Copying DVD

[carper]

Hi, I am attempting to make a copy of a DVD using Roxio Easy Media Creator 8. When I place the DVD to be copied in Drive E (DVD Read only) and a blank in Drive D, I get the message "Drive not found. The drives are present in "My Computer" and I can play DVDs in both drives. I can also burn ordinary Movie DVDs. Any help would be appreciated. Regards Carper

[buttzilla]

Are you trying to copy a movie dvd you bought or rented? If so you can't just copy a movie dvd with roxio. Most dvd's out there have some form of copy guard encryption. You'll need to use a decrypter program. try dvd fab decrypter a free download. Check out some of the how to guides to the left. They will tell you everything you need to copy dvd's.

[carper]

Thanks for your reply. It is not so much the fact that the DVD will not read the disc but that the destination drive is not recognised, either with a blank disc in or without. Carper

[mats.hogberg]

No matter, doing a disk-to-disk copy is never a good idea, even if it's possible in theory, and all disk copy utilities advertise it's also practical.
The best way to do a disk copy is to use DVDDecrypter, ISO read, ISO write. So much best, there's no reason to try any other way.

/Mats

[carper]

Thanks for the suggestion. I have downloaded it and will try it out in the next day or two
Regards Carper