Actually, JiK & Norval have already said anything about the BIOS setup that I would have. USUALLY, the key to press will be shown as it boots anyway - on most PCs... but then Murphy loves computers...

"Early combo drives had a tendency to fail the DVD" is very true...

Try looking in the Windows Control Panel 'Install/uninstall programs' thingie, you may find the DVD drivers install/unstall there.

Not been using the Win98 box for a few weeks - still trying to set up 2 PC-PC direct FC6 X-over cable LAN... then with Samba I can transfer my Winbox stuff over too... will be setting up a Linux router - so network is needed...

"A likely reason why your DVD doesn't do DVD is that Win98 didn't come with and hence (according to my dim recollection) didn't install the codex files for DVD modes of operation. Checking with the drive manufacturer for updated drivers, drive BIOS, and codex files would be in order, expecially after moving the drive to a new machine."

Well. you have already said you don;t get that, but I would have said much the same... actuaklly it's 'codec' - plural 'codecs', not 'codex' but I'm a pedantic speller... :-P JiK....

Robin