Encore CS5 stops during rendering a PCS5 project

When i start the rendering of a PCS5 projets . It stops.....
I have a windows 7 professionnal 64 bit
I had the same problem wit rendering in PPCS5 but when i changed the output on another disk i was better.
Can somebody help me.
Thanks in advance
alain

What is the error message you see?
What are your project inputs, and what is your output setting?
A screen shot works well to SHOW people what you are doing http://forums.adobe.com/thread/592070?tstart=30
Some general reading...
As well as the below, right click the Encore icon and select Run as Administrator, which is NOT the same thing as running the computer with the Administrator account, and which fixes several "odd" problems... To create a two layer DVD (or a BluRay?), you MUST have Encore set to use the Run as Administrator option
Run as Administrator http://forums.adobe.com/thread/969395
-and Vista http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1021721
Odd Errors http://forums.adobe.com/thread/670174
Long File Names or odd characters cause problems
Read http://forums.adobe.com/thread/588273
And #4 http://forums.adobe.com/thread/666558
And This Message Thread http://forums.adobe.com/thread/665641
Things and Software to AVOID when authoring/burning a DVD
Start --> http://forums.adobe.com/thread/608660
#2 has WHY Explained http://forums.adobe.com/thread/607390
Plus http://forums.adobe.com/thread/562941
Create an ISO (Encore) or folder on your hard drive (Encore or Premiere Elements) and then use the FREE http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download to write files or folders or ISO to disc for DVD or BluRay (send the author a PayPal donation if you like his program)
Imgburn will read the ACTUAL disc brand from the disc, which is not always the same as the box label (Memorex is notorious for buying "anything" and putting it inside a Memorex box)
When you write to disc with Imgburn, use the SLOWEST possible speed setting, so your burner has the best chance to create "good, well formed" laser burn holes... since no DVD player is required to read a burned disc, having a "good" one from a high quality blank will help
Use Taiyo Yuden single layer or Verbatim Two layer Or Falcon Pro for inkjet printable Two layer

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