Muxing problem in DVD SP4

I'm having a problem when I "build" the project in DVD SP4.1. There are periodic digital defects in the video that are in the video TS folder when it is played with DVD Player 4.6.5 and when the burned disc is played on a home DVD player. The defects are in the exact same spots on both. They are not, however, on the mpeg 2 when played in DVD SP4.1 either from the timeline or using the simulator, the playback is flawless. The mpeg 2 was created with compressor 2.1 at 7.2 mgps average with a max of 9, VBR and two pass best. No error message appeared. The OS 10.4.3 was installed from disc and then updated to 10.4.6. During the mpeg 2 compression and during the build, ethernet and log in's were turned off. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Henrik

Hi David,
Thank you for the reply. For the last six months I've been having multiple problems with my computer, including not being able to open DVD SP4 after installing Final Cut Studio, Compressor not working, the spinning beach ball of death and other issues. I've traced the problem to two 1GB memory boards I bought at Comp-USA. They are their own brand and apparently not Mac compatible. I pulled the boards, leaving me with 3.5Gig, formatted the drive, re-installed OS10.4.3, updated to 10.4.6, installed Studio and everything works perfectly! Thank you so much for all your help, it is greatly appreciated.
Henrik

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