Bought DVD-ROM Drive and still not better....

Question

I have spent money to upgrade the DVD-ROM on the G3 and still the picture is no better.
I know you guys like to send articles, but they really don;t help somebody who knows very little about the computers. Talk to me, give me directions like I'm a 5-year old.
Why is the picture not running fast enough? It's jumping from shot to shot, no matter what DVD is in the machine.
How do I fix this? Is there a program out there I should download?

Answer 1

Thanks for the replies so far. I have inserted my answers with the >>>>>>> preceding.
Just to make sure you are booting to 9.x (and I am sure you are), opening About This Mac under the Apple menu should display the Mac OS 9.2 logo.
When I startup my computer, OSX shows up. I guess I am booting to OSX.
If nothing is under the Apple menu except Preferences, there may be some problems with your OS. There is also the possibility that the former user modified/simplified what items load in 9.x because he wanted a simple OS9 to run as Classic when booted to OSX. I am reluctant to ask this question, but are you clicking on the Apple itself or possibly one of the items in the menu bar like File, Edit (has Preferences under it), View, etc?
I think when I installed OSX to do my newspaper thing, I set it to automatically boot up to OSX.
Assuming you are missing the items under the Apple (and Preferences should not be there), try this:
1. Open the HD icon in the top, right corner. You should see a window with these items:
Believe it or not, there is not an HD Icon on my desktop. There is an icon for OSX and one for OS9. I clicked on the one for OS9 and went to the control panel and did what you said with the extension manager, but it said it couldn't be changed and wanted to know if I wanted to make a duplicate copy that could be changed. What?
Anyway, I went there and tried to do what you said to do and the DVD I put in still is not running right.
Applications (MacOS 9)
Applications
Desktop Folder
Library
System Folder (this is the System Folder for 9.x)
System (this is the System for OSX)
Users
2. Double-click on the System Folder (not System) to open. You should see a long list of folders, one of which is the Control Panels folder; there will also be a Control Panels (Disabled) folder under it. When you open the Control Panels folder, look for the Extensions Manager and double-click it open. You will see a list of control panels...open the Extensions Manager. At the top of the Extensions Manager window, you will see a 'Select Set:' drop-down menu; select MacOS 9.2.2 All. If there is no Extensions Manager, it should then be in the Control Panels (Disabled). Now close all windows, then restart the computer.
If you now have items under the Apple menu, proceed with the suggestions proffered in my earlier post. If items are still missing, please post back.
The only things I have under the apple menu (which I am checking the one in the left-hand corner on the top-- don;t be afraid to ask me anything, it won't offend me) are system preferences, software update, mac osx software, system preferences, dock, location, force quit, sleep, restart, shut down, log out.
That's it.
Perhaps I'm not doign something right? Got any other suggestions? Remember, I am not too smart when it comes to these things. Don't be afraid to tell or ask me to do anything, even if it is simple.
Question: Do you have a MacOS 9.x CD?
No. I did not get anything but the computer when I bought it off of eBay. Do I need one, and if I do, where do I get one?
Thanks and reply soon.