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If you Google "dvd player software" no quotes, take your pick of free and pay. Most should come with codecs. Starman*

Whatever you think of buying, do some Googling for problems with the model and non-biased reviews. Starman*

It sounds like both the reading and burning capabilities are off from what they used to be. New disks can be burned and read on other drives but not the laptop. Old and commercial disks can be read on the laptop. It mostly sounds like the reading is poor. Since old disks are readable, the...

I think Redbull{wings} is right. It only show dvd rom. If you run the Nero Info Tool that I posted it will confirm what you can read and write. Added later: Looked at your original post. I can't speak for everyone who viewed the post but you threw in a motherboard too. It could be that...

First of all re your annoyance, had you got an answer on the player I'm sure nobody would have said it's no good. Every Lite-On drive I've ever bought is still in perfect running order, which is more than I can say for other brands. Re disks, you can never be sure if you buy the cheaper disks...

Nero Express will take care of the folders. If you look at the dvd in Explorer (cancel any autoplay that occurs) you should see the video_ts folder. For full compatibility audio should be wav (takes a lot of space) or ac3. I've never had problems with mpeg2 audio on my player but some may...

For the model of your drive go to Device Manager, DVD/CD Rom Drives. The model will be listed. You can get more details with the Nero Info Tool. Starman*

Paint is not ideal for editing - it's a really basic program. I don't use Paint but I just tried it and the default jpeg quality is 75% - not particularly good. There does not seem to be any means of adjusting that. For general image handling there are better apps. Try IrfanView (the best...

The pros and cons have been covered by earlier posts. I have mine running more or less year-round. Even when I'm away the pc is still doing stuff. I turn off the monitor if I'm going to be away for a few hours or more. Its power saver switches in after 15 minutes anyway. Keeping a pc...

Like if the firmware burn is interrupted you now have an excellent paperweight. Added later: re media, whatever works. When I used 16x I burned at 6x. I just bought Verbatim which has a max of 8x. I burn at 6x. I can find plenty of other things to do in those few extra minutes. Starman*

There are some risks updating the firmware. It's not quite as simple as updating a driver. I suppose Dell should really update the firmware to the latest version before releasing the pc, or ensure their suppliers do it. Starman*

Google "test antivirus" no quotes and you will find a few test sites. Starman*

Out of interest, presumably a duplicate drive is needed because the folk recovering the data need a spare to put the old magnetic disk in (or to use for spare parts)? Starman*

Just as this page loaded I realized the firmware rev TS10 was in your burn log, about 10 lines down. Creating an iso was worth a try, it makes the final burn a simpler process. I've tried it without success when I've had problems! If you have problems later, media and speed are about the...

First, the Sony rootkit was software added from Sony media such as cds on to the hdd to stop piracy. Nothing to do with your drive not working (unless you have pirated Sony music!). Your drive should play a commercial music cd without any difficulty. Firmware will make no difference in that...

With firmware, don't try loading a best guess. The wrong firmware will make your drive a dearly departed drive. If your existing firmware used to work, the only difference new firmware is likely to make is if your drive is failing and the new firmware has better error correcting etc. You...

Use dvdrw - easiest for most people. Network pcs with RJ-45 ethernet crossover cable (have to set up network). Take hard drive from old pc and temporarily put in new pc, transfer files (some tech knowledge required). Starman*

You should be able to force the software to burn at a lower speed. If it takes a few minutes longer, does it really matter? Don't have your software - with Nero you can choose the max or a lower speed. Not all burners work with all media at all rated speeds. Change media or speed. You...

It's so annoying when a burn fails near the end. Unfortunately most error messages that appear during an unsuccessful burn occur for the same bunch of reasons. It's not possible to tie the cause down from the message. Have you had problems burning dvds before? This was a video dvd right...

SuperMulti for the average joe is a lot of advertising hot air. I'm surprised they did not call it the SuperDuperHyperMulti which sounds so much more impressive. All it means is that the drive read and write capabilities conforms to a list of disk sizes and formats. If you just want to read...