>
> Well, I know a little about XP because I have
the rip-off version at home. Perhaps your DVD
drive needs new drivers because they are
outdated for the system. The same is the case
for my Scanner when my stepfather went
ahead and installed Windows XP when I
wasn't even prepared, though I don't see why
a CD-rom drive of any kind wouldn't work, but
that's just a thought.
>
> Mau(I'm still an apprentice to computer
arts)Evig

I thought perhaps that was the problem (and
so I was told by tech support the first time I
called) but I've been to hp's web site looking to
see if they had new drivers, and came up
empty. They had a firmware updater download
that I thought might be what I needed, but
when I downloaded and ran it, I got a "wrong
model" error message, whatever that means.

Anyway, even if that download had been what I
needed, I don't think it would have helped with
this problem, because even that software
couldn't even tell that I had a DVD rom drive in
the computer. It's as if the disc drive is no
longer physically there, at least as far as
Windows XP is concerned.

Gri"btw - what do you mean, 'rip off
version?'"shny