1. Use an external DVD player.
2. Try the demo of Ulead's MovieFactory and see if it imports said media (Windows may have NOTHING to do with this media.)
In closing, be sure you didn't use long play or a non-standard setting. Those recorders can't be read by much.
Bob
I have a Panasonic VDR-M53PP DVD camcorder and an HP Pavilion a1540n Desktop. I can't seem to get the material from the DVD transferred to the computer. It did not come with a Firewire cable. When I try to put it in the computer's DVD Drive, the mini-DVD is so light that it appears to physically shift, making it impossible for the computer to read the drive. Any suggestions?

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