Region setting question

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?)

You appear to have already exceeded the number of region changed allowed by
the DVD player (5). You can still play the DVD if you get software like:
http://www.dvdidle.com/

This limited region change is NOT part of Windows, it is part of the
hardware by the DVD manufacturers.
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Cari (MS-MVP Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
www.coribright.com

"sweetpee" <sweetpee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:087E9FA9-ADD0-435D-8289-A66C5845C74A@microsoft.com...
> When I try and play a DVD with Media Player 9, I get this message:
> "Your system is set to DVD region 1. To play this DVD, set your system to
> region 1."
>
> So I go to the properties tab and set it to region 1 however it uses one
> of
> my region changes and it comes back as no region selected.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?)

You must be an Administrator or User with Admin Rights in order to change
the Region.
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Cari (MS-MVP Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
www.coribright.com

"sweetpee" <sweetpee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B8932902-A677-42EA-B9C7-A3EE5F52CABC@microsoft.com...
> It says that I still have 2 changes left.
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> You appear to have already exceeded the number of region changed allowed
>> by
>> the DVD player (5). You can still play the DVD if you get software like:
>> http://www.dvdidle.com/
>>
>> This limited region change is NOT part of Windows, it is part of the
>> hardware by the DVD manufacturers.
>> --
>> Cari (MS-MVP Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
>> www.coribright.com
>>
>> "sweetpee" <sweetpee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:087E9FA9-ADD0-435D-8289-A66C5845C74A@microsoft.com...
>> > When I try and play a DVD with Media Player 9, I get this message:
>> > "Your system is set to DVD region 1. To play this DVD, set your system
>> > to
>> > region 1."
>> >
>> > So I go to the properties tab and set it to region 1 however it uses
>> > one
>> > of
>> > my region changes and it comes back as no region selected.
>> >
>> > Any ideas?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>>
>>
>>