Copying a DVD to a hard drive is not complicated. Just insert the disc in the DVD drive, open windows explorer and either do copy and paste or the drag and drop method.
Is the DVD/CD recorder visible in Explorer? There seems to be a problem with one of the Vista updates that stop the optical drive appearing. If it isn't visible, try searching in Google for Vista DVD drive missing and you'll find the procedure for restoring the DVD/CD - it involves deleting a key from the registry.
To transfer files from a DVD to your PC hard drive, insert the DVD into your computer's DVD drive. Open File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac) and navigate to the DVD drive. Select the files or folders you want to transfer, right-click, and choose "Copy." Then, navigate to the desired location on your hard drive, right-click in the folder, and select "Paste" to complete the transfer.
Windows RE needs to boot from a DVD because it isn't installed on the hard drive. It needs to run from the DVD so it can repair the OS on the hard drive.
If using Windows, burning images to a DVD is a simple process of inserting the disc, and choosing Burn Files to Disc from the menu. Follow the instructions given by Windows, and drag any images you wish to burn into the empty folder in Windows Explorer. When you've chosen all the images, right click the DVD Drive image and click Burn to Disc.
A DVD-ROM drive does not have the capability to burn DVDs, only read them.you can reference the article :DvD Drive Can not Write to Writable Discs (Windows 98, ME, XP)http://laptopacadapter.wordpress.com/2010/01/23/dvd-drive-can-not-write-to-writable-discs-windows-98-me-xp/
Asus deliver Windows based PC's both with and without CD/DVD-Drive.
Yes, you can order the multiple set of Vista CD's from Microsoft after you purchased the Vista DVD, Windows vista comes on a single DVD and one recommended hardware requirements for Vista it's a DVD Drive.
Through windows explorer you have to drag and drop to the place that you want it to go
I would have to say something is corrupt with the files on the DVD or you do not have a DVD compatible drive on your computer.
Burn the content of your c drive to a DVD
If you have just installed a new DVD drive and its drivers, it should appear in 'My Computer'. This holds for Linux and Windows OS's.