Newbie trying to learn

[Tobywankanobie]

I'm trying to learn to back-up a dvd to dvd-r. I'm using one of the guides. I'm using DVD Decrypter to rip the dvd ok. However when I do rip I do notice that not all the .bup files or .ifo files are being picked up. Only one .ifo file is being ripped. In this example "D:WATERBOY\WATERBOY_0.IFO". I am still able to use this file in IfoEdit v0.91. However when I try to strip or create new ifo files I am able to stip some from the dialog, but when it comes to stripping VOB IDs I always get an error "error opening D:\WATERBOY\VIDEO_TS.IFO Seems it doesn't exist!" I've tried a few different options to try and fix this. This file does exist on the DVD itself, I have copied this and inserted it in the folder, but Doesn't work! I have tried ripping the DVD with Smart Ripper, didn't work either. I even tried this with a different movie "Out Cold" and had the same exact problem.I'm using a Sony Vaio PCV-RX752, operating system Windows XP, Pentium 4, 2.0 Ghz, 512MB DDRAM, plenty of hard drive space, 32mb Sis-30 Graphics card (tight wads!!), and a Pioneer DVD-RW writer. Anyone have any ideas as to what I'm missing or where I'm screwing up? The guide I'm using is
http://www.doom9.org/mpg/ifoedit-menustripping.htm.