chasputnam

Thanks for the reply. Actually, I hadn't noticed any sound quality problems with rips from WMP 7.1. When I tested, both WMP 7.1 and SoundStream were set to rip files to 160Kbps (setting under the Tools/Options/CD Music) EZCD 5 has a lot of nice features, but wasn't fully tested under Win2000. There are (known) problems creating data CD's under Win2000 that don't occur under Win98/Me.

The first release of Nero 5.5 caused problems w/ EZCD 5. Has anyone tried the update yet and can you advise if the prior problems are corrected. Given the problems that EZCD 5 causes w/ Win2000, I'm thinking of going back to EZCD 4 for audio and data and using Nero 5.5 for photo albums (and believe it or not, WMP 7.1 for ripping MP3's - did a test between that and EZCD 5's SoundStream - same rip speed). Last question, will Nero 5.5 and EZCD 4 co-exist together under Win2000?

IDGAMMA doesn't work under Win2000 Pro. Can someone recommend console commands to change the gamma settings?

Can't comment on the mobo, but with regards to the video, take a look at the Matrox Marvel G400 (www.matrox.com/mga) as this card is designed for digital editing.