§Pat§, You could rip the DVD to your hard drive and then turn it into a VCD or SVCD. As the material should not be copyrighted and your friend has said you can do it, you can not be breaking any laws too. May be that is of use to you. Trevnal ----- Original Message ----- From: "§Pat§" <rhekay@xxxxxxxxxx> darn ok thank you "Inside every older woman is a young girl wondering what the hell happened." -Cora Harvey Armstrong- http://www.duirwaighgallery.com/inspirat ion_trailer.htm http://wonderofitall.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick" <union865@xxxxxxxxx> You can copy most any CD, but not a DVD.=20 Rick=20 -----Original Message----- From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx so my cd-writer dvd player wont work? I can copy regular music cd's though P "Inside every older woman is a young girl wondering what the hell = happened." -Cora Harvey Armstrong- http://www.duirwaighgallery.com/inspirat ion_trailer.htm http://wonderofitall.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick" <union865@xxxxxxxxx> If I read your email correctly, you have a DVD you are trying to copy with a CD-Writer drive. It doesn't work that way. You need to use a DVD-Recorder to copy DVD's. If I didn't read it correctly, sorry. Rick=3D20 -----Original Message----- From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx No I have the floppy drive and the CD rom drive is all Pat "Inside every older woman is a young girl wondering what the hell happened." -Cora Harvey Armstrong- http://www.duirwaighgallery.com/inspirat ion_trailer.htm http://wonderofitall.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "DavisUnit" <davist@xxxxxxxxxxx> Do you have more than one CD drive? Usually the software needs you to specify a "source" drive during a =3D = copy. Terry =3DA7Pat=3DA7 wrote: >Hi >My friend has a new dvd camcorder that uses those tiny cds..I can=20 >view=3D20 that on my pc using my hp cd writer/dvd Cdrom .....I want to=20 >copy this=3D20 to have my own..but when I click on make an exact copy = the=20 >box pops up=3D20 and says please insert the cd you want to copy...lol=20 >it's already in=3D20 there so I took it out and did the process again = >same pop=3D20 box.....anyone have any dealings tyring to do this? >I have HP Pavillion 515x...Windows XP home....and the program that=20 >was=3D20 installed for my pc is called RecordNow, Version 4.56 Pat To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk