>So Nero was able to see & successfully write to a DVD+R
>disk.

Yes.

>Is this the same type of disk, DVD+R, that you had been try to
>use before with PS8 & WMM?

I had tried both minus and plus, Steven.

>If you were attempting to use a DVD+RW, did you format it
>first? Hmmm. Does that apply?

No, didn't need to format it to do the successful direct burn.

>it could be that the particular program, say
>PS8, does not support your particular drive? Or needs an
>update for it?

Hmmm, that's a thought, but, for both PS8 and WMM to not recognize the drive is not likely, is it, especially since the drive is an NEC plain vanilla variety drive (an assumption, of course).