I'm having the same issue as is being experienced above:
I can play an HD movie direct from the HD player without probs.
I can rip an HD movie from the media to the hard drive.
When I try to play the movie from the hard drive, it won't work unless I mount it first using Daemon Tools.
That isn't very spouse or kid friendly

and they are more likely to do this:
Any other ideas on how to rip HD movies, store them on the hard drive and watch them via PowerDVD?
I'm looking to store movies in a single directory and access them via Media Center.
My system: Vista Home Premium SP1,
AnyDVD HD, PowerDVD HD v7.3, Daemon Tools Lite, ImgBurn. All products are current as of today
Any ideas or suggestions from experience are GREATLY appreciated...
Techiedude