Doesn't start at menu.

1. Can't get DVD to open to Menu when first loaded in DVD player,,, goes straight to movie, menu at end only...??
2. How do I add new chapters??
Thanks

What I did was in the iDVD map was just drag the first part (on the left) to the right and it "puffed" away and left a gray area that says "Drag content here to automatically play........". By doing that the next "square" in the map shows first when DVD is inserted which should be the title/menu page. And should work like you want.
It is like when you play a store bought DVD and it opens with movie trailers automatically and then you can bypass by hitting "menu" button. Which is a cool feature just an extra step to do in the set up Does that help?? I can try to explain better perhaps.

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Sometimes. That's the qualifier. I pulled it out and stuck it back in a number of times. The first two or three times it started at Chapter One immediately, bypassing the menu. While it was playing the third time I clicked the controller and went to the menu. The next time I inserted it in the player it started at the menu. Mmm?
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-- begin edit: (Ursula IM'd me while I was finishing this post)
Congratulations, Ursula!!! You got your PowerBook running. I understand that you are still working on the restoring the settings, data files, and applications, but thanks for sharing the great news. Well done!
[I leave this post for your (and other readers') possible use while you finish.]
-- end edit
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