mr Tibbs

I have a DVD which will not play because my windows media specifies that Its not the right region????????????? Someone explained this too me and it made sense concerning them. But to tell the truth I am <edit> annoyed I have paid top dollar for this system windows vista, for once in my life I got something brand new. But All it seems to do is cause me frigging headaches. Could somebody please help I would be very grateful. I have been told its quite easy to fix but if you do not know you just do not know.

 

Go into your Device Manger (right click My Computer > Properties > Hardware > Device Manager) and click the little plus sign next to DVD/CD Drive. Right click on the drive in question and click Properties. In the resulting window, the middle tab should say DVD Region.
NOTE: This is for Windows XP and should be the same (or real freekin similar) in Vista. You could also try a different media player, MPlayer or VLC or Zoom should work, if you have Nero, try using Nero ShowTime....
MPlayer link: http://www.majorgeeks.com/MPlayer_d5663.html
VLC Media Player: http://www.majorgeeks.com/VLC_media_player_d4674.html
ZoomPlayer: http://www.majorgeeks.com/Zoom_Player_Standard_d413.html

 

a thought ---- you are limited in the number of times you can change your dvd playback region on your pc --- four or five times, I think.
I have been told that even a re-format and complete re-install of windows will not erase that history.

So think long and hard if you want to change the region for just that one disk, because like a cat, your "region-changer" will lose one of its lives

 

Thanks for your help guys but what is the purpose of different regions????????????? please.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code

 

I cannot believe the stupidity of a different region policy. What for instance if I come home from Africa with a DVD bought there. What if I always go to Africa and come back as part of my Job and I am a movie buff. I would naturally buy my DVDs there, again in life the majority suffer because of a minority of people who defraud the movie brigade who are stinking rich anyway. What if I live in Africa and want to send presents to my many relatives in Europe or America Dvds say I have ten relatives that means I will only be allowed to send so many. Surely that restricts my economic freedoms. The Liberty to chose to stuff where I want to. Furthermore, if they did not exploit the poor around the world and sold their goods at exorbitant prices there probably would not be a market for counterfeit goods. ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:major

 

Check out DVD Region Killer.

Google link at http://www.google.com.au/search?as_...as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&as_rights=&safe=images

I haven't used it in ages but it used to work great on W98SE. I haven't tried it in XP as I watch my DVD's through a player. I certainly haven't tried in in Vista.

For a bit of background, go to http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=92396.

Let us know how it goes (if it does) in Vista. I must try it out again, for XP.

Bazza

PS: just checked this out a bit further. I think it is not updated for Vista (sorry). Should work for XP. Maybe it will work in compatibility mode in Vista?

Baz