Hello. Hey Thanks for replying so quickly..So AnyDVD can run when DVD Shrink is open is what your saying? Maybe it is some new protection, it is a S*NY Disc, which newer releaes from S*NY will not back up at all for me, but they usually send my DVD43 (which I run in the background) thru a loop and it gets all freaked out.. Didn't happen with this one though..I'll check into what you suggested, afterall it's a free version for a couple weeks.. and if it works I'll be happy..Thanks for your input..Enjoy !!!