Very often, personal computer users are faced with the problem of reading discs produced in certain regions of the world. This is due to the conditional division of countries into zones - the content of a disc produced, for example, in Japan, is not intended for DVD players regionally assigned to the United States. This problem can be solved by changing the settings of the DVD-disc player or flashing it.
Necessary
Any DVD and DVD Region software
Instructions
Step 1
Open My Computer, right click on the DVD drive. A window with several tabs will open on your screen. Examine their contents, select the second tab - "Drive Region".
Step 2
From the list that opens, select the location that matches the zone of the disc manufacturer's country. Be careful, the number of attempts is limited to 5 changes of the regions where the drive is located.
Step 3
Apply changes, restart your computer.
Step 4
If you want to view the contents of discs without changing the region of the drive, then use third-party software, for example, the DVD Region utility, which not only allows you to watch DVDs of any manufacturer countries on your computer, but also performs the function of copying them. Download it from the official website of the manufacturer, complete the installation according to the instructions of the installation wizard, familiarize yourself with the program interface and use it during the entire trial period and even more if you decide to purchase a license.
Step 5
Also use a convenient program to view the contents of discs of different regions Any DVD. It does not require any additional configuration settings, it will be enough to simply install and run it to solve the problem of DVD playback. This program is much easier to use than the previous one, and has won recognition among personal computer users.
Step 6
If you are offered to reflash the drive, do not agree. This is a rather long and laborious procedure, the result of which will be similar to the previous action with the only difference in time. However, if you decide to do this, entrust the operation to the professionals of the service centers.
