Can't Change Region on DVD-ROM Drive

[PaultheITGuy]

Hi,

I'm using a Dell latitude d400 with Windows 2000.

The DVD-ROM is a HL-DT-ST extrenal drive.

The region is stuck on '1' but I need it on '2' - no matter how many times you change it, the change is not applied and the 'number of times you are allowed to change the region' does not decrease at all - it stays at '4 changes remaining'.

Also - when changing the region, the apply button stays greyed out.

I have full admin rights to the machine, so can't understand why it won't change. Any thoughts?

Thanks

Paul C

 

[cdogg]

Since it's an external drive, try changing it on a different workstation. You may need to go out to the drive manufacturer's site and get the latest firmware for the drive as well.

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[CorruptedLogic]

You might also want to take a look at software that effectivley removes the region code. I've had success in the past with slyfox

http://www.slysoft.com/en/anydvd.html.

Also, echoing what cdogg said, check the manufacturers site for firmware updates. You can also google around to see if a third party has written a firmware verison without the region code restriction (read this

http://www.mvps.org/marksxp/WindowsXP/dvd/regions/regions.php)again,

i have had success in the past doing this, but i also know people who have killed their drives doing it. Good luck!

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