Hi kfloyd68, Welcome to AD. You might be interested in purchasing anydvd/ clonedvd2 as a package deal for 50 or so dollars. That is about half the price of dvd xcopy. Also you can try the free software of dvd decrypter (dvd ripping) and dvd shrink (compresses ripped dvd files to fit on a regular dvd. Also would like to let you know that dvd decrypter is no longer updated but used in conjunction with anydvd all your purchased movies can be backed up. Take a look at the link for info on anydvd and clonedvd2 http://www.slysoft.com/en/. http://home.comcast.net/~bbmayo/software.htm Link to excellent guides on each of the software I mentioned. Also you can get dvd decrypter and dvd shrink from the software section tab at the top of the page.