It now seems that it is Sound Blaster affecting my DVD issues. Apparently I can't update the sound card because my own funking computer doesn't know I have it installed (when I run the updates/patches at least). It seriously says:
"Setup could not detect any Sound blaster Audio card on your system.
Please ensure that your Sound Blaster hardware is properly installed before running this set up program."
I am almost positive that my Sound Blaster card is properly hooked up in the motherboard, so I am truly stumped yet again. I mean, when I look at my system info...it says it's up and running and everything. ARRGH.
