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Help! Have Oz Laptop - can't play Irish DVD

  • 31-12-2012 6:03pm
    #1
    AK333
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I have an australian Toshiba laptop, with Windows 7, which I bought when in Australia.

    Now living in Ireland and my daughter just bought a DVD with her Christmas money and it won't play on my computer, and it won't allow me to change the Region from 4 to 2.

    What can I do? The laptop is less than 12 months old and I don't remember changing the region on it before, but it says no changes are left?

    Thanks for any help. (Daughter is crying in the corner)


Comments

  • #2
    henryporter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,089 ✭✭✭henryporter


    It may have been set when DVDs were inserted previously. Only option I can think of at the moment is to rip the DVD onto the laptop and watch it there - use something like DVD Decrypter - http://www.dvddecrypter.org.uk/ to rip the disc and then VLC player - http://www.videolan.org/index.html to watch it.


  • #3
    Lu Tze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,509 ✭✭✭Lu Tze


    Go to my computer, and right click on the dvd drive - select properties. go to the hardware tab, and right click on the dvd drive again and select properties. There should be a tab there where you can change the dvd region to irerland. You can only change a limited number of times


  • #4
    AK333
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭AK333


    Thanks for your replies. Lu Tze I cant change the region, I have no more changes available. I think I'll try the method henryporter suggested. If I do that can the DVD be watched on other pcs or dvd players. thx


  • #5
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,344 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    http://www.dvdidle.com/dvd-region-free.htm

    have used it for yrs, no problems.


  • #6
    AK333
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭AK333


    spurious wrote: »
    http://www.dvdidle.com/dvd-region-free.htm

    have used it for yrs, no problems.

    Its a miracle! Thank you so much for your assistance. Its perfect. One happy 11 year old! thanks again

    :D


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