Originally Posted by xyzzy
Perhaps your Dell DVD player is a DVD-R? There are two basic (and competing) formats for DVD Rs, + and -. Drives that can do both are listed as DVD +-R. The dash in DVD-R is really a minus sign. It's different from DVD+R.
If you have to access the disc on your new machine why not put it into the old one, share the drive and read it over the network?
Your right, my IT guy (part time) and a friend ordered it with only one drive. Off to buy a new one.
Thanks