Thank you very much. Apologies for the further delay,but I have also been in touch with Nero and have downloaded some of the updated program versions they recommended. Yesterday I got version 3.0.1.14 of Nero Vision Express 3 package 2 from the Nero web site. It took nearly 3 hours to download(and over an hour to run1) but did produce an NTSC disc which will play (after a fashion) on my PAL DVD player. After Christmas my son a will take it back to the USA, and I can then let the world know the result.

Apologies too for not describing my computer kit sooner. In case any one is still interested, I have a P900 PC from Fujitsu Siemens - with 40GB disc (now partitioned C, D, and E) and 512 MB RAM. I have added a Pinnacle analogue capture card, a Sound Blaster board, and a Lexmark Z52 printer. I think I am going to get a webcam for Xmas, and next year I shall probably buy a new faster mother board. I recently got an upgraded CD writer.