On 27-Nov-06, at 11:28 PM, Paul Thomas wrote: > Can anyone explain why my DVD player (in the computer) does not > recognise a commercial DVD when I put it in? It recognises a DVD > that I made here on a DVD Recorder and also one sent to me made by > someone else. If I put a CD disk with data on it that shows up as > an icon also! But with the commercial one there is not even an > icon on the desktop!!! I am using OS X (10.3.9) > > Any suggestions would be appreciated!! > > Paul I have always had my CD/DVD automatically open in Apple's "DVD Player" software. Some commercial disks, particularly Movies, are programmed to only play that way. I understand it is a form of copy prevention. Non commercial DVDs are somewhat different in format. HTH. TTFN, TeeC ----------------------------------------------------------- For information about MUGLO: http://www.freewebs.com/muglo -----------------------------------------------------------