Hitachi camcorder and mini DVDs won't read on PC

This is posted on behalf of one of our forum members, John.

Hi Friends!

I have a Hitachi camcorder that makes mini DVD’s. It is fun to use, but not the greatest.

I used to be able to use WinRip to download from my DVD player into Moviemaker. The system froze and now the dvd player in my PC won’t recognize the mini dvd-r’s! It’s like there is a selection list and these aren’t selected anymore. I tried to use a PC restore point but nogo.

Is there a place in Windows media Player I can find a list of what it can read and tell it to turn on the Mini DVD-R’s again? 

John

Please chime in if you have experience with this equipment or advice, your input is much appreciated - Jackson