Hi again,  re my enquiry re DVDR/W and CDR running slow, a local friend 
turned up with a new sound card that we immediately installed and fixed the 
problem.    Thanks Thomas Mayer and Tomas Santos for your suggestions that 
we have preserved for posterity.     Colin Joyce 

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