Nothingness: Are you sure you do not confuse spyware and - let's say - cookies ? We know Microsoft is always right, but still ... :-)

Andersp: I had this problem with Nero too. I know there is some misunderstanding between Nero & the burner but I did not bother to find out what it is. Instead I downloaded DeepBurner and everything works well. Try it.
Rose: 1024x768

rabbitoid: Wonderful :-D !!!
It somehow reminds me of this Microsoft fan's site:
http://geraldholmes.freeyellow.com/
:-)

Thank you all. I will try to close some applications and see what happens :-)
Hrlqs: It is a bought DVD ... Bowie's "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" ... :-)

Hi, I need help please: I have problems running DVD movies on my laptop - they aren't running smoothly and the image seems stop for an instant from time to time.
The strange thing is I have DMA working and my hardware should be OK. Has anyone ever encountered this ?