Ok, so I this is my first post. I have always been able to find my answers by reading other peoples experiences. However, now I have one that I just can't figure out. I am using dvd decrypter 3.5.? (was using 3.1.?), dvd shrink, and nero burn. I am a dvd collector and after spending as much money as I have to own the dvd's I don't want anything to happen to them so I back them up. I use Chicken Man tutorial for burning, I decrypt in file mode, shrink entire file (menus and everything) and burn with nero. Well now to my problem, over the past year and approx 400+ successfull backups my decrypt process only takes about 15-20 min (depending on movie size). But, all of a sudden my decrypts take 45-60 min. So I decided to test my dvd rom drive speed etc. and the test shows 8x dvd read and 48x cd read. Must not be the drive, maybe the dvd? I put in my backup copy of master and commander and tried to decrypt it. This should take 7-12 min because of no encryption on my backup but nope, took 28 min??? If anyone can lend their expert opinion I would greatly appreciate it. I am very stumped. By the way the process still works, just takes the decrypting stage about 3x as long (no other steps are slower). Thanks, KM