John, you're a prince. Thank you.

I did know to hold the key down while booting up--obviously didn't make any difference, but a noise like static came from my maching as I held it down-.

I'll ask you the same question I asked foolstroupe, "Can I just uninstall and then reinstall my dvd player?" or must I default the bios settings, clean & save my registry and THEN reinstall?

THanks again for the links and the info...I'll try to chase it down!
Judy