I have been trying to get a driver for this dvd but am being bounced all over the web. Panasonic web sites are less than useless. Can anyone point me in the right direction to find a driver.

Cheers
S

Support Information:
Device Type: CD / DVD
Manufacturer: Panasonic (Matsushita Matshita)
Model: dvd sr8585
Interface: IDE
Operating System: Windows XP Professional
Age of Device: < 2 years old
FCCID:

Type of drive: dvd (dvd reader and cd-rom combo)
Location: internal
What recording software are you using?: Other

Find it on DriverGuide (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=srch&sm=b&aax=&qa6=790&qa5=3&qa7=1500&dp=2&qm0=dvd+sr8585&jmd=and&fzz=d) | Find it with Google (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Panasonic+%28Matsushita+Matshita%29+CD+%2F+DVD++ dvd+sr8585+Windows+XP+Professional+) | Research manufacturer Panasonic (Matsushita Matshita) (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=getinfo&companyid=790)

Optical drives do not require a driver.... so please tell us what the problem is and how we can help. Also knowledge can be gained by reading the threads in this forum. Any problem you have has already been addressed numerous times.