I upgraded my machine from Win 98 to 2000. I can't get my dvd player to work..It will read cd-roms but not dvd's. Under win 98 i had mpact mediaware. I tried to install it from my system cd and it won't work. Where do I begin to get the player working again. Thanks for any help.

DVD decoding software written for Windows 98 will not usually work in the newer Windows 2000 os. Update the dvd decoding software or obtain newer software that's compatible with Windows 2000.

DVD decoding software written for Windows 98 will not usually work in the newer Windows 2000 os. Update the dvd decoding software or obtain newer software that's compatible with Windows 2000.
where do you get this software from?
I had same problem with cd-rw and dvd

You tell me what software you need updating and I can tell you where.

2 more popular titles are WinDVD and PowerDVD.

http://www.intervideo.com/jsp/Home.jsp

http://www.gocyberlink.com/english/index.asp

Trial versions are available for free downloading. However, trial versions are limited in play time per title and total time they will run before expiring. Both can be upgraded online (for a fee of course) to full versions that do not have limitations.

I recently downloaded the Driver for my DvD-Rom, when I try to launch the player to view a DvD from it, I keep getting error msg. that I need to Create an Association in the Folders Options control panel...exactly what do that mean? Win2K Operating System, DvD-Rom drive is a
Sony DVD-ROM DDU220E