My DVD's dont' start at the main menu?

Hi there,
I've created a DVD with two menus..the first menu has 5 buttons..the bottom button takes you to another submenu. It all works fine when I "simulate". I burn it..put into my DVD player..happy days..all working..but when I put it into my laptop it skips the first menu and goes straight into playing the clip.
I'm stating "first play" for that menu...is there something else I should be doing? maybe something in the "inspector pallet"?
Hope you can help.
Carol Ann

It could be something really simple like your DVD Player application preferences - you are able to set it up so that your disc starts playback automatically when inserted, and always goes to the last point it was at previously. I have mine set to 'always ask', but if you haven't then it can skip over the first play item and start playback from wherever it was before.
Check DVD Player preferences 'Player' tab and 'Previously Viewed' tab.

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