Hi Michael,

thanks for your reply. Upgrading to WinXP was indeed unnecessary, but I hoped it would help. Did an upgrade though, too much data on the PC to do a clean install (data we want to backup, which is why we bought the drive)

It did't say on the box that USB 2.0 is required for DVD writing, so this is a very good tip. I will get my hands on a card like that and try that. Do you have any cards (brand/type) in mind?

thanks for your help

Marc