i have a compaq that first had win 98 but not Xp and now the dvd player does not work. and when it go to use Smart Ripper the dvd speed is around .3 Can any1 hellp???
the not in the first part should be a now i now upgraded it to xp which is when it stopped reading the dvds. but it still "ripps" (if that is correct) just realy slow.
I'd suggest checking your DMA settings for the drive. http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/storage/IDE-DMA.mspx And if that doesn't work you may need to install an ASPI layer if one isn't present. http://www.hazza.dsl.pipex.com/faq.htm#ASPI