I have windows 8.1 i have installed mep with all programs off and mep 17 plus won't see my dvd or my pinnacle usb capturing device. all drivers are up to date. any body having any idea.
The DVD drive is not seen because MEP 17 is not compatable with Windows 8.1, you mays also find that some other functions do not work as expected.
You need to upgrade to a version of MEP which is Win 8.1 compatable ie MEP 2013 or 2014.
This is not a fault of MEP but is a change in how some parts of Windows works.
Which Pinnacle device are you using? I have three different Pinnacle USB devices and not one of them has been detected by MEP - they are specific to Pinnacle software only.
when i still had windows 7 home prem installed on my 64 bit system, my pinnacle 710 usb capturing device. it did a great job with audio and video. i downloaded the trail version of mep 2014 and it saw my devices right away. thanks