You need good quality DVD blank media. Most of the stuff out there is junk. Also, try burning at less than maximum rate. You cannot just copy the ISO file to a blank USB drive and expect it to be bootable. Google how to create bootable USB from iso file.
Hey guys, I joined this forum to get some help with me friends laptop that i am fixing for her. Her HDD took a turn for the worse, and no longer works. It will not do anything, and is completely dead.  I have a new hard drive, installed and ready to go, but it is a brand new HDD. How can I get Windows back onto it? The only thing i have is a recovery disk that I ordered, but this does not allow me to install windows.  Also, I noticed that on this laptop (dell inspiron 1545) there is no Windows Product key sticker on the computer. How am i going to do this without just buying a new version of windows off the self?
New Hard Drive.