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TonyUK
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Although this post may not seem to be about Vista, I think it is pertinent
for some people such those in my position who have moved to Vista from XP.
As my time has been didvided between UK and USA I have purchased over the
last few years a fair number of DVD videos, some in PAL color - Region 2, and
some in NTSC color - Region 1.
Absurdly, laptops will permit you to change from Region 1 to Region 2 and
back again a total of four times only. The reasons given by the creators of
movies and the DVD manufacturers may be good for them, but not for those who
believe that such restrictions are unconstitutional at the widest, and just
annoying for those who have bought a product in one country and want to play
it on a laptop (which travels with one) in another country.
When I used machines running Windows XP, it was easy. A company in Hongkong
released a program called DVD Region Free and CSS (or something like that).
You could download it on to your machine and it freed up things so that any
DVD would play without restriction. Unfortunately they have never thought fit
to develop a program that works on Vista.
So using the well-beloved Google, I put in all sorts of criteria and found a
number of promising applications that didn't work when downloaded. (HINT:
always create a restore point first!).
Then I found a program that works. It is called Any DVD, and you can Google
it for yourself. It comes from www.SlySoft.com/ I downloaded the 21-day free
trial which worked so well that 21 MINUTES later (or thereabouts) I was ready
to pay for the license key.
I don't understand the prnciple on which it works but it's promotional
material doesn't say anything about any particular version of Windows, so I
think it's operational methods go a bit deeper.
Please believe that I don't work for the company! I just believe in passing
on useful information when it comes up. Okay: it cost me 49 Euros (no local
tax added) but for anyone with a fair number of multi-regional DVDs, I find
it's a bargain. And free for the first 21 days if you want to test it out.
One or two of you may recognize my name, but for those who don't, the 21-day
free trial is the full program: I am NOT spamming!
for some people such those in my position who have moved to Vista from XP.
As my time has been didvided between UK and USA I have purchased over the
last few years a fair number of DVD videos, some in PAL color - Region 2, and
some in NTSC color - Region 1.
Absurdly, laptops will permit you to change from Region 1 to Region 2 and
back again a total of four times only. The reasons given by the creators of
movies and the DVD manufacturers may be good for them, but not for those who
believe that such restrictions are unconstitutional at the widest, and just
annoying for those who have bought a product in one country and want to play
it on a laptop (which travels with one) in another country.
When I used machines running Windows XP, it was easy. A company in Hongkong
released a program called DVD Region Free and CSS (or something like that).
You could download it on to your machine and it freed up things so that any
DVD would play without restriction. Unfortunately they have never thought fit
to develop a program that works on Vista.
So using the well-beloved Google, I put in all sorts of criteria and found a
number of promising applications that didn't work when downloaded. (HINT:
always create a restore point first!).
Then I found a program that works. It is called Any DVD, and you can Google
it for yourself. It comes from www.SlySoft.com/ I downloaded the 21-day free
trial which worked so well that 21 MINUTES later (or thereabouts) I was ready
to pay for the license key.
I don't understand the prnciple on which it works but it's promotional
material doesn't say anything about any particular version of Windows, so I
think it's operational methods go a bit deeper.
Please believe that I don't work for the company! I just believe in passing
on useful information when it comes up. Okay: it cost me 49 Euros (no local
tax added) but for anyone with a fair number of multi-regional DVDs, I find
it's a bargain. And free for the first 21 days if you want to test it out.
One or two of you may recognize my name, but for those who don't, the 21-day
free trial is the full program: I am NOT spamming!