I think that it might be something about how WinDVD handles the playback to the screen (Active-X?). I just tried it with version 4 of WinDVD and it did not work for me either.

__________________
-Toast-
"It takes a lot of brains to enjoy satire, humor and wit - but none to be offended by them." -- Johnny Hart ("BC", cartoonist, 2000)
"Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog: Nobody really enjoys it and the frog generally dies as a result." -- E. B. White