Why can't PC users read data DVDs I author on my Macbook???

Hey everybody,
I'm having a problem with compatabilty of DVDs that I'm burning on my macbook pro running snow leopard. I'm burning hundreds of JPG photos to dvd and PC users are having difficulty accessing the discs. I'm using DVD-R format discs and burning through the finder? what am I doing wrong? Do I need a program like toast to have the most broadly compatible DVDs?
Thanks!

Does seem a little strange since OS 10 uses HFS Plus/ISO 9660 hybrid formatting.
I do quite alot of disc burning for my commercial printer customers without any problems on either end.
Your method of burning on Mac side is ok although I insert my CD/DVD with no running applications and when dialog comes up "You inserted a blank CD/DVD. Choose an action." From the pop-up menu I select Ignore (as opposed to Open Finder) and then navigate to Folder I want to burn and then under File select Burn (name of folder I have selected). That method simply bypasses the making of aliases.
Doubt that is your issue however.
One possibility may be on the PC side. Like the Mac, a PC is picky about where files are put on the HD.
I tell my PC customers to insert the CD/DVD. Navigate My Computer to whatever letter is assigned as their CD/DVD drive (usually E). Open to view the contents.
Then open My Documents (which is similar to the Mac Home Documents Folder) and Drag the files from the disk to My Documents folder.
I have had to do this on occasion when my PC customers Claim they cannot copy the files only to learn they are attempting to copy the files to another area of the HD that the PC windows system does not like.
Just a thought since I have run into this problem in the past. Hope it may shed some light on your problem.

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