MCE - prob installing SONIC.CAB plug-in

[madmurph]

I have the 3-disc OEM version of MCE 2005 and am attempting to install the Sonic DVD-CD burn plug-in, which is on disc 2. My installation is upgraded to SP-2, all windows updates including rollup 2, and some of the features from disc 2 have been installed. However, when I insert disc 1 and select "Install Additonal Components," the Sonic DVD-CD burn is checked, but it shows 0.0mb in file size, and the "Details" button is greyed out. I know the plug-in has not installed because when I attempt to burn a TV program to DVD, the only option that shows is "Data Disc", whereas if the plug-in was in place, it is my understanding that it would also give the choice "Video DVD."

I have opened disc 2, and it contains the file SONIC.CAB, but I have no idea how to get the installation disc to recognize the file, or where I would extract the CAB file to, so I could get MCE or a Windows installer to recognize it.

My apologies in advance if this topic has been addressed on this forum, I'm a much better hardware than software peep. I just want to get this plug-in installed with a minimum of ceremony. Thank you for your help!

 

[edklite]

well what format is your tv show in? it has to be in dvd format if you want to burn a playable dvd.

in otherwords most time this is how a dvd ends up gettign burned, its 2 steps.

1. encode to dvd format

2. burn dvd format media to a dvd