Dual layer DVD discs

I have a few backup discs burned dual layer in OSX with archive material - they read just fine in OSX.
When I boot into XP via Bootcamp, the discs are not read and are ejected.
Anyone come across this or got a suggested set of drivers for the DVD drive that will allow the drive to be fully functional in XP ?
Thanks

Is it possible the discs were mastered in an HFS only format? In Toast, the default is Mac & PC, but it can be set to Mac Only, in which case the PC wouldn't read them without something like MacDrive for the PC. I had all kinds of problems with MacDrive 7, so I reverted to MacDrive 6.08 in XP.
If they were burned as UDF, ISO 9660, or from the Mac Finder... they should be readable. I don't think there is anything in the driver that would prevent them from being read other than the format of the disc.

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