well i guess that would explain it. I got a new laptop recently from work. It was my understanding that all new PCs and laptops would have a DVD burner...guess that isn't that case huh!
thanks for your help
I 17:15:47 ImgBurn Version 2.0.0.0 started!
I 17:15:47 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2)
I 17:15:47 Initialising SPTI...
I 17:15:47 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 17:15:47 Found 1 DVD-ROM/CD-RW!
so i do have files on my hard drive. not sure what they are...
One folder has the Audio_ts and Video_TS files in it
the other folder has a .mds and .iso file in it....
i think i figured that out, there are two folders on the dvd an audio_ts and video_ts file on the dvd. I searched the internet and found a program called Folder2Iso_v1.3.exe. It told me how to make an ISO file? then it suggested to get free software called DVD Decrypter, but that software is no longer free. I thought that ImgBurn would help....