a free solution is a dvd region code over ride program called DVD43 or DVDforfree which disables copy protection and region coding. I use it to be able to view all region dvds on my windows based PC. It someetimes does not play nice when burning a cd with Nero, but disabling it before hand solves the issue
--- On Fri, 6/26/09, Bernard <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Bernard <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Expat List dvds and windows and regions > To: "'The Moscow Expat List'" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, June 26, 2009, 8:41 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Unfortunately, > you are caught in the > Microsoft trap. Typically MS only allows a total of 5 > region changes before it > locks itself (and cannot be changed > again). > > The only > way around this is to find and download > a third party solution (my wife did this and it cost > $20-30USD. Worked very > nicely) to override this “wonderful Microsoft > feature”. > > I > can’t remember off the top of my > head what the name of it was, but will > ask. > > You can > search on multi-region DVD for > windows > > > > > Good > luck! > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: > [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Michele > A. Berdy > > Sent: > Thursday, June 25, 2009 6:13 > AM > > To: expat > > Subject: > Expat List dvds and > windows and regions > > > > > > > > Hi, > computer-savvy, technical-minded Expatniki. I have > a Russian-purchased computer and licenced Russian Microsoft > Windows (XP). In > the past I could watch either Russian region or US region > DVD discs by going > into Windows Media Player and switching the region. The > region chosen in that > program determined the region for the other media programs > I have. Only today I > switched and then noticed that I have "used up my > number of changes." > That is, Windows Media Player lets you switch back and > forth X number of times > and then -- that's it. Since Windows Media > Player seems to control the > other media programs, I'm now locked in one region. > (BTW, "0" was not > an option for region -- you had to pick a > country.) > > > > > > > > > > > > Anyone solved > this problem? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > Expat mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ _______________________________________________ Expat mailing list [email protected] http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/
