First Play and End Jump go blank in Property Inspector

I am using dvdsp2. In my Property Inspector window, when I go to the First Play drop down menu it is blank. There are no items to select in the drop down menu when I select the disc in the Outline tab.
The same goes for End Jump in the Property Inspector when I click Track 1
I tried a reinstall but it did not change anything.
Any help please?
So, what I'm noticing is that in the Property Inspector when I click First Play, where it says Menu 1 in the drop down menu it clears when clicked. This does the same in the Remote Control section. Drop Down menus Title, Menu, and Return all clear(go blank) when I click them.
The same goes for Track 1 in the Property Inspector. In the Remote Control section
Angle, Chapter, Audio, Subtitle drop down menus all go clear when clicked. Only the Menu drop down stays but does not drop down. It shows: Same as Disc.
Maybe there's a link.
Thanks
Mandla

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