Might be a dumb question but did you make sure to set the DVD ROM as the default drive in WINDVD? On 29 Mar 2003 at 17:17, John N. wrote: > > SInce installing Windows2000Pro SP1 my DVD-ROM will not play DVD discs, > or even recognize one as being in the tray. It will play CD's, data, > Mp3's n/p. Rips without a hitch copying to CD-RW drive. I have WinDVD, > codecs etc... > > Wondering if the DVD-ROM being a secondary slave to the CD-RW could be a > problem? Or not? All was fine before reformat/ clean W2K install. Drives > are as follows: > > C: HDD Primary master > D: CD-RW Secondary master > E: DVD-ROM Secondary slave > > DMA is activated for both optical drives. > > Thanks for any wisdom, > > john ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A good end cannot sanctify evil means; nor must we ever do evil that good may come of it" ...William Penn, 1683 Grant Karpik gkarpik@xxxxxxxxx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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