How do I make my dvd-rom region free in Windows XP?

[oLLie]

I've heard it's different than in other OS's where the region is determined by the firmware (which can be flashed to region-free). I heard that Windows XP tries to force it's own setting of the region inside the OS or inside some software rather than reading it from the firmware, is that true? I just want my dvd-rom to be region free. Thanks guys!

Ollie

 

[bacillus]

what drive is it?

 

[chizow]

Go under device properties. One of the tabs for your DVD ROM drive should allow you to change the DVD region. However, there is a counter on the number of times you can change your region. I guess Windows writes to the firmware. I'd still look into a permanent firmware flash though if you frequently view movies that are encoded for different regions. There's a site that has different firmware for just about every drive known to man....can't think of it though off the top of my head.

Chiz

 

[DAPUNISHER]

You mean this one Chiz? There's an ad banner2the top of the page for doing it without flashing the firmware but it's a ripoff