format by the AVIVO Video Converter in Apple Quicktime the user may be given the following error messages:

When attempting to sync the file to Apple iTunes for playback on the Apple iPod, users may be given the following error message:

Consider the following scenario. You restore a computer by using the Windows Complete PC Restore program in Windows Vista. You use the Format and repartition disks option. In this scenario, all dynamic disk volumes are removed and then re-created. This behavior occurs even if the dynamic disk volumes are not included in the restore process.

Consider the following scenario. On a computer that is running Windows Vista, you open the Sound item in Control Panel. Then, you open the Properties dialog box for an installed device that uses one of the following interface formats:

• High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
• Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF)

However, when you click the Supported Formats tab in the Properties dialog box for the device, you notice that all the check boxes are unexpectedly selected. For example, the following check boxes are selected:

• DTS Audio
• Dolby Digital
• Microsoft WMA Audio
• 44.1 KHz
• 48.0 KHz
• 88.2 KHz
• 96.0 KHz
• 176.4 KHz
• 192.0 KHz

You experience this problem even though the following conditions are true:

• You did not select all the check boxes.
• The device does not support all these selected formats.

When this problem occurs, you may not receive sound from the device.

When you try to install Windows Vista, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms:

• The hard disk on which you want to install Windows Vista is not listed.
• You cannot select a hard disk partition on which to install Windows Vista.
• You cannot format a hard disk partition.
• You cannot set the correct size for a hard disk partition.
• You receive the following error message:
  

  Windows is unable to find a system volume that meets its criteria for installation

When you try to upgrade a computer to Windows Vista, the upgrade option is not available. You may receive a message that resembles the following:

Upgrade has been disabled.
To upgrade to Windows, the hard disk partition must be formatted as NTFS. To reformat the partition, cancel the installation, open a Command Prompt window, and then type c: /fs:ntfs.

When you format a disc by using the Live File System component on a Windows Vista-based computer, you may receive an error message that is similar to the following:

Windows was unable to complete the format

When you format a DVD on a Windows Vista-based computer, you may be unable to record streaming video such as Live TV to the DVD by using a consumer electronics DVD recorder. The problem occurs when you use any format of DVD recordable discs including DVD+/-R or DVD+/-RW.